So, gear-up sci-fi fans, the battle for Earth is on and there's a new kid in town! -Lauren Nemroff This is the first of a slated multi-book series that, judging by this first book, will help reinvigorate a traditional YA genre that's grown a bit light on strong character development. Will his Legacies, his defining super powers, develop in time for him to fight against the enemy? I Am Number Four is a breathless page-turner of a sci-fi novel that will have readers rooting for the teen alien who must unleash his fire power to save himself, his human friends, and the planet. The first three are dead and John's number is up. The Mogadorians are picking off the surviving kids in numerical order. Those terrifying aliens are hellbent on destroying him and the other nine Loric children who have sought refuge on Earth. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Īmazon Best Books of the Month, August 2010: John Smith has just arrived in Paradise, Ohio, just another stop in a string of small towns where the 15-year-old has been hiding out from the Mogadorians. Read all of the books: #2: The Power of Six, #3: The Rise of Nine, #4: The Fall of Five, #5: The Revenge of Seven, #6: The Fate of Ten, and #7: United as One.ĭon’t miss the first book in the brand-new I Am Number Four spin-off series: Generation One. The battle for Earth’s survival wages on.

Michael Bay, director of Transformers, raved: “Number Four is a hero for this generation.” This epic story is perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction like The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. John is Number Four, and he knows he’s next. Nine Loric children were sent to Earth to live in hiding until they grew up and developed their Legacies, powers that would help them fight back-and help them save us.

A group of evil aliens from the planet Mogadore, who destroyed his world, are hunting anyone who escaped. He’s an alien from the planet Lorien, and he’s on the run. But for John, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. John Smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian Henri in Paradise, Ohio. The first book of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the inspiration for the hit movie from Dreamworks!

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