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| Not two weeks after the climactic battle of I Am Number Four (2010), aliens John and Six, along with human ally Sam, find themselves on the run from a government that suspects them of terrorism. As their supernatural gifts—or "legacies"—become more evident, they're determined to find the four other alien teens who can help fend off the bloodthirsty Mogadorians. One of these is Marina, who narrates half the book from a convent in Spain and whose story line replicates much of the pleasure of the first book. John's and Marina's voices are nicely distinct, injecting attitude into this largely run-in-place set-piece actioner. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews. | | | |
| I Am Number Four's John Smith and his friends (including Number Six) are trying to figure out their next move while on the run from the law and with the Mogadorians hunting them down. Alternating chapters introduce Number Seven (in Spain) and another mysterious girl Seven befriends. High-octane action sequences along with intriguing new information about the Loriens and Mogadorians will leave fans breathless. | | | |
The James Frey assembly-line approach to teen lit has generated another boomfest. John is Number Four, the next alien teen in line to be killed by the vile Mogadorians. A charm dictates that John and the other nine destined planet-saviors be killed in numerical order because... just because, okay? Since the conclusion of I Am Number Four (2010), John's been on the run with his best friend Sam and alien girl Number Six. Despite the title, Number Six's only role here is to be the butt-kicking object of Sam's and John's affections; John's quests, which range chaotically from escape to rescuing Sam to mooning over his high-school girlfriend, are always paramount. John's chapters interweave with those of Marina, Number Seven, hiding in a convent school in Spain. As Marina's story line involves a tiny bit of actual depth, the frequent cuts back to John only make him seem more vapid by comparison. Ultimately, the two stories climax with flaming green fireballs, mobs of alien monsters, heroes wielding lightning and the conflagration of countless Mogadorians. Michael Bay (who produced the 2011 film adaptation of book one) will surely be pleased. Straight to blockbuster without any stops for character development, worldbuilding or internal logic along the way. (Science fiction. 12-14) Copyright Kirkus 2011 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. | | | |
Gr 9 Up—Following on the heels of the action-packed I Am Number Four (HarperCollins, 2010), The Power of Six opens with the introduction of a new character, Number Seven, also known as Marina, who, with her Garde, Adelina, has been confined to a convent in Spain for several years following their arrival by spaceship from the planet Lorien. One afternoon, while exploring the Internet for her allotted 10 minutes, she comes across a reference to John Smith of Ohio, which gives her the impetus to flee her relatively safe hideout and search for the remaining survivors. As they age, the Lorien children's Legacies, or powers, are beginning to emerge and strengthen, leading them to take the fight to the heart of the Mogadorian stronghold. While this second book in the proposed six-book series has many of the same weaknesses of the first-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. Think Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead of Heinlein's Starship Troopers. Readers should expect mayhem and monsters rather than traditional science fiction, but the popularity of the first book and the movie will create a demand for this and subsequent titles.—Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK [Page 130]. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. | | | |
| The Power of Six picks up the story started in Lore's I Am Number Four (HarperCollins, 2010/VOYA December 2010)—do not bother looking for five—which was adapted into a movie. The story follows several of nine superhot, superpowered teenaged aliens who can only be killed in a particular order by a powerful rival race, or if they are all together. The sequel finds John Smith (Number Four) on the run with his best friend, Sam, and a female fellow alien, known only as Six. John's mentor is dead, and he misses his human girlfriend, but he is also starting to pick up on a same-species attraction with Six, who knows how to kick rump and take names. The action also jumps to a new character, Seven, who hides out with her guide at a Spanish convent and searches desperately for any news of John, fearful that the enemies are closing in Lore—presumably really author James Frey—picks up and expands on a strong premise that originated in the first novel. An intriguing potential romantic triangle brewing between John, Six, and Sam adds layers as they search for answers, and the Seven plot line is more engrossing than it has any right to be. Like I Am Number Four, The Power of Six only stumbles as it concludes, casting those factors which make the story bold and fresh aside in favor of an easy, cinematic conflict as it prepares for the next title and builds toward a final numerical showdown.—Matthew Weaver 4Q 4P M J S A/YA Copyright 2011 Voya Reviews. | | |
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