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The Rise of Nine
The Rise of Nine
The Rise of Nine
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The Rise of Nine

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The third book of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series!

The Mogadorians who destroyed the planet Lorien continue to hunt for the Garde, the small group of Loric survivors who have taken refuge on Earth. During a dangerous mission at a Mog base in West Virginia, John found and rescued the brutish Nine. But even with their combined powers, special abilities known as Legacies, the pair barely escaped with their lives. And in the process, John’s best friend, Sam Goode, was lost and taken captive by the enemy.
 
In order to save him—and our world—John and Nine must join forces with Six and Seven who have been battling the Mogs in Spain, and who are now trying to locate Number Eight in India. The Garde must come together before it is too late. They are Lorien and Earth’s only hope.
 
Michael Bay, director of Transformers, raved: “Number Four is a hero for this generation.” This epic young adult series is perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction like The Fifth Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.

The battle for Earth’s survival wages on. Read the rest of the series: #4: The Fall of Five, #5: The Revenge of Seven, #6: The Fate of Ten, and #7: United as One.

Don’t miss the first book in the brand new I Am Number Four spin-off series: Generation One.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateAug 21, 2012
ISBN9780062201775
The Rise of Nine
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Pittacus Lore

Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling Elder. He has been on Earth preparing for the war that will decide Earth's fate. He finished recounting the story of the invasion of Earth in the I Am Number Four series and is now ready to tell another story. His whereabouts are unknown.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Me gusto más que el anterior, el que sigue please.

    Nota: la última parte de los archivos de Pittacus Lore suena horrible.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Formulaic, no great work of literature, but fun enough for a summer read. I picked up 6 of the 7 books at a library book sale for $4, so I'll keep working my way through. I'm hoping the formulaic doesn't make it too painful to finish...we'll see!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    3.5 stars. It was ok just not super good. I had a hard time following which character was speaking. That made it difficult to enjoy it completely.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was nonstop action from beginning to end. I am really impressed with how well the author manages to keep things going with the group being in different places and then bring them together seamlessly. I was so worried for the members of the Garde and kept my fingers crossed that they were going to survive the book. I highly recommend these books. If you watched the movie I Am Number Four and didn't like it, don't hold it against the series. They're quick, fun and exciting reads.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was a 3.5 for me, but I felt like I needed to round up for this one since I liked the first books so much, and the series is one that I am overall quite interested in. But yes, still the book only get 4 with the rounding up! So much of this book was rather boring. It was just getting to know people and a whole lot of little things that are not exciting. I get that meeting 8 and 9 was important, but the book felt like too much exposition. The fighting was very ho-hum for so much of the book. The last few chapters were interesting, but also kind of expected. I guess a few things that were going to happen, but thankfully was wrong on at least one account. I have the next book ready to go....but I don't know if I really want to dive back into it. Now that there are so many people and they have the tablet they are clearly going to go find 5 and 7 and then we have even more people to get to know and be bored by..... It's still a good book and all, just way to slow. It felt like a bridge book, as in something to get us to what is still to come. Very few things happened in this book that were ground breaking or changed the overall flow of the story. If you had to skip reading one, this would be the one to pass over for sure!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is good, solid YA adventure book. Good aliens battle the bad aliens with a little help from some human friends. I like the characters, the action, and the morals. I am a little tired of new powers emerging in the nick of time to save the day, but I can live with it. ; ) 3.5 stars.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Rise Of Nine is the third book in the Lorien legacies. In this book number four and number nine have traveled to Brooklyn were number nines luxury condo in the Willis tower. Mean while in India number 5, 6, 7, and 10 are are using a teloporter to get back to the other Garde. But it goes wrong, six gets separated from the others and is telopoted to the middle of the new mexico dessert. Mean while nine and four have figured out how to use the Lorien tablet which shows were every Garde is at all time and they see that number six is so close they get in nines car and head for new mexico. Mean while at Stonehenge the others are now teleporting finally to new mexico after going to the amazon. In the car four and nine see that the others are now in new mexico. mean while six has been captured bye the government were she discovers that the U.S. government is helping the Magadorians capture the Garde in exchange for alien tech and weaponry and also finds fours girl friend Sara who he thinks rated him out and led to his capture a little while but she didn't. Now four, nine, seven, eight, and ten have now met up and are fighting ther way into the secret millitary base were six is being held. As there going threw there base they find Sara who tells them that the Magadorian leader Shakrasra is waiting for them to come free six. They find Shakrasra in a giant arena with other special forces Mogadorian soldiers and six has been encased in a stone shell. They fight Shakrasra and his soldire using all the powers they can and win but Shakrasra escapes and now the Garde are being hunted by the government and the Magodorians. I like this book because it was another book in The Lorien Legacies but also because of the action. This book was extremly action packed and there wasn't any slow part the book was go go go. Also I like this book because its scy-fi. Scy-fi is great because there can be a lot of stuff that dose not exist but exist in the story, and there are aliens. It is also a medium size book so you don't get over whelmed with pages which isn't a bad thing. Finally it gives god visual images for the reader.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Even better than the first two, really excited to see what comes next!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The third book in the Lorien Legacy continues as the surviving members of an alien race fight the Mogadorians to save the Earth. In this volume we are introduced to Nine and Eight, two interesting characters. Full of action the books moves, but provides very little insight.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5


