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The Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies #3)

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In Pittacus Lore’s The Rise of Nine, third in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, the stakes are higher than ever as John, Six, and Seven try desperately to find the rest of the Garde before it’s too late.

The Mogadorians who destroyed the planet Lorien continue to hunt down the Garde, the small group of Loric survivors who have taken refuge on Earth. Th...more

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Published August 21st 2012 by HarperCollins

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Sep 26, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

09/25/2011
asdfghjkllkjhgf I can't wait for this book.
The ending of The Power of Six left me wanting so much more. D:
I really hope Four can just forget about Sarah though, because he's so much better with Six.

09/26/2012
WELL, for some reason I thought this book was a trilogy, and up until the last page I thought I had been reading the final book in the series. I guess not. It actually works better this way, because as I was getting closer to the end, I kept thinking, "Are they really gonna end th...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Robyn marked it as to-read

Shelves: august2012

What I want to happen:

- I want Four (aka John) to ditch Sarah and hook up with Six.
- I want Sam to be alright.
- I want Seven to fall off the face of the Earth (I really don't like her).
- I want to meet Numbers Five and Eight.
- I want Sam's father found.

But mostly, I want Nine to be narrating this book with Four. :D

Cannot wait!!!

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Oct 02, 2012 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Okay, so I wasn't going to make any predictions on this book, but then I started reading some others thoughts and it has got me fired up enough to want to post a few speculations...
As anyone in my Intro to Lit class could tell you, I rarely share other peoples'opinion on a character and so this should prove interesting.

What I think will happen:

1. More romance triangles. While personality wise, it looks like 9 would be drawn to 6, "Pittacus Lore" has proven himself to be terrible at writing rom...more

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Mar 15, 2012 georgia -ωαт¢н ɱє fℓу- marked it as to-read

John... ditch Sarah and go for Six! Sarah betrayed you anyway... Can't wait for The Rise Of Nine... hopefully there will be six books all of them narrated by John and another number. I hope that Nine and John narrates the next book.
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Oooh! I cant wait for this book! I hope the cover is pretty!

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And... I really really want Sam to be okay... and I wouldn't mind hearing from him either... if you dont get me, (I wouldn...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Paperpanda (Miguel Cruz) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, first-edition

Well... that was less epic..

UPDATE: Okay, i think this should be confirmed. There will be another 3 books for the series.. Let's start

James Frey (Pittacus Lore) and the other co-author on I Am Number 4 and The Power of Six actually planned it to have 6 books. But after the Co-Author left, James decided to make it a trilogy instead... but then James took it back and will continue the series to its original planned number of books.

So here's the list:
6 BOOKS
I am Number Four (Book 1)
The Power of Six...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Depika rated it 5 of 5 stars

K so guys really........seven was not that bad...i really liked her. She was a great character. Nine is ok, i didnt notice anything super bad about him but for some reason i just want John to be better than him. Actually i would like it if John was better than all of them. The power of six wasnt that bad. Also, i agree with some of you, John should ditch Sarah go for six, Sam should find his dad and sam should be okay with being single. One of the things i hated in the power of six was john and...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Rike Acop rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

cant wait to read this book! :( august 2012 is such a long wait!

3/6/13
Wow. that was a good read :">

I am still rooting for four to be with sarah but he and six would also be good together. I don't know which pairing would be better :-(

I loved it more than I loved the power of six and I can't wait to read the fall of five!

Why couldn't there have been a Garde from the Philippines?! lol!

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Dec 15, 2012 Cece rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Oh come on guys! Seven is not so bad! I liked her. She seems fine to me. I dunno about Nine though. He seems like he may turn out to be a bit of ~~an ass~~ conceded person, I really hope I'm wrong. I loved both books =)

I don't like Sarah, I'm really sorry but I don't. Maybe it's because I watched the movie first and hated the way Dianna Agron played Sarah Heart. I tried to like her, really I did, but I could never really get into their relationship. Dang. I wish I had read the books first I might ha...more

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Sep 02, 2012 themikko rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-proudly-own, favorites

I’m so mad at myself for not feeling the giddiness I felt after reading the first two books. I mean, I’m trying soooo hard to feel excited for the fourth book but the conclusion wasn’t really what I hoped for.
After reading this book, I finally appreciated Four. He’s become stronger and his Legacies are now way cooler. I’m also hoping we finally meet Five in the next book. Please!
Full review here: http://bookdandruff.blogspot.com/2012...

