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. The book was published by HarperCollins on August 3, 2010, and spent seven successive weeks at 1 on the children's chapter of the New York Times bestseller list. 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 novel centers around two extraterrestrial species: the Loric and the Mogadorians. But could it be a trap? Time is running out, and the only thing they know for certain is that they have to get to Five before it's too late. 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. More important, they'll have to discover the truth about the Elders and their plan for the Loric survivors.Īnd when the Garde receive a sign from Number Five-a crop circle in the shape of a Lorien symbol-they know they are close to being reunited. To defeat their enemy, the Garde must master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team. In the opening pages of the novel, Number Four is forced to move again, as he has just received the ring around his ankle that warns him that Number Three is dead.

The six of them are powerful, but they're not strong enough yet to take on an entire army-even with the return of an old ally. Now they're hiding out in Nine's Chicago penthouse, trying to figure out their next move. After facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being annihilated, the Garde know they are drastically unprepared.

John Smith-Number Four-thought that things would change once the Garde found one another. The Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians?

The Fall of Five is the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore.

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