    I hate getting to the part of a book where you know there aren't enough pages to finish the story. I wonder how many will be in this series?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The plot line hums along as the different Garde come together and there's plenty of action. Although the author hints at the difficulties the different kids have as a result of their lives on the run, the characters are fairly two dimensional but since there's so much action it doesn't really matter.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I devoured this book. I opened it up, started reading and didn't stop until I finished. Then I had to go back to figure out some parts since I was confused at times by who exactly was speaking. I realize that the different type symbolized different characters voices however it still took me some time to figure out who was talking.

    The first in the series, I am Four, was a great read and focused on Four, giving a detailed back story to who these people, and I use the term lightly, are and why they are here on Earth. The second story, The Power of Six continues the drama introducing us to several more members of the Garde. I didn't feel as much interest in this story so I wasn't paying particular attention when I read it, which was another reason why I was also confused reading The Rise of Nine. I now wish that I had reread The Power of Six prior to the 3rd installment.

    I felt mislead by the title thinking it would focus more on 6 in the 2nd book and more on 9 in the 3rd as the first was mainly about 4...were you able to follow all those numbers?! However, I'm still going to anxiously await the next book in the series to see who the last remaining Garde member is and what they can contribute...though I wish there was a list posted in the front of the book saying what legacy each member currently has in each book to help keep them all straight!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A phenomenal addition to the series; however, Nine made it almost unbearable.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Hold on, my heart is still beating too fast, let me calm down and gather my thoughts...*inhale* WHY DOES THIS BOOK END AND MAKE ME WAIT FOR ANOTHER SEQUEL?! Since I have very little patience, I have been doing my best to work on that...BUT WHEN I READ A SERIES(such as this)AND I AM LEFT WITH AN ENDING THAT IS NOT AN ENDING MY ANY MEANS(such as the ending in this book)ALL MY EFFORT TOWARDS BEING PATIENT GOES OUT THE WINDOW!

    Ok i'm done yelling ^.^ I don't know why, but I honestly thought this was going to be the last novel in the series...I obviously thought wrong and am extremely irritated by that fact. Not that I ever want any real good series to end but I wanted answers! Now I am only left with more questions and feel the way I do when i'm getting into a good episode/movie online but then the stupid video stops, saying "you have watched 72 min, please wait 56 min or upgrade to Premium blah blah blah"...IRRITATING! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! What did I go through all this for? To wait for another YEAR?! If that was the sort of reaction you were going for "Pittacus" then you, my friend, are a GENIUS! A genius that I would like to scream at and shake your hand at the same time.

    Without trying to spoil anything, I absolutely HATED Sarah in THE POWER OF SIX but I am very happy now! Thank you for resolving the little particular issue...sorta...still a bit confused but no matter, I'm happy >.< Anywho, great book...except for the fact that it leaves you hanging. I certainly hope I do not have to wait another year!

    For Lorien! (lol i'm such a geek)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    amazing.. i just can't wait to read " the search for sam".. ^_^
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The store as decent. I want to finish the series so I’m going to press on. I found the Narrator Neil Kaplan hard to listen to the point where I’d skip long talking parts between 9 and 4. Kaplans voice was grating. I also don’t care for the Sarah 4 love story. Other than that it’s okay
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Best book in the series so far!