-LATEST UPDATE-
GUYS, Number 8 is a BOY!? OH MY FREAKING GOO...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Raeleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, 2012

Before reading it
OOOOH IT HAS A COVER. It is so very intense. I want this now.

I really hope John gets with Six, because she is a thousand times better than Sarah. I also hope we won't have to suffer through Seven's narration ever again (she made The Power of Six boring for me... I hate her).

After reading it
okay here we go:

Four: awesome as ever
Five: still MIA
Six: pretty much the best, I love her
Seven: I don't hate her anymore... she's finally stepping it up and helping out!
Eight: I LOVE HI...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Kelly-Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, hey-look-a-proper-heroine, i-haz-dis, i-m-so-conflicted, this-makes-meh-happeh, motherfucking-love-triangles

First of all, I'd just like to say that I was reading through my notes on this book and was once again struck by how fuckin' hilarious I am.

Anyways.

To the point, Kelly.

It's taking me ages to write this review and I DON'T KNOW WHY. It's messing with my head, making me think I'm funny. I've had this little stack of notes sitting by my bed just MOCKING ME and I've decided I need to get this review done before I set something on fire.

I've literally just sat here for like, twenty minutes, trying to f...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Beverley rated it 4 of 5 stars

***I READ ITTTTT :)

I'm so pleased with these series, though I still want four and six together...haha. But yay! This book is riveting and I kinda liked how short eight's involvement was. i mean, i wish they could all go badass and fight sarjlkj ra lol i cant spell his name :P his dedication was short but sweet. thank you pittacus lore! you did not disappoint. I hope they fight for real next time. it's gonna be one big family for sure :P sss (save sam soon!)

P.S. anyone else want to know what was...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Alein added it

9/18/12: I really like this book. This book has restored my faith in the Lorien Legacies series. Tons of action. I have a feeling that Nine will fall in love with Six or Five (if Five is a girl). I hope it's Five.

I really hope this book is better than The Power of Six. John and Sarah FTW!

3/14/2012: The cover is nice!!!!!!

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Jul 01, 2012 Aimee rated it 2 of 5 stars

My Wants For The Rise of Nine:

1) Four/John becomes romantically involved with Six, mans up a little, and ditches Sarah once and for ALL!
2) Sarah is never mentioned AGAIN (I extremely dislike her, I didn't even enjoy or remotely like her and Johns' romance in I Am Number Four!) Although, I WOULD enjoy if John kinda rubbed it in her face that he's happily with Six. BOOYAHHH.
3)Sam is rescued somehow and is okay! LOVE THAT BOY!
4)Some new powers are added to the Garde's Legacies! I would scream gid...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Matt rated it 5 of 5 stars

First of all, John/Four should stay with Sarah. I don't care what you say, they were good together in the first book. I don't see why everyone is hating on Sarah. She made one bad choice which we don't even know if it was her. Every relationship has its ups and downs.It will show people to over come challenges with their significant others. Second, Sam and Six should get together. This would by my ideal ending for the series at lest relationship wise.

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Jul 28, 2012 Annabelle Marie Veronica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, fantasy, lorien-legacies, gorgeous-cover, arcs, favorites

****FINAL RATING: 3.80 STARS****

CATCHALL
These books aren't perfect. They have a lot plot holes, and it kind of ticks me off how powerful the characters are. However, they're so much fun that I can forgive all of that. I mean, they give a good four, five hours of fun, and with the little amount of self-control I have there's no way I can turn that down. As for this third installment, it was fast-paced and just like its predecessors, had a ton a action packed somehow into just a few hundred pages...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Jemma marked it as to-read

There are a few things that i want to happen in the third book:

I want nine to go die in a hole somewhere because he seems really mean.
I want sam and six to get together.
I want Sarah and Mark to join them on their journey
I want to know who five and eight are!
I also want seven to go. I dont like her at all.
I want Sam's father found and he can sort of be four/John's Cepan.

I hope it will be good! i thought that the second book was fantastic!

Taa.
xxx

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Aug 31, 2012 Don rated it 2 of 5 stars

It's puzzling that so many of the reviews predate the book's release. Clearly fans of the series had high hopes for Rise of Nine, as did I. The book disappointed me.

