by Pittacus Lore
August 2010
Harper
Three are dead. I am number four.
I knew when they were making this movie that I was going to have to read the book first. What I cannot believe is how long I had to wait for it to be available from the library. This has been a seriously popular series in my town! Happily, having to wait forever for book one meant I got to read the first TWO books in the series and I only have to wait a few more months for book three. See? Bet you wish you'd waited to read these too. (I'm under no delusions. There can't possibly be anyone else out there who hasn't read these who wanted to.) But for those who saw the movie and loved it, or have never heard of this series, get ready for an extraterrestrial action/romance/suspense that kept me so entertained I never stopped to question the logistics. (Unlike other alien reads . . . ) But let us not speak of unpleasant things.
Number four was marooned on earth with eight other children when their home planet, Lorien, was destroyed by Mogadarians. Luckily the Loriens look completely human (again, this really didn't bother me) and they have spent years hiding on earth, developing their special talents and abilities in preparation for the day when they can strike back at those who took their home. But the Mogadarians know they are coming, and have begun hunting the children, who are now in their teens. A spell that was cast on them makes it so that they must be killed in order of their numbers, or they will not die. Number four has three scars on his leg that tell him the first three are dead. Which can only mean one thing . . . number four is next.
I highly recommend these books for reluctant readers, and anyone looking for a different kind of paranormal series. The Lorien Legacies are among the few books out there that successfully deal with aliens; a subject which secretly fascinates us all.
The Lorien Legacies
I Am Number Four
The Power of Six
The Rise of Nine (TBR August 2012)
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