The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Power of Six, Pittacus Lore's second instalment in the pulse-racing Lorien Legacies series - now a major movie franchise for Dreamworks.
'We are the last defence.I 've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith. To the world he's a mystery, but to me... he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us, if we all still believe in our mission. There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another, but our Legacies are developing and soon we'll be ready to fight. Is John Number Four - and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who might be strong enough to bring the six of us together?
'They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio... and failed. I am Number Seven. And I'm ready to fight.'
©2011 Pittacus Lore (P)2011 Penguin Books Limited
"great talking book, if you liked the first one"
This picks up from where 'I am Number 4 left off', so don't attempt it if you are not familiar with the first one. I am half way through and really enjoying it. Moves at a decent pace and some new characters have been introduced. There are two narrators this time, which makes it really easy to follow the plot - a female voice for number 7 and the same male voice who read the characters in the previous book (he does a great job of personifying the different people - never any confusion as to who is talking or what is happening, though Sam's voice is a little whiny). Entertaining, though not high brow. For those that enjoyed the fist book or movie, you will not be disappointed. Mainly aimed at the teenage market (super powers, chase scenes, frissons of light hearted romance), but I am 42 and enjoy this kind of easy listening unpretentious book. Number 4 and 6 have teamed up, and are evading the Mogadorians as best they can, who are hot on their trail. Simultaneoulsy, in Europe, another of the Lorian children has been tracked by a Mogadorian and is desperately trying to escape capture, with a full description of her life to date since the ship arrived. Some nice details that link in with the first book and shows decent pre-planning by the author. More plausible than the first book in many ways. Looking forward to the next installment.
"Amazing series and left wanting more"
I absolutely loved this and the narrator really did the story justice.
I was left wanting to listen to the next chapter!
"Great Second Book of the Series"
Great follow up to 'I am Number Four', but follows on too directly for you to be able to jump straight in here. The plot develops really well, if at times you have to think about whats going on with each character as it interchanges between the two. The narrators do a great job, even if it took a little getting used to, as I read the first one and imagined voices to be completely different. Highly recommended, as more than just the teen fiction drama that it may come across as
"good follow on from i am no four"
Good follow up to i am number four, adds more characters to the plot and alternates between them each chapter. Marisol ramirez did a excellent job with the narration and really brought the book to life, proberly the best narrator i have heard so far. Book gets one star knocked off for a few holes in the plot, but still a excellent read.
"Good second novel in the series"
Plenty of action as the megadorians pursue the heroes. Good fun but I was left wanting more and felt it ended pretty quickly.
Will be waiting for book three though!
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