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Number Nine—when John frees him from his cell in the Power of Xix, he's ferocious, reckless, and ready to fight back. But being held captive changes a person—even a Lorien. See what Nine was like before his capture, and read about his dramatic escape from his point of view. In I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine's Legacy: Nine's legacy, discover the story behind Nine. Before meeting John Smith, aka Number Four, before being held prisoner, Nine was hunting down Mogadorians in Chicago with his Cepan, Sandor. What happened there would change Nine forever. . . .

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine's Legacy

Monicap

NINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY, STUPID GIRL?????????????????????????? NOW HE'LL NEVER LOVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ale ♡

Number Nine is my favorite character of the series. Don't ask me why: I just love assholes like him. When I first met him, I thought "yup, I'm in love with him", and I wanted to kick him. But when I read his story, when I knew what happened to him... I wanted to hug him, protect him and put him into a crystal little box, where anyone could ever hurt him.

In this heart-racing 144-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, discover what happened to Malcolm Goode—the one human on Earth who can help the Garde learn the truth about their past and help them save our planet. No one has seen Sam Goode's father, Malcolm, since he mysteriously disappeared years ago. Sam had always fantasized that he was abducted by aliens. But that was before he knew the truth: aliens do exist, and some of them seek to destroy our world. That was before he himself became another one of their captives. Now father and son are both missing. . . . But when a rogue Mogadorian named Adam, who now has Number One's memories, decides the only way to make up for his past atrocities is to return home and infiltrate the Mogadorian stronghold, he'll find the key to saving both Sam and Malcolm's life.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Search for Sam

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Legacies contains three action-packed novellas that give the heart-pounding backstories of some of your favorite Loriens. Originally published as the e-novellas Six's Legacy, Nine's Legacy, and The Fallen Legacies, now, for the first time ever, their backstories are together in one volume. You know we're out there, living among you. You know we're waiting for our day to come. You have seen the power of our legacies. You know this is why they hunt us. You may think you know our stories. You are wrong. We each have our own story. We know the time has come to share them with you. Our legacies are your only hope.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Legacies

Jeni Enjaian

I accidentally requested this book instead of the actual first book in the series. Although I still plan to pick up the actual "I Am Number Four,"the fact that I have not read anything in this particular world did not detract from my experience of the stories.
I loved how the information about the world was gradually released as the narrative progressed. Obviously, those who have read the full length novels would already know this information but still, to me this showed that Lore did not feel the compulsion of spending a chapter of exposition in recapping what is already known that other, less talented, authors do.
This particular world, though, is a rather violent, unsanitized world. Sometimes that's good. Other times throughout the reading, this made me wonder a bit.
I really did enjoy the role reversal with Adam's story.
The plots were fast paced. Lore kept the dialogue clear and un-confusing as well as cliché free.

Kireth Sandhu

Wow, this novella added so much to Nine's character, providing not only backstory but then leading into his introduction with Four in the main series. Firstly, his relationships with his Cepan Sandor and a new teenage crush Maddy were well-written and, well, fresh. There was a big focus on a different kind of teenage lifestyle in Chicago, with rock climbing and car drives, perhaps to the other Garde. Then when the story takes its inevitable dark turn I watched Nine tested and broken, all the while developing his legacies. When the short story concluded, coinciding with the events of Power of Six, I felt a whole new level of understanding and attachment towards Nine.

Before Number Four, there were One, Two, and Three. Until now we've only known that the Mogadorians caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. But all of that is about to change. . . . In I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Fallen Legacies, you'll learn the true story behind these ill-fated members of the Garde. Before they were murdered by the Mogadorians, before Number Four was next, they were all just kids on an alien planet called Earth—discovering their powers, trying to stay hidden, and running for their lives.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Fallen Legacies

Interesting Lost File from the perspective of the Mogadorians, showing the lifestyle of Adam and young Mogs in general. He has a difficult relationship with his family, but through some alien science is given a special link to Number One, learning from her memories and experiences. They form somewhat of a friendship, despite his contrasting upbringing and worldview, and she haunts him as Adamus encounters the Garde Two and Three. Whilst this takes the novel across the globe, it was really a brief and entertaining look at the first three Garde from key character Adam's perspective.

As Adam returns to Ashwood Estates, he faces an emotional and unexpected end to his relationship with One. Gaining her earthquake legacy, he then joins Malcolm Goode as they search for his son Sam before a cliff-hanger ending. Overall entertaining and a better read with Adam as protagonist than the first time around.

In this exciting seventy-five-page prequel companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, discover the true origins of the traitorous Number Five. Before allying himself with the Mogadorians, before infiltrating the Garde, before committing the ultimate betrayal, Five was in hiding just like the others. But when his Cêpan dies, Five is forced to survive on his own. Eager to finally experience the world he was always kept apart from, Five soon gets involved with the wrong kind of people—the Mogadorians. In Five's Legacy see how one of Lorien's last hopes for survival became one of its most dangerous adversaries.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Five's Legacy

Well, this short story went a long way in explaining Five's character and life before betraying the Garde. Unfortunately, it felt a bit too similar to other Lost File stories with the rushed relationships and having lessons thrust upon the protagonist. Fortunately, it helped explain where Five ends in the first Lorien Legacy series and provides a backstory as we witness him gaining his first legacies. It was definitely interesting to see how he was different to the other Garde, with his obsession for storytelling, but there was a sense of inevitability that comes with this being a prequel, as the reader knows where he will end up.

