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The sixth and penultimate book in the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series! For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun.

John is on the front lines in New York City. The odds may be stacked against him, but his best friend, Sam, has inexplicably developed a Legacy despite being human—and he isn’t the only one. As the pair tracks down Five and Nine amidst the chaos, they encounter another teen with powers. Whether she is a friend or a foe, however, remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, Six, Marina, and Adam are trapped in Mexico. They fought their way into the Sanctuary and were able to awaken the force hidden within, but they don’t have any way to reach the others…and the Mogs are coming for them in full force.

The Garde are stretched thin. Their only shot at saving the world is to eliminate the Mogadorian leader once and for all—but his fate is now irrevocably tied with Ella’s. The Garde can’t destroy one without the other.  And if they can’t find another way to stop the Mogs, humanity will suffer the same fate as the Loric: annihilation.

This epic, action-packed science fiction series is perfect for fans of the Fifth Wave series by Rick Yancey, the Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateSep 1, 2015
ISBN9780062194770
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Pittacus Lore

Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling Elder. He has been on Earth preparing for the war that will decide Earth's fate. He finished recounting the story of the invasion of Earth in the I Am Number Four series and is now ready to tell another story. His whereabouts are unknown.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I really tried but I did not enjoy this book... I kept waiting for it to get good but it never did.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'm still debating whether I like he movie or the book more. I found the first 150-200 pages of the book utterly boring, however I could not put it down no matter how hard I tried for the last 100 pages. The suspenseful points in there book were ruined by foreshadowing and common sense, even without the background of the movie you had a window into what was going to happen next in what would have otherwise been suspenseful points of the book.