Despite the build-up, the book seems hastily thrown together. Without giving it away, I can say that the ending doesn't resolve the story-line of this installment; much less does it move the big picture of the Lorien Legacies to a foreseeable conclusion. It's like the author just stopped at Chapter 30, with a half page of denouement....more It's puzzling that so many of the reviews predate the book's release. Clearly fans of the series had high hopes for Rise of Nine, as did I. The book disappointed me.

Despite the build-up, the book seems hastily thrown together. Without giving it away, I can say that the ending doesn't resolve the story-line of this installment; much less does it move the big picture of the Lorien Legacies to a foreseeable conclusion. It's like the author just stopped at Chapter 30, with a half page of denouement. You can't even be sure the Loriens will safely make it to the next installment, although obviously they will.

Rise of Nine lacks the tenderness and deft craftsmanship of the original book, I Am Number Four, with the carefully developed relationships between the hero, Four or "John Smith" and his girlfriend Sarah and best friend Sam. You sometimes feel that you're in a world where two superpowered races are thrashing out their bitter feud on earth while the human characters are just gullible pawns. The title character is anything but heroic--he shows contempt for humanity and callous disregard for the people who have sacrificed to assist the Loriens. There is little sign of his "rising," except in an anomolous, disconnected scene where he rescues some crime victims. We don't hear his point of view, except for hints that his captivity with the Mogadorian "bad guys" hardened him. His only "redeeming" characteristic is lust, if you can call it that.

Even John Smith falls short of his previous iterations. He seems weak and indecisive for most of the novel; he progresses not at all in the manner the series leads us to expect. One of the two leading human characters--Sam--just disappears apart from John's periodic moaning about how he left him helpless in the hands of unspeakably cruel aliens. He doesn't even appear in the story's resolution. The girlfriend reappears but is presented very elliptically, so that the central mystery around her is left largely unexplained. The discovered Lorien characters who have yet to have books named for them--Seven, Eight, and Ten--have little depth in this installment. I can't clearly distinguish between Seven and Ten.

My disappointment after such high expectations aside, I still raced through the book and was drawn into the action sequences. But the action seems freestanding--it doesn't appreciably advance the larger plot. Clearly, the author punted this installment and leaves much of the progression from books one and two to the next, fourth installment. I will definitely buy it when it comes out (assuming it isn't so far into the future that I move on with my life) but another read as unsatisfying as Rise of Nine will turn me off completely. (less)

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Aug 28, 2012 Goldie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, friendship, paranormal, young-adult

I originally posted this on My Book Musings.

I have been waiting for The Rise of Nine for about eight months now, since I finished the second book The Power of Six.That book just made me anticipate the third book even more!

In The Rise of Nine, we finally see almost all the Garde coming together (except for Number Five, I don’t know why). By the end of the book, however, there were only eight of them together so maybe it should have been called The Rise of Eight? :p No, the story doesn’t revolve a...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Eric Allen rated it 1 of 5 stars

The Rise of Nine
Lorien Legacies #3

By "Pittacus Lore"

A Review by Eric Allen

Though not exceptionally well written, nor very creative, I did find myself able to enjoy the first book in this series, I Am Number Four. It was a generally harmless tale of a boy coming of age, and it's the sort of thing I'd probably give to a teenaged boy of mine to read. The second book took everything that was superficially entertaining about the first book and utterly destroyed it. After a year of waiting the, strang...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Review: The Rise of Nine

Finally, after a year of waiting I finally read The Rise of Nine. Of course, this book wasn't perfect and I like The Power of Six way more better, but The Rise of Nine was a great addition to the series, and I believe the events in this book is preparing the readers for the next installment which I believe is going to be awesome and have a great title.I'm going to start with the cons of this book.
I TRIED TO KEEP IT SPOIL FREE, BUT I DID MENTION A COUPLE THINGS, SO BEWARE....more

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Dec 16, 2011 Makayla Angel-Merlino marked it as to-read

i cannot wait!!!!! the last two books were awesome. i reall wish four/john would stop being so funny about sarah i really think he should just dump her, and i can't wait to find out about the other numbers.

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Apr 19, 2012 ♥ ĸαяα ♥ marked it as to-read

Ooooooh! IT HAS A NAME, NOW! :D

Don't like the cover, though.

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Aug 06, 2012 Braiden rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: wishlist

There is nothing to like a quest to understand everything, even if there is nothing to know.

