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Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files #10-12
Rebel Allies
The perfect companion book to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series!
I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Rebel Allies is the fourth collection of action-packed novellas from Pittacus Lore. Initially published separately as digital originals, these three stories are now together in one print volume.
Lost Files: #10: The Fugitive follows Mark James as he tries to track down Sarah Hart, evade the Mogadorians and the FBI, and discover the identity of the mysterious blogger he knows only as GUARD.
Lost Files: #11: The Navigator reveals the truth about the crew of the two Loric spaceships who escaped to Earth and shows what happened to the pilots after they arrived and parted ways with the Garde.
Lost Files: #12: The Guard tells the story of the hacker who has been aiding the Lorien survivors from the shadows for years. She's determined to defeat the Mogs—and she just found her secret weapon.
You know the truth about the Mogadorians' invasion of Earth and the Garde who will do anything to defeat them—yet there is still so much to learn. The stories in Rebel Allies will help you get the answers you seek, but they will not help you stop the coming war. Only the Garde can save our planet. But they are not alone. . . .
The I Am Number Four series is perfect for fans of science fiction adventures like the Fifth Wave series by Rick Yancey and the Beautiful Minds series by Alexandra Bracken.
I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Rebel Allies is the fourth collection of action-packed novellas from Pittacus Lore. Initially published separately as digital originals, these three stories are now together in one print volume.
Lost Files: #10: The Fugitive follows Mark James as he tries to track down Sarah Hart, evade the Mogadorians and the FBI, and discover the identity of the mysterious blogger he knows only as GUARD.
Lost Files: #11: The Navigator reveals the truth about the crew of the two Loric spaceships who escaped to Earth and shows what happened to the pilots after they arrived and parted ways with the Garde.
Lost Files: #12: The Guard tells the story of the hacker who has been aiding the Lorien survivors from the shadows for years. She's determined to defeat the Mogs—and she just found her secret weapon.
You know the truth about the Mogadorians' invasion of Earth and the Garde who will do anything to defeat them—yet there is still so much to learn. The stories in Rebel Allies will help you get the answers you seek, but they will not help you stop the coming war. Only the Garde can save our planet. But they are not alone. . . .
The I Am Number Four series is perfect for fans of science fiction adventures like the Fifth Wave series by Rick Yancey and the Beautiful Minds series by Alexandra Bracken.
416 pages, Paperback
First published July 28, 2015
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71 books11.6k followersPittacus Lore is Lorien’s ruling Elder. He has been on Earth preparing for the war that will decide Earth’s fate. His whereabouts are unknown.
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July 19, 2018
I finally got some more things answered in this one because there was so many things that didn't make sense in two of the books but finally after reading this one it all makes sense now.
The Fugitive: 3.5/5 stars
The Navigator: 4.5/5 stars
The Guard: 4/5 stars
Plot: This novella takes place during the main series and we first see Mark who is on the run after leaving John, Six, Sam, Sarah and Bernie. I wanted to know more about Mark's journey because he changes so much from the first book when we see him as a jock who runs the high school because hes that popular. He even states that he had it all from having a girlfriend to having his future figured out for him to now being on the run from the government, this character goes through one of the biggest changes in the series. However in 'The Fugitive' we see him on the run and moving from place to place trying to find this person who is helping him and he does ultimately finds who it is.
We are first introduced to Lexa in the main series and i have always wanted to know what she got up to before we meet her and the last two novellas in this one really cleared it up. Lexa is a very smart person and it was interesting to see how she was silently helping on the sidelines without being noticed and came out of hiding when she was ready.
as with most novellas and this one isn't any different i recommend you reading the series before you pick up this one especially because this one picks up right in the middle of the main series so you will get spoiled if you read this one first.
The Fugitive: 3.5/5 stars
The Navigator: 4.5/5 stars
The Guard: 4/5 stars
Plot: This novella takes place during the main series and we first see Mark who is on the run after leaving John, Six, Sam, Sarah and Bernie. I wanted to know more about Mark's journey because he changes so much from the first book when we see him as a jock who runs the high school because hes that popular. He even states that he had it all from having a girlfriend to having his future figured out for him to now being on the run from the government, this character goes through one of the biggest changes in the series. However in 'The Fugitive' we see him on the run and moving from place to place trying to find this person who is helping him and he does ultimately finds who it is.