    If you have already seen the movie and left wanting more, definitely read the book and stay tuned for the next book (The Power of Six). I feel that Pittacus Lore is a good story teller and the next book will no doubt be good especially since you won't have the boring introduction into the characters unique lives.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    John and Henry have been living on the run since they arrived on Earth 10 years ago. Constantly watching for signs and leaving at a moments notice. Of the 9 children that were on the flight from Lorien, John is number 4.They caught Number One in Malaysia.Number Two in England.And Number Three in KenyaThe Modagorians must kill each child in their proper order and John is next. I thought this was great read and I gobbled it up and ran out to buy the second in the series. I found myself loving John and the people he ended up surrounding himself with. There was a scene when he stands up to a bully and kicks ass and I was rooting for him! 4* and recommended!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Started off as an interesting twist on typical YA fiction (you know: special person falls into undying love) but got bogged down at the end with unending fight scenes
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    People reaaaalllly loved this book, but I thought it was just, eh. I was sadly surprised it didn't deliver.
    Not sure what I was expecting, but it was not THAT awesome. The plot moved along okay, and I'm always up for fun Sci-Fi adventures, but I felt unmoved in general. Oh well.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As will always be true, the book was better than the movie. There is more character development and foraging out of the plot. If you saw the movie and enjoyed it--or even if you didn't enjoy the movie, the books is a good read. And as cute as the Pettyfer kid is, I could not picture him as John while reading. The she change between book and film is evident-- John being younger in the book than he is portrayed in the film Hero is such an awesome & moveable character and Sarah, in my opinion, is more likeable in the book than in the movie. Good book, glad I found it, can't wait to see where this series goes.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great ending.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I liked the story enough to quickly read to the end.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What a fun read - great adventure story with high appeal for those who like their story to move along quickly.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I had low expectations from this book since I've heard it was a bit boring. It was good, better than what i expected. It was exciting and it just made me cry at the end. I did not appreciate the romantic part though. I think the book will still be as good without the romance, They are 15 year old teenagers and I don't think romantic love was that important. Still, I love all the characters! I'll definitely read the next one.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Loved this book!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Good story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I picked this up last night intending to read a few chapters.... and finished at about 1.30am.
    The Superman like premise of the character's entrance to earth is familiar but the life and death struggle to prevent the destruction of Earth by the same race that destroyed Lorian adds a sense of urgency to the series. This is a very easy reading book but action packed enough that it doesn't feel to simple for an adult reader. A great book for 10 age group or reluctant older readers as well as those of us who just enjoy some escapism.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A wonderfully written book that will keep you up late into the night reading. Don't be put off by the fact that it is about aliens, it is written in a new way that is very good.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The cover of this book does not do it justice. This was a fantastic read and I couldn't put it down. This is a must read. Can't wait to read the next in the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Pittacus Lore was one of the elders of the now-dead planet Lorian, conquered by another race and stripped of its natural resources. In this book, he tells how nine children with their guardians were sent to Earth in a last-ditch effort to save both their race and Earth, which is the Mogadorians next target. Of the nine, he is number four - the first three have already been killed.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I Am Number Fourby Pittacus Lore (James Frey & Jobie Hughes)#1 Lorien Legacies3-1/2*Two out of an original 18 aliens from the planet Lorien have been hiding on Earth for a decade. The older, Henri, is a guardian, teacher, and father figure to 14yo John Smith (they choose new identities with each sudden move as they sense danger lurking) awaiting John's latent legacies (superpowers) to show themselves in readiness for battle against their race's enemy, the Mogadorian, after which they hope to return to their brutalized home planet. For everyone's safety, the rest all scattered upon arrival hoping to meet up again down the road after the young ones had grown into their full power. Because of some charm placed on them, their enemy is only able to kill one at a time and in order of their number. When one is killed, all the rest are made aware of it by a sudden painful burning tattoo which appears on their leg. So far, the first three have been killed. John Smith is Number Four, so he knows the Mogadorian are now targeting him.Their recent move has brought them to a little town called Paradise, Ohio, where John immediately encounters the typical groups of teens: a bully and his entourage of fellow jocks, the pretty and smart cheerleader ex-girlfriend, the picked on nerdy kid who is into astronomy, etc. As his legacies begin to present themselves, usually under moments of stress or when adrenaline kicks in, he trains and learns to control them in between living life trying to fit in as a typical teenager, finding a best friend in Sam and a girlfriend in Sarah. Even as threats loom from the Mogadorian, John is desperate to stay in Paradise, resulting in everyone he cares about becoming part of the unavoidable battle.There were a couple nods to the authors themselves, one referring to the pseudonym "Pittacus Lore" as a powerful entity for the Loric people. Also the names James, Frey, Jobie, and Hughes were names used for side characters. I listened to the audio version narrated by Neil Kaplan. Please avoid this and read another version. Although Kaplan's normal voice is very pleasant, his forced falsetto for female voices was...not, the frequency of his sudden actual yelling made me jump, the nasally "nerd" voice assigned to Sam, and the use of Patrick's voice ? la Spongebob (I'm not exaggerating) for the character playing the bully was seriously laughable. I literally had tears rolling down my face when he would say things like, "What are you going to do? Run away and cryyyyyyy like a baby?" I did enjoy Henri's Jamaican-Rastafarian-sounding voice, however. It reminded me of the lovely Geoffrey Holder and his 7-up commercials from the 80s.Although the teenage angst was often sappy and melodramatic at times, I found this to be an enjoyable story in itself and am interested enough to continue on with the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Pittacus LoreI Am Number FourA young boy under the alias ?John Smith? is on the run from mogs, a form of aliens, John is part of the Garde, a species of alien that has powers and is said to bring peace on their worlds there are 10 in total and must be killed in order. With Henri, his guardian, he?s been on the run since he was a few years old, running from aliens who wish to kill him next. When John gets to Paradise Falls, a tiny town, he falls in love with Sarah, and life gets messy from there, with his form changing pet Bernie kosher, and best friend Sam, John must figure out how to save the Human race. The cover design before the movie is compelling, showing the Loric scar all Garde possess, a show of the universe, after the movie?s release, the cover is of the actor who plays john, and definitely draws a reader in. The book is good for those who love a good series and young adults, as it is a nice fantasy novel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great start to the Lorien Legacies series. Number Four is a refugee from planet Lorien living on Earth. Unfortunately the Mogadorians who destroyed Lorien are seeking the 9 children sent to Earth in attempt to save the Lorien race. Each child has a guardian who helps protect them and hide them from the Mogadorians, for Number Four it is Henri. Henri and John Smith (aka Number Four) seek sanctuary in a small rural community called Paradise, Ohio. John makes some new friends but knows he is always on the run and will ultimately have to leave so getting close to anyone is not really an option.
    Fast paced and full of action, this young adult novel lends itself to my mental list of great stories being told right now. I definitely look forward to the next novel.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distraction to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other five surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroy their plant, Lorien.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is a very good YA book. It is gripping and suspenseful and I can see why they made a movie of it, which I am now interested in seeing. It follows the epic tale of two worlds at war. The Mogadorians decimate every planet they inhabit and continue to have to overtake other planets for their survival. When they overtook the people of Lorien, the Loriens sent 9 "Guards" to Earth for the future reinhabitation of their own planet.

