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Review title: Major disappointment for Ember and Sparks fan.
Product review: If you're a fan of Duprau's two Books of Ember, don't be fooled by the advertisement. The Prophet of Yonwood is not exactly a prequel, as the ads claim. Most of it was babble and nonsense and the storyline was stale and downright boring. The events in the story -- even the so-called prophecy -- do not lead the reader to a better understanding of the underground City of Ember nor does it have anything to do with it. In fact, the only thing remotely premonitory didn't occur until the epilogue.I am glad to see that Duprau is still writing. She's a talented writer and storyteller. But aside from the misleading premise of the story, The Prophet of Yonwood did not live up to the author's standards. Hopefully she'll come out with another Book of Ember as a sequel to the second and redeem reputation.