    I've almost forgotten how I loved this series having read The Power of Six almost a year ago. It was really awesome. New characters, new Legacies, new revelations. Excellent read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Bit of an improvement on the last one. Nine is a new character with a new way of dealing with things and we finally have an injection of humour into the series which was almost non existent in the first two movies.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    In the book of the series, we find number 4 with number 9 and 6 who has met with 7and 10 find a new character number 8 in India where he is hiding as a Hindu God.While there were a few good fight sequences in the book and a few detailing the powers of the 9, you also have too much of the book with John (number 4) mooning over Sarah, his girlfriend and Sam, his best friend who have either been left behind or captured. A lot of the story with 6 and the rest seem to have been entered as filler before the big fight. It was entertaining but not enough to rate it higher than I did.Read it when you have time to kill and want a good but not great book
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Too many dream sequences by far.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    THE RISE OF NINE is action-packed and fast-paced. This book isn't perfect but it made me think, happy and annoyed. I still enjoyed reading it, it kept me sit at the edges at times.This was the first book I read from The Lorien Legacies, I haven't read the novellas, I haven't read the prequels, I haven't even seen the movie, but since I thought it was the last and the movie was just so famous, I need to read it ASAP. But as it turned out, this isn't the end and from what I heard, there's still the fourth,fifth, sixth book, maybe even up to nine **sigh**The Summary:Six, Seven, Ten and her Cepan, Crayton flew to India to find another member of the Garde. There they met Eight, who had been training his legacies and living without his cepan. Four and Nine had just excaped from the Mogadorians and the US Government. Four constantly thinks about Sam and Sarah. Nine constantly reminds him that they are here to train and protect the earth and Lorien.In between reuniting with the members, each group faced threats, mysteries, self-discoveries, answers and more questions.THE PROS:In this book, we see more on the character development and discovery. The Garde's members discover themselves, their abilities, their chest, their past. Also, some of the mysteries are solved ( I wonder what will the other books' conflicts are).The charntacters have different strengths and flaws, most of them I loved.There's action, random action in the book. It's also intense and well-defined.The differe POV's have different depths, different voices, you'll know when it change.I love the twists at the end ( especially what happened with eight :))Nine and Eight save the book. (Nine is hilarious, hot and has some sense, Eight is hot, powerful, light and friendly)IN THE MIDDLE:The whole series has a lot of things going on, there are numerous subplots, backstories, conflicts and protagonists.It's an interesting mix of characters but it also lead to some of them being just shadows.The end doesn't leave in a cliffhanger.The writing is okay, once you get settled reading.THE CONS:There are some boring parts, well, mostly the first chapters. I feel like there's nothing really happening. The story felt stagnant, it really doesn't move anywhere.The author tried to do romance, but it's not good. He tried doing love triangles (six, seven, eight), but only one of them knew that there is such thing. The pairings are complex. (Six likes four, four isn't sure about Sarah because of six, nine shows interest to six, six has some bond with eight, seven hates six for being too close with eight, then eight suddenly loves seven and seven's happy). I don't want eight to end up with seven ( and really, what's up with that kiss, it's random, no one expects it, it felt pushed, just so seven would feel better)I'm gonna read I AM NUMBER FOUR first to know for myself how good it is. I'm gonna read the next books in this series, because I'd like to know who carries Pittacus Lore's power (eight claim it, four claim it, and six has a msyterious voice calling to her) and really I just wanna know how this would end.Recommended to anyone who loves reading about aliens, sci-fi, thrillers and action-packed books.FTC Disclosure: Review copy provided by publisher for an honest review . Full review on Bookshelf Confessions
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore is a very good book. This is the third book in the series of I Am Number Four. 9 aliens came when they were very little. They were numbered from 1-9. A curse was put on them. They can only killed in order of number and when one was killed a burn would appear on the others leg. The curse would be broken when the kid reunite. The first three are dead. They are trying to reunite. Four and nine are together. Ten, six and seven are together and trying to find the others. There was a ship the left after with ten on it.I loved this book! I read it in about 3 days. There are only two things I didn’t like about this book. One is that five wasn’t in this book at all. There is a large fighting scene that is very big and one of them isn’t even in it. The other thing is that it ended on a cliff hanger and the next book doesn’t come out in till August! I would recommend this book to + 12. There is a bit of violence that’s why I would wait in till the reader is older.