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Country
  
United States

Series
  
Lorien Legacies

Publication date
  
August 23, 2011

Authors
  
James Frey, Pittacus Lore

Preceded by
  
I Am Number Four

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Language
  
English

Publisher
  
HarperCollins

Originally published
  
23 August 2011

Page count
  
406

Followed by
  
The Rise of Nine

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Genre
  
Young adultScience fiction

Characters
  
John Smith, Number Six, Sarah Hart, Sam Goode, Number Nine, Marina, Héctor Ricardo, Ella, Crayton, Adelina

Similar
  
James Frey books, Lorien Legacies books, Young adult fiction books

THE POWER OF SIX Trailer Recap


The Power of Six is the second book in the young adult science fiction series The Lorien Legacies, written by Pittacus Lore (James Frey and Jobie Hughes). It is the sequel to I Am Number Four, and was released August 23, 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers.

Contents

The power of six teaser trailer


Plot summary

The book is told by various members of the Garde: Number Four (John Smith), who is on the run with Sam, Six, and Bernie Kosar (aka Hadley, a Lorien Chimæra), and Number Seven (Marina), who's hiding at Santa Teresa, a convent in Spain. While John, Number Six and Sam try to stay ahead of the Mogadorians while searching for the other surviving Loric, Number Seven searches for news of John after his heroic battle at the school that came at the end of I Am Number Four. During the battle between seven (Marina) and the mogadorians it is revealed that Ella is a member of the Garde.

Characters

  • John Smith - The narrator of the first book. He also narrates half of this book. He is the fourth member of the Loric Garde.
  • Number Six - Sixth member of the Loric Garde who accompanies John throughout this book and evolves to become his other romantic interest.
  • Sam Goode - John's best friend and Number Six's other love interest.
  • Marina - The narrator of half the book. She is the seventh member of the Loric Garde. She finally meets Number Six at the end of the book.
  • Adelina - Seven's Cêpan. She dies during the battle in the convent with the Mogadorians to save Marina. When in the convent, she doesn't believe Lorien is still alive
  • Ella - Marina's best friend. She is the tenth member of the Loric Garde who has the ability to change between ages.
  • Crayton - Ella's unofficial Cêpan (she was too young to be assigned a Cêpan).
  • Héctor Ricardo - Marina's only human friend.
  • Number Nine - The ninth member of the Loric Garde in the series. He is initially a prisoner of the Mogadorians.
  • Sarah Hart - John's girlfriend from Paradise, Ohio. She was suspected to have called the FBI.

    • Reception

    Reception for The Power of Six has been mixed to positive, with the School Library Journal writing that although the book has "a lack of character development, pedestrian dialogue, and uneven continuity... the nonstop action and violence-packed fight sequences will keep fans of the first novel happy". Kirkus Reviews gave a similar review, criticizing the character development.

    Booktracks

    In 2011 it was announced that The Power of Six would be adapted by New York tech startup Booktrack to produce an enhanced e-book version of the novel. Enhancements to the novel would include sound effects, synchronized music, and automated scrolling through the book.

    References

    The Power of Six Wikipedia
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