Maybe the point of not revelaing how the world was ending was because the people of ember were never told?
Neil Miller
· 1 year ago
Nish, good point. It's something that has me curious, to say the least. Curious enough to order the book this morning from Amazon... It would make sense though, if it all plays out the same way in the book as well.
Elizabeth
· 1 year ago
The book doesn't reveal why the world ended either, because it's told entirely from the point of view of our protagonists, and they don't know the answer (as Nish points out).
The book is flat out fantastic, but don't be too tempted by the sequel. People of Sparks is a pretty big let-down. It does explain a little more about the end of the world because it involves people who are descendants of the ones that survived above ground.
Now if you're even more curious about what ended the world, the story is told in the Prophet of Yonwood, which I haven't read because Sparks was so disappointing. But I've heard it doesn't capture the magic of Ember either.
I think it really is that Ember isn't about the message of the end of the world. In fact, you don't even know that the world ended or really much more than that until the end when you discover that the city was underground the whole time (this is actually meant to be a big reveal, I'm sad that the movies promotions feature it so heavily). It's about the end of Ember, and the main characters.
790
· 1 year ago
Looks like it was inspired by Logans Run.
nio
· 1 year ago
I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to seeing the movie...does anyone know if there is a second book coming out...?
the book doesnt explain why the world ended and doesnt provide an adequit ending either hhmmm...its a bit of a cliff hanger...do you reckon there should be another one? tooodilpop! sorry its a bit all over the place but .... what can you do? hahahhaha
Elizabeth
· 1 year ago
Nio, there are already two more books. The People of Sparks and The Prophet of Yonwood. Sparks is a sequel, Yonwood is a prequel.
fedro
· 1 year ago
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The book is flat out fantastic, but don't be too tempted by the sequel. People of Sparks is a pretty big let-down. It does explain a little more about the end of the world because it involves people who are descendants of the ones that survived above ground.
Now if you're even more curious about what ended the world, the story is told in the Prophet of Yonwood, which I haven't read because Sparks was so disappointing. But I've heard it doesn't capture the magic of Ember either.
I think it really is that Ember isn't about the message of the end of the world. In fact, you don't even know that the world ended or really much more than that until the end when you discover that the city was underground the whole time (this is actually meant to be a big reveal, I'm sad that the movies promotions feature it so heavily). It's about the end of Ember, and the main characters.
the book doesnt explain why the world ended and doesnt provide an adequit ending either
hhmmm...its a bit of a cliff hanger...do you reckon there should be another one?
tooodilpop! sorry its a bit all over the place but .... what can you do?
hahahhaha