We are first introduced to Lexa in the main series and i have always wanted to know what she got up to before we meet her and the last two novellas in this one really cleared it up. Lexa is a very smart person and it was interesting to see how she was silently helping on the sidelines without being noticed and came out of hiding when she was ready.
as with most novellas and this one isn't any different i recommend you reading the series before you pick up this one especially because this one picks up right in the middle of the main series so you will get spoiled if you read this one first.
August 18, 2015
Finally, some much-needed answers after The Revenge of Seven and Hidden Enemy! Chief among them - who is GUARD? The answer is, thankfully, revealed in the first novella of this collection, while the remaining two are devoted to GUARD's backstory. And what a backstory it is. Move over, Marina, Nine, Six, Sam...I've got a new favorite character in this series, and if GUARD doesn't show up in The Fate of Ten, I'll be sorely, sorely disappointed.
September 22, 2019
So good! I might have to re-read this whole series again!
January 16, 2016
The Fugitive: Jolly Roger? It's a family name. I was, I admit, pleasantly surprised with this one. 8/10, I think :) I like that Lore makes nearly all of his characters important-- not to say he doesn't have extras, but there are rarely characters that get large parts without becoming really, incredibly important. That's awesome. I mean, Mark James used to be nothing more than a high school bully ... oh look how far we've come, haha!
The Navigator: I can be a phantom. Anonymous. A ghost in the machine ... a guardian. I SPENT ALL MY TIME WISHING THAT GUARD WAS A DUDE AND THEN I GOT TO KNOW HER AND HOLY JESUS THIS GIRL IS AS BADASS AS THEY COME. And I was having some serious Crayton feels as well, I mean ... Papa Cray is precious. Also, I really enjoy when Lore writes about what it was like living on Lorien, because the Garde left when they were so young that you don't get a lot of that in the actual books. It's always the Lost Files that he shows that side to the audience. Lorien sounds like a pretty rad place to live, js.
The Guard: I'm a friend. If I wasn't, I'd have shown up with an army. I'm to lazy to write much about this other than it was pretty freaking wonderful, okay? Okay. Cool beans. IloveyouLexa.
The Navigator: I can be a phantom. Anonymous. A ghost in the machine ... a guardian. I SPENT ALL MY TIME WISHING THAT GUARD WAS A DUDE AND THEN I GOT TO KNOW HER AND HOLY JESUS THIS GIRL IS AS BADASS AS THEY COME. And I was having some serious Crayton feels as well, I mean ... Papa Cray is precious. Also, I really enjoy when Lore writes about what it was like living on Lorien, because the Garde left when they were so young that you don't get a lot of that in the actual books. It's always the Lost Files that he shows that side to the audience. Lorien sounds like a pretty rad place to live, js.
The Guard: I'm a friend. If I wasn't, I'd have shown up with an army. I'm to lazy to write much about this other than it was pretty freaking wonderful, okay? Okay. Cool beans. IloveyouLexa.
September 30, 2021
It's been awhile since I've been this engrossed in a book. It's taking me awhile to get through this series, but every time I pick up one of the books, I wonder why I keep taking such long breaks. This book was packed full of incredible action and amazingly intricate plot (and it was only a compilation of novellas!). I love that these novellas are integral parts to the main story, and that we learn so much in them that we didn't know before. I can't wait to see how Lexa .
August 10, 2023
This book was so great. I read the I am Number Four series years ago, but this book took me right back to the fantastic world and story of the series. It made me want to read the whole series all over again.
The following will contain spoilers.
At first, it took me a while to get back into the story, because it had been such a long time since I read the other books. I'm not sure if I was less into the first part, which was Mark's perspective, or if it was just that I needed a little bit of time to get back into the story. As for the 2 other parts, both being stories told from Lexa's point of view, I was loving every single seconds of it. Being able to see Lexa's story before coming to Earth and seeing her evolution after arriving on Earth was really enjoyable. I loved her so much, she was such a badass.
Once again, I can only appreciate the quality of the writing of Pittacus Lore (James Frey).
The following will contain spoilers.
