what is the genre of the city of ember
Genre: Science Fiction. The City of Ember is science fiction because it is showing how life would be like if we all lived in an underground world. We can't actually live in an underground world because we might suffocate or it could collapse. Plus, we would run out of food and supplies like the people of Ember did.
The City of Ember (2003) by Jeanne DuPrau is the first science fiction novel in a series for young adult readers called The Book of Ember. The story begins in the mid twenty-first century following a devastating apocalyptic war. The setting is Ember, the sole human settlement that exists in nearly total darkness.