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"A book about a city underground, lights/power is scarce, people were told above ground was dangerous, but iy was a lie "
June 29, 2026

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Dystopian Book About an Underground City Running Out of Power

The confirmed series is Jeanne DuPrau’s Books of Ember, beginning with The City of Ember and its failing lights, hidden exit, and forbidden surface.

Confirmed match: The Books of Ember (trilogy) by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
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The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)

Jeanne DuPrau

1998
37 editions
The People of Sparks (Book of Ember #2)
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The People of Sparks (Book of Ember #2)

Jeanne DuPrau

2004
11 editions
The Books of Ember (trilogy)
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The Books of Ember (trilogy)

Jeanne DuPrau

2008
1 edition
Wool Collector's Edition
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Wool Collector's Edition

Hugh Howey

2013
2 editions
The penultimate truth
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The penultimate truth

Philip K. Dick

1964
21 editions
Underground to Canada
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Underground to Canada

Barbara Claassen Smucker

1986
1 edition
Underground To Canada: Puffin Classics Edition
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Underground To Canada: Puffin Classics Edition

Barbara Smucker

2013
1 edition
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