'Number Four is a hero for this generation.' Michael Bay, director of Transformers and producer of I Am Number Four, in cinemas February 24.
Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling elder. He has been on Earth for the last twelve years preparing for the war that will decide Earth's fate. His whereabouts are unknown. The first book in his Lorien Legacies series, I Am Number Four, is now a major Disney motion picture and is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games.
Action packed. --Publishers Weekly
Number Four is a hero for this generation. --Michael Bay, director
of Transformers
Riveting. --The Horn Book
Terrifically propulsive. --Booklist
The intense pace, bigger-than-life fight scenes, and good vs. evil
showdown set up a series that will easily draw in action-oriented
sci-fi fans, who will eagerly await the next round. --Bulletin of
the Center for Children s Books
There s genuine suspense it s easy to get lost in the world of the
sweet teen from another planet. --Chicago Tribune
This is a can t-put-it-down book. --Justine Magazine
Action packed. --Publishers Weekly
Number Four is a hero for this generation. --Michael Bay, director
of Transformers
Riveting. --The Horn Book
Terrifically propulsive. --Booklist
The intense pace, bigger-than-life fight scenes, and good vs. evil
showdown set up a series that will easily draw in action-oriented
sci-fi fans, who will eagerly await the next round. --Bulletin of
the Center for Children s Books
There s genuine suspense it s easy to get lost in the world of the
sweet teen from another planet. --Chicago Tribune
This is a can t-put-it-down book. --Justine Magazine
In this action-packed 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. But he's really something much cooler: an alien from the planet Lorien, and one of the last survivors of a race that was nearly wiped out by its enemies. And now the evil Mogadorians have traveled to Earth looking for survivors, with an eye toward wiping out this planet as well. John is destined to fight them, but will his superpowers manifest before it's too late? Lore (a Loric elder in the book, and a pseudonym for writer James Frey and a coauthor) provides a fast-moving plot and some genuinely creepy bad guys, though the basic premise is cliched and the science won't pass muster with diehard SF fans. However, a Michael Bay-produced movie is planned for 2011, and for those looking for an undemanding, popcorn-ready read, this "guy-okay, alien-gets the girl and saves the world" adventure should do the trick. Ages 14-up. (Aug.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
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