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Yes! Pittacus Lore hits another home run with me! The only disappointment is that the book ended too quickly and now I have to wait another year for the next book in the "I Am Number Four" series! I love these books! They read quick and the author handles the year gap between books by dropping subtle references to the previous books to jar my memory. I don't want to say too much about the plot and the characters because I don't want to spoil it for anyone! ENJOY!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really enjoyed the first book in this series, I Am Number Four and liked The Power of Six, but did not love it. However, The Rise of Nine renewed my faith in this series because it was amazing! It took me a couple of chapters to get used to the flow of the book because the perspective switches every chapter between, Six, Four and Seven, but each character has their own font type which helped distinguish whose perspective I was getting. Four is separated from Six and the others, so it was nice to get a sense of what was going on with all of them, but it was a little confusing at first. When we switch we also leave the character we were just following in some kind of predicament that makes it impossible to not keep flipping the pages to see what happened to them. It was a very clever way to keep me moving forward in the story because there was no way I could walk away while one of these characters was in trouble and not know what happened to them.While we met Nine briefly in The Power of Six we get to spend a lot more time with him in The Rise of Nine. While Nine may have seemed to be a little annoying at first, he is hilarious in a fight scene. He does not to take too much seriously and his snarky comments during a battle kept me highly entertained. Here is an example:“I hear the hammer of a gun click. We freeze. The trucker with the aviator glasses waves a .50 caliber Desert Eagle at us. I don’t know everything about guns, but I know this one packs a very big punch. He sounds pretty serious when he asks, “Which of you wants to die first?”Of course Nine steps forward, crossing his arms over his chest. “Me.”He raises the gun towards Nine’s face and laughs at what he thinks is just bravado. “Don’t tempt me punk. Killing you will be the highlight of my day.”“Well then shoot. No reason to put off the highlight of your day. You don’t look like you get a lot of them.” Nine says. I sigh, knowing this is all going to end badly.”It also helped to see that not all of the Nine get along with each other right away. They are adolescents and although they might literally have the weight of the world on their shoulders, they all still have moments when they act their age and just get frustrated with one another. The tension between Four and Nine lasted for a good portion of the book, but growing pains are to be expected when there is so much pressure on them and they are losing people they love in this battle. They are also two teenage boys who have different viewpoints on what is important and that caused them to constantly butt heads.The action in this book is literally non-stop. I don’t think there is one chapter where something is not happening, such as a fight breaking out, the Mogadorians attacking, someone on the brink of death, or a huge revelation get dropped in the form of the Lorian history or legacies developing. It was amazing how much Pittacus could fit into these books with these characters and I was glued to the pages as it all unraveled before me.The Rise of Nine does not end on a cliffhanger, but there is no way you could get all the way through this book and not want to come back for the next one! There are too many unfinished storylines to walk away from the series now. I have not heard any news about the next book, but I keeping my fingers crossed that it will be released soon! I am dying to see how all of this will end and how The Garde will finally stand up to and defeat Setrákus Ra. The first two books in the series were good, but this one was absolutely awesome! I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fantastic science fiction book with some stellar fight sequences.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is good. I like how the story was written and I also appreciate the change in narrators. I like this better than the previous books.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    For a while now, I had been so excited to read this book. The last book left my heart broken with the many revelations that had happen. I didn't think I could bring myself to read this book cause for me, I was done. But....I needed to know. My mind would not let me rest until I knew if things have changed. It did.What I enjoyed most about this book is the great plot. The reader gets to meet the rest of the group. 7,8 and 9. There are plenty of surprises with lots of action involved. I really loved that the reader gets plenty point of views switches without lost of information. At first glance, when I saw that there were several point of views, (6,7,8,9, and 4), I didn't think it would do good for me. I'm very picky about POV switches These switches were done nicely, flowing from one to the other.There are several new friendships forms as well as love interest. I KNOW! Eeeeeek! *Takes Breath*The friendships form go beyond what then reader sees. There is loyalty and strong urge to fight for all what they loss. When working together, the teams rocks. They get stuff done, protecting one another, fighting together. When they separate, things seem to go wrong all the time.There is also the re-visit to some old character from the first book. I love stepping back where I originally fell in love. The reader gets some GOOD answers on situations that happen. I am happy to report, that it's not all what it seems.The Rise Of Nine is an gripping escape to dine into! It impresses the reader with lots of action and non-stop thrills. A compelling story that is moving, The Rise Of Nine is spellbinding!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Plot twists fun voices to listen to. Humerus
