Jeanne DuPrauadapted by Dallas MiDDaugh

art by niklas asker

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Jeanne DuPrau’s classic tells

the story of the city of Ember,

designed as a last refuge for

the human race. When the store-

rooms run out of food and the

lights begin to fail, it’s up to

Lina and Doon to decipher the

fragments of an ancient

parchment and find a way out.

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it is written in the book of thecity of Ember that Ember wasmade long ago by the builders.Beyond Ember, the darkness goeson forever in all directions.

EMBER HAS EXiSTED FOR 241 YEARS.THERE iS NO PLACE BUT EMBER. iT iSTHE ONLY LiGHT iN THE DARK WORLD.

it is written in the book of thecity of Ember that Ember wasmade long ago by the builders.Beyond Ember, the darkness goeson forever in all directions.

YOUNGPEOPLE OFTHE HiGHEST

CLA�.GR�TiNGS.

ANOTHER YEAR.

A�iGNMENT DAYNOW, iSN’T iT?

YES. JOBYOU DRAWTODAY iS

FOR THR�YEARS.

“SO. LET US BEGiN.WHO CARES TO BE FiRST?”

Li�iE!

I WOULDLiKE TO BE

FiRST.

READiT OUTLOUD.

SU�LYDEPOTCLERK.

VERY G�D.A ViTAL JOB.

NEXT!

OUT LOUD,PLEASE.

PiPEWORKSLABORER.

SOWET ANDCOLD.

DANGEROUS!

NEXT!

ME�ENGER.

READiT OUTLOUD.

SU�LYDEPOTCLERK.

VERY G�D.A ViTAL JOB.

NEXT!

OUT LOUD,PLEASE.

PiPEWORKSLABORER.

SOWET ANDCOLD.

DANGEROUS!

BAD BEHAViOR!GO TO YOUR SEAT

i�EDiATELY!

STUDENTSSHOULD BE GLAD TOWORK FOR THEiR CiTY.EMBER WI PROSPER

iF A—

CiTiZENSDO

THEiRBEST!

BUTEMBER iS NOTPROSPERiNG!

SiLENCE!

THE LiGHTS GO OUT A�THE TiME NOW, AND THERE

ARE SHORTAGES OFEVERYTHiNG!

iF NOONE DOES ANYTHiNGABOUT iT, SOMETHiNGTE�iBLE iS GOiNG

TO HA�EN!

Mi� THORN.WHO MiGHT THiSYOUNG MAN BE?

BAD BEHAViOR!GO TO YOUR SEAT

i�EDiATELY!

STUDENTSSHOULD BE GLAD TOWORK FOR THEiR CiTY.EMBER WI PROSPER

iF A—

CiTiZENSDO

THEiRBEST!

I AM D�NHA�OW.

I WI�REMEMBER

YOU.

CONGRATULATiONSTO A�. WELCOME TO EMBER’S

WORKFORCE.

P�R YOU!I THOUGHT I PICKED ABAD ONE, BUT YOU GOT

THE WORST.

THiS iS WHERE IWANT TO BE, UP HEREWHERE EVERYTHiNG

HA�ENS, NOT DOWNUNDERGROUND.

I AM D�NHA�OW.

I WI�REMEMBER

YOU.

CONGRATULATiONSTO A�. WELCOME TO EMBER’S

WORKFORCE.

P�R YOU!I THOUGHT I PICKED ABAD ONE, BUT YOU GOT

THE WORST.

LiNA,Wi� YOU

TRADE WiTHME?

THE GENERATOR iS iNTHE PiPEWORKS. iT TURNSTHE RiVER iNTO POWER

FOR THE CiTY.

iF ICAN GET TOiT, I THiNK

MAYBE I CANFIX iT.

SO,Wi� YOUTRADE?

YES!ME�ENGER iS

THE JOB I WANTMOST!

GRA�Y! I’M AME�ENGER!

LiNA,Wi� YOU

TRADE WiTHME?

THE GENERATOR iS iNTHE PiPEWORKS. iT TURNSTHE RiVER iNTO POWER

FOR THE CiTY.

iF ICAN GET TOiT, I THiNK

MAYBE I CANFIX iT.

SO,Wi� YOUTRADE?

YES!ME�ENGER iS

THE JOB I WANTMOST!

YOU AREN’TA ME�ENGER,DEAR, YOU’RE ASCH LGiRL.

BUT, GRA�Y, TODAYWAS A�iGNMENT DAY.

I GOT MY JOB. AND I’MA ME�ENGER!

