#143 in Middle grade
The Prophet of Yonwood
- 302
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Prophet of Yonwood” supplies the backstory of “The City of Ember” series, set in a small town some fifty years before the Disaster. Third to be published, it is a prequel to the other books. Some readers find that little happens beyond hints of what is coming, and that its link to the earlier volumes stays hidden until the end. As background to the rest of the series it is, by some accounts, enjoyable.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
The Prophet of Yonwood is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Jeanne DuPrau, published in 2006. It is the third "Book of Ember" of the series, and a prequel to The City of Ember. It is set about fifty years before the Disaster and the establishment of Ember, and approximately three hundred years before the events of The City of Ember, The People of Sparks and The Diamond of Darkhold.
Reading order · The City of Ember
Full order & progress →- The City of EmberStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - The People of Sparks
7.47.4 / 10 - The Prophet of YonwoodThis book
7.07.0 / 10 - The Diamond of Darkhold
7.67.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.0 across 105 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 5.1 | 7 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 6.1 | 98 | 93% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Prophet of Yonwood for?
The Prophet of Yonwood sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 302 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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