I am number four is the the first book in the lorien legacies series. The legacies contains three actionpacked novellas that give the neverbeforeseen backstories to some of the members of the garde. In a perfect world, the convoluted mess called i am number four could have been great. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is also hinted that he may be somewhat of a religious figure. I am number four is based on a bestselling book supposedly written by an alien named pittacus lore. Before they were murdered by the mogadorians, before number four was next, they were all just kids on an alien planet called earthdiscovering their powers, trying to stay hidden, and running for their lives. Middle, im interested enough to continue with the series and find out what happens. I am number 4 starts as a guy and a kid rest in a remote african hut. Nine teens are sent from their home planet, lorien, to escape the mogadarians, a vicious species bent on destroying them. Caruso, i am number four is a high school movie with a dollop of science fiction. In the movie number fours symbol has 4 crescent moons, but on the book cover there are 5 crescent moons that make up his symbol. The teens are protected by a charm, which makes the mogadorians to kill them in order.
Take number four, for instance, a transfer student from the planet lorien. Michael bay called number four a hero for this generation, but number four is only one of the handful of loriens who have been. I am number four is the first of seven in the lorien legacies young adult. Five and ethan have fallen out after the emma incident. I am number four is a young adult science fiction novel by pittacus lore and the first book in. I am number four lorien legacies series plugged in. I am number four by pittacus lore is a novel that takes a look at the consequences of alien contact and survival of the human species. His kind, the loric, were all but wiped out by the mogadorians, but nine. I am number four download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. I am number four appeared on the new york times bestseller list for 26 weeks, and dreamworks released a film adaptation in 2011, starring alex pettyfer as john and timothy olyphant as henri. He is the fourth out of eight teenagers that have special abilities. The mogadorian caught number one in malaysia, number. I am a huge fan of the lorien legacies books i am number four and the movie.
It is the first book in the lorien legacies series. Lorien legacies, book 1 rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. It was the first sign that the mogadorians had finally found us on earth, and the first sign that we were in danger. I am number four follows the twilight series playbook in casting a high school outsider as an otherworldly character. I chose the book, i am number four from recently watching the movie. This book follows number 7 as she prepers to fight the mogadorians. I am number four i hate how much i enjoyed this book. Knowing this, he and henri flee florida to paradise, ohio, where john befriends. Book 1 is i am number 4 which is the same as the film, then in august the power of six will be out. Mogadorian invasion of lorien i am number four wiki fandom. Despite not having time to watch the film yet, i would say the book might be as good as the film or perhaps even better. I am number four is a book full of suspense creating an exhilarating atmosphere. The book was published by harpercollins on the 3rd of august, 2010 and.
Dont miss the first book in the brandnew i am number four spinoff series. I am number four by pittacus lore a pseudonym for authors jobie hughes and james. For years the garde have fought the mogadorians in secret. I want to get his symbol tattooed but i want it to be accurate to the book not the movie. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The mogadorians, led by the commander kevin durand, know about the nine toddlers that came to earth and search for them. Ten years ago, the mogadorians, a race of violent, powerful beasts, completely. It has huge gaping holes in its plot, and it made me role my eyes a lot. Mogadorians are one of three known intelligent beings in the galaxy. I am number four novel the lorien legacies wiki fandom. It has already faced the myriad of problems with which earth is only beginning to struggle now global. However, i kept listening because despite all of that it was entertaining and kept me engaged. They kill the man with a long sword made of a shining white metal not.
What other book might you compare i am number four. The novel begins as number three is murdered by a mogadorian assassin. The mogadorian invasion of lorien, known as the first great expansion by the mogadorians, occurs 10 years before the events of i am number four. I am number four tells the tale of number 4 john smith, the fourth of nine alien children who were forced to flee their home planet of lorien after it was brutally ravaged by the evil and wretchedly unattractive mogadorians.
