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'''''The Rise of Nine''''' is a [[Young-adult fiction|young adult]] [[science fiction]] novel by Pittacus Lore and the third novel in ''[[Lorien Legacies|The Lorien Legacies]]'' series. It is published by HarperCollins, & was released on August 21, 2012, in the US and by Penguin on August 30, 2012 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Stephan|title=Read five chapters of 'The Rise of Nine', the sequel to 'The Power of Six' and 'I Am Number Four' -- EXCLUSIVE|url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/07/25/pittacus-lore-rise-of-nine-excerpt/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=6 October 2012}}</ref> It is the first book in the series |
'''''The Rise of Nine''''' is a [[Young-adult fiction|young adult]] [[science fiction]] novel by Pittacus Lore and the third novel in ''[[Lorien Legacies|The Lorien Legacies]]'' series. It is published by HarperCollins, & was released on August 21, 2012, in the US and by Penguin on August 30, 2012 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Stephan|title=Read five chapters of 'The Rise of Nine', the sequel to 'The Power of Six' and 'I Am Number Four' -- EXCLUSIVE|url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/07/25/pittacus-lore-rise-of-nine-excerpt/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=6 October 2012}}</ref> It is the first book in the series to be written by Greg Boose. <ref name=io9>{{cite web|title=Is this the new author of the I Am Number Four sequels?|url=http://io9.com/5936321/is-this-the-new-author-of-the-i-am-number-four-sequels|publisher=io9|accessdate=5 October 2012}}</ref> |
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| Author | Pittacus Lore |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Lorien Legacies |
| Genre | Young Adult Science Fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (US) Penguin (UK) |
Publication date | August 21, 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-197458-8 |
| Preceded by | The Power of Six |
The Rise of Nine is a young adult science fiction novel by Pittacus Lore and the third novel in The Lorien Legacies series. It is published by HarperCollins, & was released on August 21, 2012, in the US and by Penguin on August 30, 2012 in the UK.[1] It is the first book in the series to be written by Greg Boose. [2]
Plot
The first two books preceding The Rise of Nine were a collaboration between Jobie Hughes and James Frey. The book comes from the point of view of John, Six and Marina. The third book in the Lorien Legacies goes back to Six's point of view, as she, Marina, Ella and Crayton go to India to find Number Eight. Six wants to go to America to see John ( Number Four) and Sam. Little does she know that Sam has been captured by the Mogadorians and that Number Nine is with Four. As Four tries to connect with Nine, he realizes that they have nothing in common and they dislike each other. On the way to Chicago, Nine and Four's truck runs out of gas and they are stranded in a lonely desolate house. John has visions of Sam being tortured and plans to go back to the West Virginia Mogodorian base to save him.
Meanwhile, in India, Six, Seven, Ten, and Crayton believe they have found the Garde member destined to become Pittacus Lore. He is worshiped like a god in India due to his shape-shifting abilities, and his various other legacies. As soon as they land at the New Delhi airport, they are picked up by men who work for Eight; they plan to take them to the summit of a mountain in the Himalayas, which is where Eight has made his home. However, before they reach him, they are ambushed by soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Front, who want to kill Eight (otherwise known as Vishnu) and all of those associated with him. Six, Seven and Ten also have to face three of Vishnu's avatars, which are used as a way of testing whether they are really members of the Garde. Once Number Eight realises that they are Loric, he tells them his story; his Cepan Reybolds was killed by Mogodorians after being betrayed by the love of his life, a human named Lola. During this same attack, Eight's chest was taken by the Mogodorians. Eight has been living in the Himalayas ever since then. They discover that one of Eight's legacies is the ability to teleport, which they plan to use to reach new Mexico, where they can easily make their way to Number Four. They travel farther up the mountain to a Loric cave that contains a large stone of Loralite, the Loralite increases Eight's teleporting powers. In the cave they see paintings on the walls as they are a timeline of the events that have happened, they see One, Two, and Three's death, they then see Four escape and Number Five attacking the mogs while being on a tree. They then come across a painting with a Loric with a sword through them although the face is ripped off, it is revealed this is Number Eight and he ripped off the face. The Mogs burst into the cave and kill Crayton, the group then teleports together from the Himalayas. Six is teleported to a desert in New Mexico while Eight, Seven, and Ten end up in Somalia. Meanwhile Six is dehydrated due to desert heat,but somehow manages to survive as the FBI agents capture her.She is taken to a secret underground base where she meets Setrakus Ra and Sarah Hart. She challenges Setrakus Ra to battle her.