    Full of intriguing alien "truths" and nonstop action, this was a very intriguing book and I will read the next in the series.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    John has been living on Earth with his Cepan Henri since he was 5 years old. Him and Henri have lived moved all over the United States in an effort to stay hidden. His home planet Lorien was destroyed by the Mogadorians and Alex and eight other children are hidden all across the planet Earth until the powers they are supposed to be developing at puberty make an appearance and they can go after the Mogadorians. The Mogadorians are also on Earth, hunting the nine in number order to get around a protective charm that was placed on the children and to gauge whether or not they can take over the Earth as well. At the opening of the book John has just had to move again and now knows that the first three are dead. They move to a little town called Paradise, Ohio where for the first time John starts making friends.

    The best thing this book has going for it is that is action packed. The pace is quick and never stays in one place for long. It's all developing powers, fighting and giant battles. It definitely keeps you entertained.

    The background on Lorien and the kind of planet it was and what society was like was interesting. The flashbacks of both the planets destruction and the scraps of John's life were really interesting. I also like learning about how the history of Lorien and the history of Earth have intersected. However I couldn't help but think that some of the things about the planet sounded familiar as if they had been pulled from other stories, books, televisions shows, movies etc.

    My other source of contention was the relationship between Sarah and John. It was a sweet relationship it really was, however we never get to know Sarah. All we know is she's a nice girl and she was on a bad path but straightened herself out via family and photography. Since we don't really get to know her well, it's hard to figure out exactly what it is that John see's in her.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I expected a lot more from this story than I got. The characters are too simplified and generic to be all that interesting, and that's saying something given that two of them (or three, I guess) are from another planet!

    I read a LOT of young adult urban fantasy, so I have high expectations for teenage characters, esp. when the story is told in 1st person by a teenager. I don't expect them to have the wisdom and maturity of an adult, of course, but I do expect them to have the kind of depth, complexity, and originality that makes them so appealing to so many readers. John and his friends are nice enough, but they're basically cookie cutter characters that could fit into just about any bland, ordinary TV show or story about teenagers.

    My favorite aspect of the audio narration was the narrator's voice for Henri.

    My favorite character was Bernie Kosar, the "guardian angel" beagle.

    My favorite part of the story was when it was over!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is another "teenagers out to save the world" series, except they are aliens and they are trying to fight off a race of aliens (Mogadorians) who have destroyed their planet and are not set to take over earth. Sound a bit odd? It is - but it is also an interesting read.Number Four is the first Lorian to tell the story. He has been on the run his entire life with his Cepan (guide) moving him from town to town across the US. Four (John is his human name) hides in plain sight in small towns until life there becomes compromised in some way and then they move on. They end up in Paradise for longer than usual and it is there that Henri (the Cepan) begins to tell John what his life is really all about - how he was sent from Loric as the planet was consumed with 9 other children and the legacies of Lorian. These legacies are special talents that grow as the children mature and will be used to defend themselves and remake Loric in the future.image from LibraryThingFollowing a fiery explosion and the heart-breaking death of Henri, Four meets the next of his group, Six. She is completely different from Four - confident and in control of her legacies in a way he only wishes. Four, Six and Sam, a friend from Paradise, escape Paradise and hit the road. They find an abandoned house and heal and train and grow their abilities.But, the unknown Mogadorians and Sam's missing father haunt them. As do the scars burned in their legs. Each time one of the original Garde is caught and killed by the Mogadorians, a scar is seared into their legs. The story shifts a bit in the next book and more of the Garde are introduced - the story telling moves between the characters until they all end up in the penthouse apartment of Six at the top of the John Hancock building in Chicago. As the Garde gather and train and learn from one another more and more of the story comes out. It is their responsibility to carry on their legacy. But, at what cost? They are after all only children. All of them have lost their Cepan's and some have lost the chests of their Loric tools. But the end of this book the group is: Four, Six, Eight, Nine and Ten plus Sarah (Four's girlfriend) and Sam his friend.image from LibraryThingThe story shifts as Five joins the Garde. He adds a layer of darkness and tension. Sam also is able to reunite with his Father who disappeared long ago - he was one of the Greeters who welcomed the Lorian spaceship to earth. I found this book harder to understand. The storytelling switches between characters - each using the first person. I was sometimes a bit confused by who was talking. The font is different for each - but not drastically. I found it distracting from the storyline.I like parts of these - but get so tired of the teenage angst that is layered in these stories. They remind me of the Series of Unfortunate Events in that Pittacus Lore is also a character in the story. He is the one that Sam's father met on earth - but how can that be since only the children made it to the planet. Each book leaves unanswered questions. I am not sure how dedicated I am to stick with these though. It would be much easier to just wait and read them all at once...
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'm diverging from my regular rating rules. Normally, a 2 1/2 star would mean I'm not reading more from an author. But I'm six books in with one to go (unless I read the side stories, which I don't plan to do). So this review will sound repetitive. The Lorien Legacies are fluff, even for YA lit I think. But they've been that all along and managed to throw in just enough curves to keep it from being completely formulaic. So why the half-star drop? Constant poor attention to detail. One case, the author described two different characters as "sneering" within 14 pages. It's a strong descriptor. Don't overuse. A bigger problem was continuity. A character shows up and is described as having an arm in a sling. A few pages later, that same character puts both hands on their hips in disapproval. Really? Where'd the sling go? There was a mention of healing the arm, but it's very clearly declined. Just sloppy. Pretty sure the arm gets used later too without mention of healing. That's just one case of a handful. Maybe the editor is getting paid as poorly as the writers are by James Frey.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I give this a very high three in the sense that is a very average book but at the same time has so many of the qualities that a great book has.

