Jeanne DuPrauadapted by Dallas MiDDaugh
art by niklas asker
ThegraPhiC nOVel
Chapter sampler
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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