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The Power of Six
	File:The-Power-of-Six1.jpg The American cover of The Power of Six
Author	Pittacus Lore
Language	English
Series	Lorien Legacies
Genre	Young Adult; Science fiction
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	August 23, 2011
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	406
ISBN	0-061-97455-2
OCLC	750383507
Preceded by	I Am Number Four
Followed by	The Rise of Nine

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

Plot summary

The story is told by two 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.

Seven's Narration

Marina is introduced in the story right from the start. She lives in a religious community for children in need. Along with her, is Adelina, and a few friends she has at the school. Marina greatly dislikes the school. The school is located in Santa Teresa, Spain.

After failing to adapt to life on Earth and blend in, Number Seven, Marina, and her Cêpan, Adelina, went to the Santa Teresa convent/orphanage and had been living there for 11 years. Adelina has given up hope of Lorien rising and has tried to adapt to life as a nun. She has hidden Seven's Chest and has all but ignored her. Annoyed by Adelina's attitude, Marina has been searching for the now legendary Number Four in order to unite the Garde, but so far, without any success. At the beginning of the book she is five months away from her eighteenth birthday, when she will be able to leave the orphanage.

When a seven-year-old named Ella is brought in Marina instantly becomes good friends with her. Ella helps her find her Chest and Marina drugs Adelina to open it. When she does they are tracked down by the Mogadorians and barely escape. Adelina finally acknowledges her wrongs and sacrifices herself to save Marina. Marina meets a man named Crayton who explains that Ella is Number Ten, and who is also an Aeternus, having the ability to change her age to that of an age she has already lived. They meet with Six and kill their pursuers. The group of Marina(seven), Six, Ella, and Crayton resolve to find the other numbers so they can band together. Bo is a great character and is so awesome he is on the internet writing about himself.

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. And he is also a very charming and heroic guy.
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 (ten 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

The book received generally positive reviews with an average rating of 4.20/5 on Goodreads based on 4,806 ratings.^[2]

Cinematographic adaptation

After the success of the movie adaptation of I Am Number Four, there were rumors of a sequel. As of May 16, 2011, according to scriptwriter Marti Noxon, the plans have been 'shelved' for the time.

The Power of Six was the very first book adapted by New York tech startup Booktrack, which is a company that matches “synchronized music, sound effects, and ambient sound” to the text of e-books.^[3]

References

^ "Lorien Legacies Book 3 title reveal!". The Lorien Legacies. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ The Power of Six on Goodreads
^ Bells and Whistles for a Few E-Books, New York Times article

External links

The Lorien Legacies Official Website (United States)
The Lorien Legacies Official Website (United Kingdom)
The Power of Six Official Website (United Kingdom)
First edition data of The power of Six

[1] "Lorien Legacies Book 3 title reveal!". The Lorien Legacies. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

[2] The Power of Six on Goodreads

[3] Bells and Whistles for a Few E-Books, New York Times article

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 After failing to adapt to life on Earth and blend in, Number Seven, [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Number Seven/Marina|Marina]], and her [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#The Cêpans|Cêpan]], [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Adelina|Adelina]], went to the Santa Teresa [[convent]]/[[orphanage]] and had been living there for 11 years. Adelina has given up hope of Lorien rising and has tried to adapt to life as a nun. She has hidden Seven's Chest and has all but ignored her. Annoyed by Adelina's attitude, Marina has been searching for the now legendary Number Four in order to unite the [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#The Garde|Garde]], but so far, without any success. At the beginning of the book she is five months away from her eighteenth birthday, when she will be able to leave the orphanage.
-When a seven-year-old named [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Number Ten/Ella|Ella]] is brought in Marina instantly becomes good friends with her. Ella helps her find her Chest and Marina drugs Adelina to open it. When she does they are tracked down by the Mogadorians and barely escape. Adelina finally acknowledges her wrongs and sacrifices herself to save Marina. Marina meets a man named [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Crayton|Crayton]] who explains that Ella is Number Ten, and who is also an Aeternus, having the ability to change her age to that of an age she has already lived. They meet with Six and kill their pursuers. The group of Marina(seven), Six, Ella, and Crayton resolve to find the other numbers so they can band together.
+When a seven-year-old named [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Number Ten/Ella|Ella]] is brought in Marina instantly becomes good friends with her. Ella helps her find her Chest and Marina drugs Adelina to open it. When she does they are tracked down by the Mogadorians and barely escape. Adelina finally acknowledges her wrongs and sacrifices herself to save Marina. Marina meets a man named [[List of Lorien Legacies characters#Crayton|Crayton]] who explains that Ella is Number Ten, and who is also an Aeternus, having the ability to change her age to that of an age she has already lived. They meet with Six and kill their pursuers. The group of Marina(seven), Six, Ella, and Crayton resolve to find the other numbers so they can band together. Bo is a great character and is so awesome he is on the internet writing about himself.
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