At first, it took me a while to get back into the story, because it had been such a long time since I read the other books. I'm not sure if I was less into the first part, which was Mark's perspective, or if it was just that I needed a little bit of time to get back into the story. As for the 2 other parts, both being stories told from Lexa's point of view, I was loving every single seconds of it. Being able to see Lexa's story before coming to Earth and seeing her evolution after arriving on Earth was really enjoyable. I loved her so much, she was such a badass.
Once again, I can only appreciate the quality of the writing of Pittacus Lore (James Frey).
September 17, 2022
Why is every side character so much better than the MCs?
4 Stars to The Fugitive
5 Stars to The Navigator
5 Stars to The Guard
4 Stars to The Fugitive
5 Stars to The Navigator
5 Stars to The Guard
June 1, 2015
This novel was very fun to read. I’m hoping to start the second one as soon as I can. Though I happened to have tons of time to read this book, it only took me a few days with how captivated the book kept me.
For the most part, the book was pretty mellow during the build up. Things like training, and everyday affairs keep a reader up to date, but the little tidbits inlaid in those tasks kept the pace steady. Those little bits of information did not always apply to the story immediately. There was one instance where the information didn’t make any sense until the end of the book. Unlike some books I've read, this didn't fizzle out halfway through and this kind of surprised me. I wasn’t anticipating how the book ended but that was a result of many smaller events that were almost insignificant to any normal person and that’s what made this book one of the better ones I've read.
Along with the general story line, the characterization was very vivid. I found little to no trouble in picturing the characters and their actions even though they were unearthly. Picturing him levitate tennis balls and sustaining a full body flame was pretty different but fun nonetheless.
The whole setting is mostly in a small and even during Halloween, it wasn't very hard to construct the whole town within my mind. I based most of it on a mixture of things with some of my knowledge of the area to really smooth things out. Where he was in the town really did affect what was happening, from training in his backyard to saving people from a burning building and the serenity of a morning run. I really liked how the author made it easy to picture everything. By far the best detail that made it easy to picture things was the modern time of the whole novel.
After my short, but great experience with this book, I would easily recommend it to anyone over the age of 12, and who is into the science fiction genre. The way the story is written makes it easy to follow and with some great twists, it keeps the attention of its readers.
For the most part, the book was pretty mellow during the build up. Things like training, and everyday affairs keep a reader up to date, but the little tidbits inlaid in those tasks kept the pace steady. Those little bits of information did not always apply to the story immediately. There was one instance where the information didn’t make any sense until the end of the book. Unlike some books I've read, this didn't fizzle out halfway through and this kind of surprised me. I wasn’t anticipating how the book ended but that was a result of many smaller events that were almost insignificant to any normal person and that’s what made this book one of the better ones I've read.
Along with the general story line, the characterization was very vivid. I found little to no trouble in picturing the characters and their actions even though they were unearthly. Picturing him levitate tennis balls and sustaining a full body flame was pretty different but fun nonetheless.
The whole setting is mostly in a small and even during Halloween, it wasn't very hard to construct the whole town within my mind. I based most of it on a mixture of things with some of my knowledge of the area to really smooth things out. Where he was in the town really did affect what was happening, from training in his backyard to saving people from a burning building and the serenity of a morning run. I really liked how the author made it easy to picture everything. By far the best detail that made it easy to picture things was the modern time of the whole novel.
After my short, but great experience with this book, I would easily recommend it to anyone over the age of 12, and who is into the science fiction genre. The way the story is written makes it easy to follow and with some great twists, it keeps the attention of its readers.
May 9, 2019
What I really enjoy about this particular collection of novellas is that it truly brigdes gaps between the novels and fills out the background of some quite important characters.
The Fugitive: 5/5.
This is thr continuation of Mark’s story following Return to Paradise. His whole life has been turned upside down after the attack in IANF, but to his credit, he is taking it in stride. In fact he has evolved quite a bit as a character and while he might be focused on finding and saving Sarah as his goal, this only serves to fuel his willpower even more. And this story shows that while that initial motive might be selfish and small-minded, it guides his actions and helps him to not get overwhelmed by the magnitude of what he is doing- fighting against the Mogs and the FBI. This is the story that made me love Mark James and saw him evolve from selfish jock stereotype bully to something more.