    It has has a great premise and at its core, what I think, is a damn cool story. A bunch of super powered babies get sent to earth to escape from evil aliens, have to learn their powers before they are hunted down and killed and must ultimately join together to fight for their adopted planet. I mean shit what's not to like out of all that?? It's superman's origin story times nine and they all have more interesting powers. :)

    This is not a complete book though. Almost from the start you know you are going to starting a longish reading journey, due to the amount of mentioned but undiscovered characters, but not enough happens to justify an entire book when most of it is just David, or Number Four, inner monologuing. In fact it is a running issue through the series that they could have combined the first two books together and the third and fourth into one, to make a more complete story.

    There is also the issue of how this was written and I believe it caused a bit of controversy and even got a mention from Oprah. I believe the gist is the author ran a bit of a writing camp and got lots of ideas and got all these kids brainstorming and basically got them to come up with the ENTIRE series and then went and wrote a book and forgot to mention them. Thats one of the reasons the Author is Pitticus Lore and not an actual person. True or not?? Who cares.

    This book is like popcorn. Tasty and familiar but ultimately unsatisfying. The thing about popcorn though is that by the time the opportunity to have some comes by again I'm always happy to dig in.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wasn't sure I would get into it because it seemed more like a guys alien story, but I could not put the book down. Soo good!!! I can't wait to read the next book!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Very fast read, but still felt like not a lot happened for the number of pages. I liked how they showed glimpses of Setrakus's past and the council.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Many logic issues took me out of this book. Blending in and being normal is rule number one, and yet only a few days after he develops an immunity to heat, Four is already reaching into hot ovens and grabbing metal with his bare hands in front of people; Henri using being French as a cover for his accent, yet never bothering to learn any French in ten years. There were a few other such instances, but I can't think of them now.The sheer coincidence of Four's first/only real friend being an alien-obsessed conspiracy theorist was too convenient for my taste. And despite the fact that very few people will ever experience a sizable house fire, Four conveniently has to rescue the girl of his dreams and his worst-enemy's dogs from a blazing fire that ends up causing the climax. Eff this crap. There are coincidences, and then there's lazy-ass-I-couldn't-give-a-crap writing. This is the latter.The stereotypical school cliques that don't really exist in any normal school (I've gone to/taught at a few dozen middle and high schools and have yet to see evidence of the pop-culture strictness of cliques) was very obnoxious - especially the star-football player = biggest bully/antagonist is a tired trope. Lore inputs "hints" of things to come with all the subtlety and grace of getting hit by a Mack truck. I'm only halfway through and already the lizard, the dog, and what happened with the elders is blatantly obvious (edit: I was right on all counts).Overall, very "meh".Dangerous Days of Daniel X did it better.