I REMEMBER!ME�ENGER, THAT’S AGRAND JOB! YOU’� BE

G D AT iT.

WY-NA!WY-NA!

PO�Y!YOUR BiG SiSTER

GOT A G D JOB!ARE YOU HA�Y,PO�Y? ARE YOUPROUD OF ME?

HO�YHO�YHO�Y!

YOU’� BE A FAMOUSME�ENGER. FAST AND

FAMOUS.

WE SURE HAVE A LOTOF STU�, DON’T WE, PO�Y?

NOTHiNG GETS THROWNAWAY HERE iN EMBER. WE�,

ALMOST NOTHiNG.

EM-BER!

YOU AREN’TA ME�ENGER,DEAR, YOU’RE ASCH LGiRL.

BUT, GRA�Y, TODAYWAS A�iGNMENT DAY.

I GOT MY JOB. AND I’MA ME�ENGER!

I REMEMBER!ME�ENGER, THAT’S AGRAND JOB! YOU’� BE

G D AT iT.

WY-NA!WY-NA!

PO�Y!YOUR BiG SiSTER

GOT A G D JOB!ARE YOU HA�Y,PO�Y? ARE YOUPROUD OF ME?

HO�YHO�YHO�Y!

YOU’� BE A FAMOUSME�ENGER. FAST AND

FAMOUS.

I’M SO GLAD I’VEGOT YOU. I LOVE YOU

SO MUCH, I DON’TKNOW WHAT I’D DO

WiTHOUT YOU.

BA!

OH, YOUWANT TO S� MY

DRAWiNGS?

“THAT'S THE CiTY I S�iN MY DREAMS, PO�Y.

“iT iSN'T LiKE EMBER AT A�.THE SKY IS LiGHT, AND THEBUiLDiNGS ARE TA� AND SORTOF SPARKLE.

“I K�P THiNKiNG THERE'S A D�R SOMEWHERE,A D�R THAT LEADS OUT OF EMBER. BEHiNDTHAT D�R iS A ROAD. A ROAD TO MY CiTY.”

WHATHA�ENS iFWE RUN OUTOF F�D?

OH, PO�Y,DO YOU THiNK

HE COULDBE RiGHT?

D�N SAiDWE’RE RU�iNG OUT

OF EVERYTHiNG.

I’M SO GLAD I’VEGOT YOU. I LOVE YOU

SO MUCH, I DON’TKNOW WHAT I’D DO

WiTHOUT YOU.

BA!

OH, YOUWANT TO S� MY

DRAWiNGS?

“THAT'S THE CiTY I S�iN MY DREAMS, PO�Y.

“iT iSN'T LiKE EMBER AT A�.THE SKY IS LiGHT, AND THEBUiLDiNGS ARE TA� AND SORTOF SPARKLE.

“I K�P THiNKiNG THERE'S A D�R SOMEWHERE,A D�R THAT LEADS OUT OF EMBER. BEHiNDTHAT D�R iS A ROAD. A ROAD TO MY CiTY.”

WHATHA�ENS iFWE RUN OUTOF F�D?

OH, PO�Y,DO YOU THiNK

HE COULDBE RiGHT?

D�N SAiDWE’RE RU�iNG OUT

OF EVERYTHiNG.

F�!OH! HAVEN’T

YOU EATEN YET, PO�Y?I’� GET YOUR BABY DRiNK.

WAiT HERE.

DON’T WO�Y.EVERYTHiNG Wi� BE

A� RiGHT.

This is a work of fiction. names, characters, places, and incidentseither are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events,or locales is entirely coincidental.

Text copyright © 2012 by Jeanne DuPrauCover art and interior illustrations copyright © 2012 by niklas asker

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMiddaugh, Dallas.

The city of ember : the graphic novel / Jeanne DuPrau ; adapted by Dallas Middaugh ; art by niklas asker ; color by niklas asker

and Bo ashi ; lettering by Chris Dickey. — 1st ed.p. cm.

summary: in the year 241, twelve-year-old lina trades jobs on assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying

but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse unknown regions.isBn 978-0-375-86821-4 (trade) — isBn 978-0-375-96821-1 (lib. bdg.) —

isBn 978-0-307-97910-0 (ebook) — isBn 978-0-375-86793-4 (pbk.)1. graphic novels. [1. graphic novels. 2. Fantasy.] i. asker, niklas, ill.

ii. DuPrau, Jeanne. City of ember. iii. Title.PZ7.7.M5Ci 2012 741.5’973—dc23 2011051619

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