The Navigator: 3/5.
This is the story of the Loric that wasn’t Cepan or Garde, but still went to Earth. The pilots who flew the chosen ship and the mysterious second ship with Ella and Crayton. It is also the set up for the next story, and as such I feel like it doesn’t stand Well on it’s own and while Lexa’s qualms about the Loric government are understandable, it seemed like her character was a bit of an afterthough - though as it turns out she’s highly important.
The Guard: 4/5.
The continued story of Lexa, computer genius extraordinaire and Intelligence collector. This is the story of how she works behind the scenes to protect the lives of the Garde as well as their secrets. I like how this story brings together Lexa, Mark and Sarah, but just as they finally met and become this awesome group of hackers, the invasion begins and everything goes to hell. It moves very fast and does some strange time jumps for the sake of story length, but ultimately I really like this story as this and the one before tells the story of the Loric who got kind of forgotten on Earth.
The Fugitive: 5/5.
This is thr continuation of Mark’s story following Return to Paradise. His whole life has been turned upside down after the attack in IANF, but to his credit, he is taking it in stride. In fact he has evolved quite a bit as a character and while he might be focused on finding and saving Sarah as his goal, this only serves to fuel his willpower even more. And this story shows that while that initial motive might be selfish and small-minded, it guides his actions and helps him to not get overwhelmed by the magnitude of what he is doing- fighting against the Mogs and the FBI. This is the story that made me love Mark James and saw him evolve from selfish jock stereotype bully to something more.
The Navigator: 3/5.
This is the story of the Loric that wasn’t Cepan or Garde, but still went to Earth. The pilots who flew the chosen ship and the mysterious second ship with Ella and Crayton. It is also the set up for the next story, and as such I feel like it doesn’t stand Well on it’s own and while Lexa’s qualms about the Loric government are understandable, it seemed like her character was a bit of an afterthough - though as it turns out she’s highly important.
The Guard: 4/5.
The continued story of Lexa, computer genius extraordinaire and Intelligence collector. This is the story of how she works behind the scenes to protect the lives of the Garde as well as their secrets. I like how this story brings together Lexa, Mark and Sarah, but just as they finally met and become this awesome group of hackers, the invasion begins and everything goes to hell. It moves very fast and does some strange time jumps for the sake of story length, but ultimately I really like this story as this and the one before tells the story of the Loric who got kind of forgotten on Earth.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 13, 2018
10 out of 10. What else is there to say? If you like the Lorien Legacies then you'll like all of the novellas. In some cases the novellas have been so good they give the main series a really close run for their money. I love these, they never disappoint.
I wrote a crap-ton of Reading Notes while I was reading this, so feel free to have a peak at them below this review. They might be a bit spoilery even though I marked the really spoilery ones, just a heads up.
All of my Lorien Legacies Reviews:
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Lost Files #4-6
Lost Files #7-9
Lost Files #10-12
I wrote a crap-ton of Reading Notes while I was reading this, so feel free to have a peak at them below this review. They might be a bit spoilery even though I marked the really spoilery ones, just a heads up.
All of my Lorien Legacies Reviews:
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Lost Files #4-6
Lost Files #7-9
Lost Files #10-12
July 29, 2015
5 stars. I love Lexa. I just love all the novellas in this series; you get so many POVs and new information!
November 25, 2016
I borrowed this book from my local library. It is the second last Novella of three stories. I enjoyed reading it. The stories were interesting to read.
September 27, 2015
YEAH LEXA YOU GO GIRL
January 12, 2016
Rating: 5 stars
Disclaimer: Contains spoilers.
Posted at: Aestival Reverie
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I should have read this before The Fate of Ten. I really regret this but it's okay. I'll just re-read TFOT to be able to fully appreciate Lexa's character. But to be honest, I'm glad that I've finally read this one after a long time of hunting a copy from various bookstores. It's really hard to find a copy of this book after it was first released here in the Philippines. I've actually got my copy from a small franchise near our house. The store wasn't inside a mall and I found the book buried under some romance YA novels.
Anyway, this book was really good. I took some time to read, not the usual less-than-24-hour-record for the rest of the Lorien Legacies book I've read and I'm happy that I did my reading that way. I was able to digest what really happened and had time to make reviews.