I am a sucker for books packed with action (and conflict), addicted to them like girls and their book boyfriends. The Lorien Legacies books continue to be more exciting than the last; The Rise of Nine was one helluva book. There’s still three more books to come, but man, I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT ANYMORE! Okay, since I read The Fallen Legacies novella I may have a smidge of a sense what would be involved in Book Four... but this is a review for The Rise of Nine – looks like I’m already itching for book four... and five... and six... This series is addictive as hell! There is still so much more awesomeness to come and we’re only halfway through. Imagine what I’ll be like for the final book. Dead, I imagine, from an overdose of Loriens... or Legacies... both. THE LORIEN LEGACIES!

Like The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine was told through John’s (Four), Six’s, and Marina’s (Seven) perspectives. It begins with Marina, Six, Ella (Ten), and Clayton flying to India, as they believe that is where another member of the Garde is after reports of a God-like child, which we discover is actually Eight. While those four are occupied with that, John and Nine are also making their own discoveries involving their chests, their Legacies, and about themselves. John doesn’t stop moaning about the loss of Sam and Sarah, and Nine is the one telling him to get his act together. Both groups come across difficulties forcing them to use their Legacies and through a sequence of events find their paths to one another so that they can defeat Setrakus Ra once and for all – at least fight him.

‘We are not going to Ohio to see if another one of your humans is all cozy and safe. This is not our home, Four. These humans are not our brothers and sisters. Everything we do here on Earth is for our real home, for our real brothers and sisters, for the Elders who sacrificed their lives to put us on that ship ...

If you don’t have Lorien in your heart, then you should say so right now. I won’t run around with a traitor. Our only goal is doing everything we can to be at full strength so we can defeat Setrakus Ra and his army. That’s it. Got it?'

I decide to remain silent. My feelings for Sam and Sarah will never subside. I know this. But Nine is right about what comes first. We are of help to no one if we do not increase our strength, and that only happens if we can find the others.

p. 118 from e-ARC

Sam makes no appearance in The Rise of Nine sadly since the Mogadorians have ~~him as a sex slave in their brothel~~ captured him, and Four and Nine could not rescue him at the end of The Power of Six. However, there is Sarah towards the end, and my faith is restored in her. Felt so sorry for her. But the humans aren’t the makers of this story. It is the members of the Garde. The new addition to the journey, Eight, has some amazing abilities/Legacies, providing Marina with a boy to crush on and this also provides an opportunity to come to realisations about certain things and into her own self. Six was just as kick-ass ever. And Ella, well, she’s not bad too. Besides his constant moaning over Sam and Sarah, John comes to understand a lot. The chapters of him with Nine show how cheeky Nine can be – a substitution for Sam’s hilarity in The Rise of Nine. Even with their constant bickering and physical fights, I sensed a real brotherly bond form between the two. Where Sam is a friend, Nine is a brother. I just loved it! And then when all the Garde come together (minus one – Five)... wow!

Fifty pages in there was a full-scale, explosive, film-imagined action sequence full of missiles and ~~helicopters~~ flying balls of fire. Imagine the action a hundred pages in, then go to the climax and the end. The action doesn’t stop. Even if it’s an exchange of words. I didn’t know what to expect in the oncoming chapters. Pair the action with the perilous adventure and the new revelations about the world of the Lorien Legacies, you have here an amazing science fiction series that will have you wanting more, and you’ll see yourself return as soon as possible. I reached the end of The Rise of Nine and swore because I wanted more. I’m addicted; it’s my crack. It wasn’t a cliffhanger, but it was just a too sudden ending; it was a fantastic close for Act 1. Now, it’s Act 2 and I certain it’s going to kill me. Damn you, Pittacus Lore! (less)

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Nov 12, 2012 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: made-me-die, i-would-die-without-these

holy freaking freak.

Four (I'm sorry, I can't bring myself to call him John Smith, which happens to be the worst name I have ever heard in my life) needs to ditch Sarah. I'm sorry, but I just don't like her anymore. Six is so much better.

Nine is a beast. I love him.

Seven annoys me.

I love Sam. I hope they find his dad.

And I hope all of them reunite somewhere totally epic, like Australia. I don't know why I came up with that, but whatever. I can imagine the ending to be extremely amazing, and I'm g...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Dean JF Walsh rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Rise of Nine was another great instalment to the series. It introduced us to more characters and gave us time to appreciate them and hear their back stories. Four has been the main protagonist since the begining of the book and it was great to finally start to see him becoming stronger and able to fight and defend others. Every character had their part and it demonstrated their own individual skill and trates which made them memorable and likeable characters.