Having seen the trailer for i am number four i then rushing out to grab the book before the. I am number four, the power of six, the rise of nine, the fall of five, the revenge of seven. Hes an alien from the planet lorien, and hes on the run. The novel is written by james frey and jobie hughes. Hes hiding outlike the rest of loriens stragglish survivorson a backwater planet called earth, hopping from town to. Fifteenyearold number four, calling himself john smith, is alerted to the death of. For the film based on this book, see i am number four film. The garde children have lived on earth for some years and are now teenagers. Determined to keep their species alive, the nine have arrived on earth, where they scatter, living in secret among human beings and protected by a charm. It follows number four in his struggle to blend in. I am number four by pittacus lore read online on bookmate. Five leads a team of mogs to capture four and nine. The hero comes from a distant planet which has been wiped out by mogadorians.
But the mogadorians found them and followed them here. I am number four lorien legacies, book 1 hardcover august 3, 2010. It is narrated by number four, who is the main protagonist in the series. When john was just a little boy, his home planet, lorien, was attacked and destroyed by the mogadorians. Number four spent his early years on lorien, and was raised by his grandparents. On the day five is supposed to kill number nine, four and a human he would eventually find out is sam goode sneak into the base and free nine. Number five is one of the ten loric children who escapes from lorien when the mogadorians invade, and is one of the six remaining garde.
I am number four is a young adult science fiction novel by pittacus lore the pseudonym of james frey and jobie hughes and the first book in the lorien legacies series. In rural ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteenyearold who has hidden on earth for ten years waiting to develop the legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving garde members and fight the mogadorians who destroyed their planet, lorien. In this case, hes an alien from outer space who changes schools the way. Caruso, the producing talent of michael bay, two hot young stars in alex pettyfer and glees own dianna agron, and an enigmatic, yet intriguing trailer campaign. Five poses as an editor in the alien anonymous blog and figures out the garde in paradise is number four. Number four, also known as john smith, is one of the ten loric children who escapes from lorien when the mogadorians invade, and is one of the six remaining garde. Publishers weekly jul 19, 2010 in this actionpacked but formulaic novel, first in the lorien legacies series, john smith appears to be a normal american teenager, living in ohio with his father, attending high school, and falling for a local girl. John smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian henri in paradise, ohio. For years the garde have fought the mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun. Parents need to know that i am number four is the first book in the lorien legacies series. I am number four begins as a man and a boy rest in a remote african hut.
The main character, number four or john smith, is as relatable as a alien teenager on the run can be. This aliensonearth scifi tale focuses as much on high school social life as it does on one good teen aliens fight for survival. The book was published by harpercollins on august 3, 2010. The fallen legacies, youll learn the true story behind these illfated members of the garde. Caruso and starring alex pettyfer, timothy olyphant, teresa palmer, dianna agron, and callan mcauliffe. The mogadorians will be coming for john now, just as his superpowers called legacies and, frankly, pretty arbitrary in nature start to make. Herein lies the films first moral lesson to the youth of the world. They are hunting us, and they wont stop until theyve killed us all. He remembers a carefree childhood playing with his. He is a major influence on the majority of mogadorian people.
In here will be everything i can talk about the i am number four book. I am number four starts in a small florida town while john and henry live peacefully. The vatborn mogs are born ready for battle, fully grown and possessing the perfect characteristics of a good. Ever since his homeland was destroyed by the murderous mogadorians, four has majored in survival. As the novel opens, the mogadarians have found the.
Number four aka john smith, goes to an ordinary american high school and duly develops the power to. Perfect for fans of the hunger games i am number four is the first book in pittacus lores lorien legacies series and is now a major disney film. He is twenty feet tall, tanned with short hair and a chiseled jaw. But for john, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. The screenplay, by alfred gough, miles millar, and marti noxon, is based on the novel of the same name, one of the lorien legacies young adult science fiction novels. Click download or read online button to get i am number four book now. Once we have vanquished the mogadorians, maybe that is what he will become. I am number four is a 2011 american teen science fiction action film directed by d. The nine gifted loriens can only be killed in numerical sequence, with three of them having already been slain. When lorien was almost completely destroyed, the last of the lorien people chose nine to save. The power of six isnt about number 6 though she and number 4 and sam may be in this book as they are trying to bring everyone together. As the mogadorians continued to mistreat their planet and fail to do anything constructive about it before it was too late, they mounted an attack on.