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Number Four is the first Lorian to tell the story. He has been on the run his entire life with his Cepan (guide) moving him from town to town across the US. Four (John is his human name) hides in plain sight in small towns until life there becomes compromised in some way and then they move on. They end up in Paradise for longer than usual and it is there that Henri (the Cepan) begins to tell John what his life is really all about - how he was sent from Loric as the planet was consumed with 9 other children and the legacies of Lorian. These legacies are special talents that grow as the children mature and will be used to defend themselves and remake Loric in the future.image from LibraryThingFollowing a fiery explosion and the heart-breaking death of Henri, Four meets the next of his group, Six. She is completely different from Four - confident and in control of her legacies in a way he only wishes. Four, Six and Sam, a friend from Paradise, escape Paradise and hit the road. They find an abandoned house and heal and train and grow their abilities.But, the unknown Mogadorians and Sam's missing father haunt them. As do the scars burned in their legs. Each time one of the original Garde is caught and killed by the Mogadorians, a scar is seared into their legs. The story shifts a bit in the next book and more of the Garde are introduced - the story telling moves between the characters until they all end up in the penthouse apartment of Six at the top of the John Hancock building in Chicago. As the Garde gather and train and learn from one another more and more of the story comes out. It is their responsibility to carry on their legacy. But, at what cost? They are after all only children. All of them have lost their Cepan's and some have lost the chests of their Loric tools. But the end of this book the group is: Four, Six, Eight, Nine and Ten plus Sarah (Four's girlfriend) and Sam his friend.image from LibraryThingThe story shifts as Five joins the Garde. He adds a layer of darkness and tension. Sam also is able to reunite with his Father who disappeared long ago - he was one of the Greeters who welcomed the Lorian spaceship to earth. I found this book harder to understand. The storytelling switches between characters - each using the first person. I was sometimes a bit confused by who was talking. The font is different for each - but not drastically. I found it distracting from the storyline.I like parts of these - but get so tired of the teenage angst that is layered in these stories. They remind me of the Series of Unfortunate Events in that Pittacus Lore is also a character in the story. He is the one that Sam's father met on earth - but how can that be since only the children made it to the planet. Each book leaves unanswered questions. I am not sure how dedicated I am to stick with these though. It would be much easier to just wait and read them all at once...
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I truly enjoyed the first two books of this series and was looking forward to Rise of Nine; at least until I learned there would be six books in the series. That presents two problems for me: 1) waiting years to get closure and 2) the "middle" will probably lag. Sadly, not only did this book lag with little actual plot development, but the actions of the Loriens became so ridiculous I could no longer suspend my disbelief.I have an excellent memory for books, but after reading several dozen books over the year, details begin to erode from following so many series. I was a third of the way into Nine before everything started clicking again. And now it'll be another year before the cliffhanger ending gets picked up. And, Rise of Nine is a "middle" book with all that comes with being one. First off, it jumped around like a madman from one narrator to the next, with the teens spread about the globe. In fact, the last few pages switched between the 7 Loriens paragraph by paragraph, straining my ability to keep track of who was talking (as they all speak in first person!) I did like knowing what was happening to all of them, rather than being stuck with one narrator, but it was poorly organized. But, the more serious problem I had with the book may come down to me being an adult and not the intended YA audience.The teen angst got on my nerves, as well as continuing story contrivances. These teens are on the run for their lives; they have seen their dearest family murdered before their eyes; and yet, they make stupid mistakes and fight amongst themselves like regular teenagers! It just didn't make sense. Nine and Four get caught by the FBI because they are too busy playing with the items in their chests? I mean, really?! Oh, and those chests. So important, yet not one of these kids knows how to use more than one or two items. And have hurt themselves with them more than once. The Cepans knew they could be killed at any time - why would they not go through every item with their charges, or at least leave instructions, just in case?SPOILER<<<<<>>>>>And, speaking of contrivances, the big bad can take away their legacies. All this build-up about how important these kids are; how important their legacies will be, and snap - he can just take them away with a thought? It stretches credibility to the breaking point.<<<<>>>>>ENDSPOILEROverall, the book wasn't bad but the saga has lost serious momentum for me. After an entire book, all that was accomplished was bringing everyone together except Five. No doubt, the next book will spend its entirety looking for him/her - how else will they stretch this out 3 more books? Though I still find the over-arching story interesting, I will probably hold off on reading any more until all the books have been released. Recommended, but with reservations.