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May 06, 2013 Dion Yulianto rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Petualangan 7 alien remaja melawan bangsa Morgadorian berlanjut. Kali ini, Nomor Enam, Nomor Tujuh, dan Nomor Sepuluh berangkat ke pelosok terpencil di Himalaya, India untuk mencari Nomor Delapan. Berbagai berita dan milis di internet menyebutkan bahwa remaja India itu merupakan jelmaan Dewa Wisnu, Sang Penjaga Alam Semesta. Berbagai keajaiban yang ditimbulkan bocah India itu telah mendorongnya memiliki beberapa pengikut, namun di sisi lain, ada pihak-pihak yang mengincar nyawanya. Anak-anak Lo...more

Petualangan 7 alien remaja melawan bangsa Morgadorian berlanjut. Kali ini, Nomor Enam, Nomor Tujuh, dan Nomor Sepuluh berangkat ke pelosok terpencil di Himalaya, India untuk mencari Nomor Delapan. Berbagai berita dan milis di internet menyebutkan bahwa remaja India itu merupakan jelmaan Dewa Wisnu, Sang Penjaga Alam Semesta. Berbagai keajaiban yang ditimbulkan bocah India itu telah mendorongnya memiliki beberapa pengikut, namun di sisi lain, ada pihak-pihak yang mengincar nyawanya. Anak-anak Lorien tahu bahwa ada sesuatu yang spesial pada diri anak ini, bahwa ia adalah salah satu dari 9 anak istimewa dari Lorien yang diungsikan ke Bumi. Mereka inilah yang disebut para Garde. Masing-masing garde dijaga oleh seorang manusia Lorrien biasa, yang disebut Cepan.

Jika mengikuti seri ini sejak awal, dikisahkan bahwa bangsa Morgadorian memburu anak-anak terakhir Lorien sampai ke Bumi. Tapi, sembilan anak ini dimantrai oleh para Tetua Lorien dan tidak bisa dibunuh kecuali secara berurutan. Nomor 1, 2, dan 3 telah tewas sementara Nomor 4, yakni John Smith, berjuang sekuat tenaga untuk menjaga dirinya tetap hidup dari serangan Morgadorian di buku satu. Sayangnya, mantra itu telah patah di buku kedua, The Power of Six, sehingga para garde bisa dibunuh secara acak. Seolah itu masih kurang, satu per satu cepan yang mereka miliki pun dibunuh oleh para Morgadorian. Kini, tinggal cepan milik Ella, Garde Nomor 10 yang masih hidup, yang menemani mereka ke India.

Sementara yang lainnya mencari nomor 8, John Smith dan Nomor 9 tetap berada di Amerika. Menyeberangi negeri, mereka menuju ke Chicago untuk memutuskan langkah terbaik. Sepertinya, di bagian buku ini pembaca diajak untuk mengetahui lebih dekat tentang Nomor 9, yang di buku kedua hanya muncul di akhir cerita. Jika Nomor 4 adalah sentimental dan berjiwa melindungi, maka Nomor 6 adalah wanita yang kuat dan tangguh, sementara Nomor 9 lebih mirip pemuda sok aksi yang suka iseng. Namun, sudah terbukti bahwa kemampuan bertarung Nomor 9 secara rata-rata lebih unggul dibanding John. Maka, di antara perjalanan keduanya, John pun mulai lebih mengenal sosok Nomor 9. Ternyata, dibalik sikapnya yang sok jago dan sok pahlawan, pemuda Nomor 9 ini punya karakter seorang pejuang.

“Aku tak suka penindas. Tak ada orang tang berhak mengambil atau menyakiti orang lain hanya karena mereka bisa begitu. Aku tak akan membiarkan mereka melakukannya. Dan, aku memastikan mereka tak akan melakukannya lagi.” (hlm 328)

Sementara di India, para garde berhasil menemukan Nomor 8 yang memiliki kekuatan unik. Mereka pun bersatu padu dan hendak kembali ke Amerika ketika keberadaan mereka diketahui oleh Morgadorian. Maka, dengan anggota kelompok baru inilah para garde bertempur sekuat tenaga. Ketika akhirnya seluruh garde akhirnya tiba di gurun pasir New Mexico, mereka dipaksa untuk menghadapi fakta baru yang mengecewakan terkait pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Belum lagi, mereka juga harus menghadapi Sentracus-ra, pemimpin tinggi bangsa Morgadorian. Namun begitu, enam dari tujuh Garde yang tersisa kini telah berkumpul, kemampuan baru bermunculan, dan mereka siap untuk menghancurkan lebih banyak Morgadorian menjadi tumpukan abu.

