The series starts with I am Number Four, which introduces readers to the Loric, a nearly extinct alien race. If they can find these new allies and join forces with them, they just might be able to win this war.

It was also revealed that there would be seven books in the series, rather than the previously believed six. However, when I got approved for an ARC for her newest novel, "The Legacies", I immediately jumped head first into the book. That is, after you make it through a rigorous week of events and the extravagant gala, the Legacy Ball.

Released on July 28, 2015, The Guard tells the story of the hacker who has been aiding the Lorien survivors from the shadows for years. Tori’s never fit in this world of designer bags, penthouse apartments, and million-dollar donations. Nine transfers his strength and anti gravity legacy to her and she slings him over her shoulder and runs. All anyone knows for certain is that as the clock strikes midnight, a member of one of New York City's oldest, most exclusive institutions is dead, and that Bernie Kaplan is the one with blood on her hands.

Walker says she could use some help tracking this down and John hands her a blue loralite pendant from his box and says they will talk about it soon. The book is primarily narrated in first person from the perspectives of Four (John), Six and, towards the end of the book, Ten (Ella). You might be able to guess at some of these mysteries, but the connections between them all was very well executed.Sam attempts to use his techno legacy to copy the cloaking device codes into everyday electronics, he builds a prototype that he asks the team to test when they attack the warship.

She keeps a big secret, and she needs the prize money to pay her family's business debt, so she cannot deal with the drama between the other privileged club students. His body is very skinny with lumps of skin hanging off with dark patches of obsidian blotching his skin. This YA thriller occurs over a 5 day span in Manhattan, and involves 3 teenagers who are all candidates to be admitted to an elite "legacy club," which will set them up for a lifetime of success and privilege. Pittacus Lore is about to become one of the hottest names on the planet' Big IssueThe Rise of Nine is the third book in Pittacus Lore's Lorien Legacies series.

I spot the other Excelsior nominee we know about, Kendall Kirk, in a heated conversation with the debate champion from the Quaker school, Manhattan Friends, over by the drinks table.