Although I didn't know that Lexa was badass and Mark James can be useful and can actually be action-y when facing evil aliens, I'm glad that I know that now. I love this series so much and I can't wait for more!
To see more detailed review of each of the three novellas, continue reading, I'll paste the reviews I made for The Fugitive, The Navigator and The Guard below.
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The Fugitive
Oh Mark James, you are a cute one.
I actually never liked Mark James in the first books. He's that "dumb high school jock" that bullies kids or that famous guy that girls typically like. I hate that kind of guys. But after the whole incident in Paradise High School, he matured. And that's the character development I wanted. Also, he gets to be one of the huge conspiracy theorists (which is super interesting to me) which means, he has this goal to make actions for the greater good.
Actually, at first I'm skeptical about reading from his point of view but I liked it as time pass by. Truth be told, the choice of words the author used in this story aren't that deep. It's like I was just reading a random blog entry of some guy off the internet and I took it as one of the charms Mark James' perspective.
But still, Pittacus Lore never fails to amaze me. Even with these short stories, there were lots of action sequences and it's keeping me excited to read more. And I get to read and to know what's happening from the other characters' side of the story. It's a bummer that I didn't read this before The Fate of Ten but it's okay, you'll just get more curious on how people met. It's not a big issue whether you were able to read the companion books. That's why I love the whole Lorien Legacies series.
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The Navigator
My initial thoughts are: "Oh no, is this from the time when the Mogs attacked Lorien? 'Cause if it is, I don't think that my heart is ready for this."
I was right.
Those times were so heart-breaking for me. When I read The Last Days of Lorien, I can imagine how terrible it was. People screaming, running, and dying. There's so much destruction that you can feel that the world is crumbling onto you, literally. Until today, when I remember the day Lorien got attacked, I feel so emotional about it. I can't believe that I've just read another story about the last days of Lorien told from a different perspective.
I'm glad that this was less devastating. Maybe because Lexa, the protagonist, hated the way things happen in Lorien so there weren't really intense feelings about escaping her home planet. Because of that, I find her past self as one of those people who rebel just because they've lost something or someone special to them. Those characters are interesting only on how their character develops as the story goes on. To be honest, I felt more sympathetic towards her other companions, specially Crayton. But she did come to her senses by the end of the story. Too bad it was too late, though.
Anyway, it's really obvious that this collection revolves around Lexa as a character and how much she's done in the past in order to protect the Loric-in-hiding. It's a shame that I wasn't able to fully appreciate her appearance in The Fate of Ten since I've read that book months before I've read this. (This wasn't available in most of the bookstores. I just got lucky when I glanced at some random book rack in a small book store near our house and found a copy buried under romance novels.) I thought of her as this new ordinary character, who met up with Mark James and supposed to be GUARD. That's it, nothing special other than being Loric. I should've known that she's a badass computer hacker who knows how to handle some action in her life. And when she met Ella in TFOT, I should have been happier because you know, they've reunited! I think I'll reread it again soon.
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The Guard
At first I'm just curious about what happened to her within those years of being a shadow from the world, helping the Garde through the internet. But then I got somehow bored because there's so much technology language going on. I appreciate the tone though, because it's too different from Mark James' perspective and I really liked that the author spared us the time to go through the details of the crossover from Mark James' to Lexa's.
Also, as usual, I'm still confused about the things that really happened with Pittacus Lore. The corpse in Malcolm Goode's bunker, is it really Pittacus'? I'm still not believing it but I guess that's that. And I still have lots of questions about the little details, like how did she land the ship on the hangar without people noticing it? And I remember the Mogs being able to chat with the people from They Walk Among Us/Alien Anonymous. I can't remember what happened after that and that made me confused about who's who. Better leave it at that.
I have my regrets though. I really should have read this before The Fate of Ten. I mean really. It would have made me appreciate Lexa's character better and I should have been very happy with the reunions and stuff but back then I was just like, "Aw ok. I bet that's in Rebel Allies." I was clueless.