Satu kata untuk seri ini: SERU. Di buku ketiga ini, sebagaimana buku kedua, cerita dipecah menjadi dua setting. Pembaca akan diajak ke India bersama kelompok nomor 6 lalu diselingi dengan kisah-kisah perjalanan Nomor 4 dan Nomor 9 melintasi Amerika Serikat. Cerita tampaknya berfokus pada Nomor 9, meskipun buku ini juga secara pelan-pelan memperkenalkan pembaca kepada Nomor 8. Adegan pertempurannya juga merata, dan sebagaimana biasanya, penulis sangat loyal menghambur-hamburkan abu dari sisa tubuh bangsa Morgadorian yang laknat. Sayangnya, adegan pertempuran di bagian belakang terlalu singkat, padahal seru. John dkk juga mendapat musuh baru, tapi di saat yang sama mereka juga mendapat kemampuan baru. Sungguh buku yang sangat seru dan sangat dinantikan sekuelnya.
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Dec 04, 2012 Jason rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teeny-bopper, fantasy-adventure

Since I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, I decided to pick up the books to satiate my lorien appetite. This third book can be summarized as such: nine whines about how much he misses Sarah, he has a dream about setrakus, there's a loud explosion and a fight with the mogs(or feds) ensues, nine wines again, nine has another dream, another loud explosion and fight, rinse and repeat. I found myself laughing quite a bit as I read, not due to the comedic relief in the story(of which there is none), but r...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Jennifer | Book Den rated it 3 of 5 stars

The Lorien Legacies series from "Pittacus Lore" is one of my favorite book series. It's a lot of fun with a lot of action, and it has one of my favorite dog characters ever. The Rise of Nine is the third book in Lorien Legacies series.

I loved the first two books - I Am Number Four and The Power of Six - hard core. The Rise of Nine, however, I didn't like near as much. Don't get me wrong, if you read and loved the first two, I highly recommend you read The Rise of Nine as well.

My main complaint i...more The Lorien Legacies series from "Pittacus Lore" is one of my favorite book series. It's a lot of fun with a lot of action, and it has one of my favorite dog characters ever. The Rise of Nine is the third book in Lorien Legacies series.

I loved the first two books - I Am Number Four and The Power of Six - hard core. The Rise of Nine, however, I didn't like near as much. Don't get me wrong, if you read and loved the first two, I highly recommend you read The Rise of Nine as well.

My main complaint is I didn't feel like I got a complete story. The Rise of Nine reads very much like a middle of the series book. It is a middle of the series book, but I firmly believe you should be able to walk into a library, pluck any book off the shelf, and get a complete story whether it is part of a series or just a stand alone novel. A random reader wouldn't understand anything that is happening in The Rise of Nine without having read the first two and the ending was less than a satisfying ending (whether you've read the series or not).

I also had some issues with the characters. The characters in the previous books were all very likeable. In The Rise of Nine, the characters we already know are split up and are never given the same chance to shine as in the previous books. We are now getting to know new characters who just aren't as likeable as the original cast. I also require a much larger dose of Bernie Kosar, the aforementioned awesome dog.

I'm griping about this book a lot more than I would like to be because I'm still a huge fan of this series. The Rise of Nine gave me more of the super power coolness and good guy vs bad guy action I have grown to really love. Even though I didn't love it as much as the previous releases, I'm just as anxious for the next book as I was for this one. I'm also anxious for my boys to be old enough to read or be read this series. I know they are going to dig it just as much as I do.

Despite the flaws in The Rise of Nine, I highly recommend the Lorien Legacies series as a whole.
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Jennifer @ Book Den (less)

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Aug 09, 2012 L. rated it 2 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The Cover
I think the cover looks cool. I like that there is a symbol etched in the sand, it looks very sci-fi-ish and no people which is always a big plus. The cover’s also very gender neutral, so that’s a plus too. I’m not sure about the different fonts for title, tagline and author though. All in all, it’s a nice cover.

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This book starts right where the last one ended. And to be quite honest there is no new story here. It’s literally a continuation of the last book. The Lorien kids are...more

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