In this thrilling one-hundred-page prequel companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, discover what happened in the aftermath of the Mogadorians' attack on Paradise, Ohio, from Mark James—Number Four's bully-turned-ally. After Four leaves town to find the rest of the Garde, Mark is left behind to pick up the pieces. His school has been destroyed, his home burned down, and, worst yet, Mark now knows the horrifying truth: aliens live among us and some of them seek to destroy us. Even with the FBI tailing him and Sarah Hart, Mark tries to return to a normal life. But when Sarah goes missing, he knows he can no longer sit back and do nothing. His quest to find her will lead him to new allies and a startling revelation about the Mogadorians' plan for invasion.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Return to Paradise

There are two good moments in this novella, the diner conversation and a tense car encounter in the middle of nowhere, and unsurprisingly both feature the tangible threat of the FBI in Agents Walker and Purdy. Unfortunately, Mark's jock personality also translates to an amateurish, high school teenager voice that is frustrating and simple to follow, especially with all the context readers have about the Lorien Legacies series at this point. Whilst Lore develops Paradise a bit more, including Mark's relationships with family, friends and the police, it doesn't amount to much in the grand scheme of things. Fortunately, the ending signals a more exciting follow-up as Mark gets off the Aliens Anonymous blog and takes some real-life action.

In this explosive one-hundred-page prequel companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, uncover the truth behind Number Five's unknown history with the Mogadorians. This sequel to I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Five's Legacy finds Number Five entering the ranks of the Mogadorian army. The Mogs have convinced him that they will be the victor in their war for Earth, and Five decides he would rather be on the winning side. Realizing that the only thing that matters is his survival, Five allies himself with the sworn enemies of the Lorien and pledges to help the Mogs take down the very people he was meant to protect. Is he too far gone to be saved? Discover how Five became one of Earth's and Lorien's most dangerous adversaries and decide for yourself.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Five's Betrayal

A very tragic but mediocre backstory for Five, as we continue from Five's Legacy and see him further ingratiate himself into the Mogadorian hierarchy. Setrakus Ra is manipulative, Ethan and Emma are back (and suffering) and Five is hugely emotionally conflicted. As the story tries to match with events in the larger Lorien Legacies series, it all unfortunately feels a bit mundane and average as we end up with Five where we first find him in the mainline books - except for a great ending with Ethan and Five's leather blade, which ends up adding a star to the novella.

In this exhilarating one-hundred-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, Mark James is on the run—and on the wrong side of the law—but he'll do whatever it takes to save Sarah Hart and help the Garde. A sequel to I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Return to Paradise, this novella picks up with Mark racing to Dulce, New Mexico, evading capture from both the Mogadorians and the FBI. On the road, his mysterious new ally—a fellow blogger from They Walk Among Us who Mark knows only by the screen name GUARD—sends him a care package to help in his quest to find Sarah. Inside is a stack of cash, high-tech equipment, and some seriously advanced weaponry, all begging Mark to once again ask the question: Just who exactly is this guy? As Mark gets closer to tracking down Sarah, he also gets closer to discovering the identity of this enigmatic figure who seems to know so much about the Loric. When the truth about GUARD is finally revealed, nothing will ever be the same.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Fugitive

Everything you'd want in a Lorien Legacies novella. Mark's initially off-putting narration quickly grows with his personality and increasingly dangerous experiences. The story itself goes off-road and cross-country in a true fugitive on the run style, with a surprising remote base location. The supporting cast include the enigmatic Guard from Aliens Anonymous, the return of Sarah and Bernie Kosar and some threating FBI/ mog villains. And to add icing to the cake, there are substantive and surprising connections to the mainline series that just feel right to reveal in a side novella like this.

In this astonishing one-hundred-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, meet Lexa, a Loric hacker whose unrivaled skills helped her narrowly escape her doomed planet, and who's been hiding on Earth ever since. Lexa was never part of the Elders' plan. She had no idea the Garde children were being evacuated to our planet. But when the Mogadorian attack began, she used her expertise to get an old spaceship in a museum operational once more and became irrevocably entwined with the Garde's fate. In addition to her friend, a pack of Chimæra, and a Cêpan named Crayton, her relic of a ship also carried Ella, the tenth Garde. With all of their Cêpans now gone, the Garde think they are the last of the Loric people. But they are wrong. They have forgotten all about the crew that brought them to Earth. Where have the pilots for both ships been all these years? And why haven't they joined in the fight against the Mogs? In The Navigator, discover the truth behind their escape from Lorien and what happened to them after they arrived on our planet.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Navigator

Jacelyn

In this thrilling 144-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, learn the fate of Adam—the Mogadorian-turned-ally of the Garde who risked his life to save Sam. Adam helped Sam Goode and his father, Malcolm, escape the Mogadorian base in Dulce, New Mexico. Using the Legacy that One bestowed upon him, Adam sacrificed himself and brought the entire facility crumbling down on his head. Miraculously, Adam survives in one piece, and he also discovers something incredible that the Mogadorians had been hiding from the Garde. Separated from his allies, Adam sets out on a quest to find the one thing the Garde have been missing all these years, the very thing that could turn the tide in this war.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine's Legacy

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