It's okay though. This story is good in its own way. I'm glad that there have been encounters with some of the good and bad characters, just not the main ones. I liked that idea. She's been in the background, helping in her own way. And I'm glad that they have their own team of rebel allies.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Five stars for this obviously. I really liked it, but still, the main books are really the bomb. These novellas really help fuel the intensity of the plot and lots of answers are being given in the novellas. I'm also glad that we're getting new stories from the perspectives of minor characters, which aren't far from what the main characters are doing and experiencing. I love stories that connects to each other. Unexplained mysteries keeps on increasing but I'm really happy with what the authors are feeding us. Its the charm of the series, to make the readers question things, but not to the extent that its annoying. We're all curious and we all want to read more.
I'm excited for United As One and I'm a bit sad that that's the last book. Oh well, it's inevitable. I hope they'll make a television series for this, though. Forget the film, I think small-screen suits this best. Fingers crossed on that one! Sooner or later, they will. They must! Someone must!
Disclaimer: Contains spoilers.
Posted at: Aestival Reverie
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I should have read this before The Fate of Ten. I really regret this but it's okay. I'll just re-read TFOT to be able to fully appreciate Lexa's character. But to be honest, I'm glad that I've finally read this one after a long time of hunting a copy from various bookstores. It's really hard to find a copy of this book after it was first released here in the Philippines. I've actually got my copy from a small franchise near our house. The store wasn't inside a mall and I found the book buried under some romance YA novels.
Anyway, this book was really good. I took some time to read, not the usual less-than-24-hour-record for the rest of the Lorien Legacies book I've read and I'm happy that I did my reading that way. I was able to digest what really happened and had time to make reviews.
Although I didn't know that Lexa was badass and Mark James can be useful and can actually be action-y when facing evil aliens, I'm glad that I know that now. I love this series so much and I can't wait for more!
To see more detailed review of each of the three novellas, continue reading, I'll paste the reviews I made for The Fugitive, The Navigator and The Guard below.
----------
The Fugitive
Oh Mark James, you are a cute one.
I actually never liked Mark James in the first books. He's that "dumb high school jock" that bullies kids or that famous guy that girls typically like. I hate that kind of guys. But after the whole incident in Paradise High School, he matured. And that's the character development I wanted. Also, he gets to be one of the huge conspiracy theorists (which is super interesting to me) which means, he has this goal to make actions for the greater good.
Actually, at first I'm skeptical about reading from his point of view but I liked it as time pass by. Truth be told, the choice of words the author used in this story aren't that deep. It's like I was just reading a random blog entry of some guy off the internet and I took it as one of the charms Mark James' perspective.
But still, Pittacus Lore never fails to amaze me. Even with these short stories, there were lots of action sequences and it's keeping me excited to read more. And I get to read and to know what's happening from the other characters' side of the story. It's a bummer that I didn't read this before The Fate of Ten but it's okay, you'll just get more curious on how people met. It's not a big issue whether you were able to read the companion books. That's why I love the whole Lorien Legacies series.
----------
The Navigator
My initial thoughts are: "Oh no, is this from the time when the Mogs attacked Lorien? 'Cause if it is, I don't think that my heart is ready for this."
I was right.
Those times were so heart-breaking for me. When I read The Last Days of Lorien, I can imagine how terrible it was. People screaming, running, and dying. There's so much destruction that you can feel that the world is crumbling onto you, literally. Until today, when I remember the day Lorien got attacked, I feel so emotional about it. I can't believe that I've just read another story about the last days of Lorien told from a different perspective.
I'm glad that this was less devastating. Maybe because Lexa, the protagonist, hated the way things happen in Lorien so there weren't really intense feelings about escaping her home planet. Because of that, I find her past self as one of those people who rebel just because they've lost something or someone special to them. Those characters are interesting only on how their character develops as the story goes on. To be honest, I felt more sympathetic towards her other companions, specially Crayton. But she did come to her senses by the end of the story. Too bad it was too late, though.
Anyway, it's really obvious that this collection revolves around Lexa as a character and how much she's done in the past in order to protect the Loric-in-hiding. It's a shame that I wasn't able to fully appreciate her appearance in The Fate of Ten since I've read that book months before I've read this. (This wasn't available in most of the bookstores. I just got lucky when I glanced at some random book rack in a small book store near our house and found a copy buried under romance novels.) I thought of her as this new ordinary character, who met up with Mark James and supposed to be GUARD. That's it, nothing special other than being Loric. I should've known that she's a badass computer hacker who knows how to handle some action in her life. And when she met Ella in TFOT, I should have been happier because you know, they've reunited! I think I'll reread it again soon.