Meanwhile Four and Nine are captured by the FBI, who are now working with the mogs, they then break out of the van with ease and Four asks the agents where Sam and Sarah are and the agent tells him they are out west. Nine fights the rest of the FBI agents and then Four and Nine flee with BK to Nine's safe house. On the way to Nine's safe house they have to jump onto a train and then they arrive at Chicago. Nine reveals that his safe house is in the top floor of the John Hancock center. They get to the building and they go up to the top floor and Nine's penthouse is huge, Four looks around in shock of how much stuff he lived in and they go into a hidden training room. Nine knows extensively on how to use the room and shows off his skills, Four then shows him the tablet they found at Sam's house and Nine realizes that his Cepan Sandor had a tool that may be able to activate it. they turn it on and they see two dots in Chicago, four dots in India, and one in the Bahamas, they also realize that the second ship must have made it to Earth. They then see two different color dots, one in New Mexico and the other in Egypt, they realize that these are their ships. Then they see the dots in India move, three land in the ocean and the other in New Mexico, Four wants to go to this dot and Nine wants to go to Paradise to go back to Sam's house. Four and Nine fight twice both of which Nine wins and Nine says they are going to Paradise, Four then has a vision with Nine in it telling them to go to New Mexico, they then decide to go to New Mexico. They drive there in a really nice James Bond type of car, they encounter three men picking on two hitchhikers and Nine fights them. They then arrive at the base in New Mexico unsure of where to enter through out their story the two bond and come to trust one another as on their way Four tells Nine about Six And Sarah.
In the meantime Seven, Eight, and Ten are able to teleport to New Mexico after Ella contacts Six through telepathy. She even contacts Number Four who was on the way to New Mexico along with Number Nine. They eventually reunite after defeating the soldiers and enter the base where Setrakus Ra and Number Six are fighting. Setrakus Ra manages to overpower Six but instead of killing her takes her form while she is enclosed in stone unable to speak.The group runs to "Six" and then Eight is eventually is stabbed as he tries to hug the fake Six, Setrakus Ra turns into his giant self and some how turns off all of their legacies. nine takes on Setrakus Ra while Marina drags the injured Eight into the corner, John rushes to Marina while Nine distracts Setrakus, he manages to hit Nine with his whip which is what encased Six in the rock. Nine is hit with the whip multiple times, on both his arms and face, it spreads, but Ella throws a red stone at Setrakus Ra and it turns their legacies back on. Marina heals Eight and Nine breaks the rocks on him and the group fights Setrakus Ra suddenly a group of mogs breaks into the room and Four tries to defend the injured Sarah and Ella but one of the mogs blasts both of them with a cannon. Four rushes to them and grabs their hands and somehow they start to heal. Four just concentrated on how badly he wanted them to heal and he developed a new legacy at the best time he could, Six finally breaks out of her prison and regroups with the other Loric. All of the Loric, with the exception of Number Five, vow that they will finish Setrákus Ra one day and return to Lorien. And for those of you who are wondering who Number Five is, we don't know. It is unconfirmed, but Pittacus Lore has stated on the I Am Number Four fan site that he has located him/her in South America.
Characters
Development
The Rise of Nine suffered brief setbacks after the departure of Hughes from the project, stating differences of opinion for the direction of the series.[3] In August of 2012, ghostwriter Greg Boose issued a tweet that contained a photograph of a hardcover copy of The Rise of Nine, hinting that he was the ghostwriter of the series.[2]
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly it was confirmed that there would be at least six books in the series, with the series continuing "until the war ends".[4]
Reception
Reception for The Rise of Nine was positive, with the book garnering praise from Teenreads and Digital Journal.[5][6]
References
- ^ Lee, Stephan. "Read five chapters of 'The Rise of Nine', the sequel to 'The Power of Six' and 'I Am Number Four' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Is this the new author of the I Am Number Four sequels?". io9. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Mozes, Suzanne. "James Frey's Fiction Factory". New York Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Lee, Stephan. "An extraterrestrial interview with 'Rise of Nine' author Pittacus Lore -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Boche, Benjamin. "Review: The Rise of Nine". Teenreads. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Cooper, Kristal. "Review: The Rise of Nine". Digital Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2012.