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The Guard
At first I'm just curious about what happened to her within those years of being a shadow from the world, helping the Garde through the internet. But then I got somehow bored because there's so much technology language going on. I appreciate the tone though, because it's too different from Mark James' perspective and I really liked that the author spared us the time to go through the details of the crossover from Mark James' to Lexa's.
Also, as usual, I'm still confused about the things that really happened with Pittacus Lore. The corpse in Malcolm Goode's bunker, is it really Pittacus'? I'm still not believing it but I guess that's that. And I still have lots of questions about the little details, like how did she land the ship on the hangar without people noticing it? And I remember the Mogs being able to chat with the people from They Walk Among Us/Alien Anonymous. I can't remember what happened after that and that made me confused about who's who. Better leave it at that.
I have my regrets though. I really should have read this before The Fate of Ten. I mean really. It would have made me appreciate Lexa's character better and I should have been very happy with the reunions and stuff but back then I was just like, "Aw ok. I bet that's in Rebel Allies." I was clueless.
It's okay though. This story is good in its own way. I'm glad that there have been encounters with some of the good and bad characters, just not the main ones. I liked that idea. She's been in the background, helping in her own way. And I'm glad that they have their own team of rebel allies.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Five stars for this obviously. I really liked it, but still, the main books are really the bomb. These novellas really help fuel the intensity of the plot and lots of answers are being given in the novellas. I'm also glad that we're getting new stories from the perspectives of minor characters, which aren't far from what the main characters are doing and experiencing. I love stories that connects to each other. Unexplained mysteries keeps on increasing but I'm really happy with what the authors are feeding us. Its the charm of the series, to make the readers question things, but not to the extent that its annoying. We're all curious and we all want to read more.
I'm excited for United As One and I'm a bit sad that that's the last book. Oh well, it's inevitable. I hope they'll make a television series for this, though. Forget the film, I think small-screen suits this best. Fingers crossed on that one! Sooner or later, they will. They must! Someone must!
September 18, 2017
This is a short little prequel that gives you some background information on Number Six, and whets your appetite for the soon-to-be-released sequel to I Am Number Four. The author has an engaging writing style, and if you liked I am Number Four you are going to eat this one up yet wanting a lot more. Which is why they released it a couple of weeks before the sequel. I'm ready, my wife is ready, and both of my kids are ready for the sequel and we all enjoyed this little prequel.
I am disappointed in the pricing at $3.99 - while the story is good, it only took about 20 minutes to read. However, the accountant in me knows why they did it but it was a little disappointing being so short. However, I guess four family members reading the same thing - at the same time - more than makes up for it.
Regardless, if you enjoyed the first book and are eagerly awaiting the sequel like we are, this will certainly set the stage.
I am disappointed in the pricing at $3.99 - while the story is good, it only took about 20 minutes to read. However, the accountant in me knows why they did it but it was a little disappointing being so short. However, I guess four family members reading the same thing - at the same time - more than makes up for it.
Regardless, if you enjoyed the first book and are eagerly awaiting the sequel like we are, this will certainly set the stage.
March 6, 2021
General feelings: why was this so intriguing?
I mistook this for the first book in the series, and I jumped right in and was so confused! I had seen the movie before but did not recognize the first section, and I soon realized that this was not the first book. I kept going, thinking that the knowledge from the movie would help me. It did for a while, but then I got thrown head first into so much more than I was prepared for and I found it so entertaining!
I enjoy the mental gymnastics of learning on the fly, and I definitely had to do that without the context of the rest of the books. When I went back and read book one, it was much less entertaining because of all of the exposition.
Mark was enjoyable to follow, but I looooved getting the perspective of "Guard". Getting to witness the destruction of Lorien first hand, and watching her struggle to survive on her own was really heartbreaking.
I am looking forward to continuing with the rest of the series because of the enjoyment I got from this installment!
I mistook this for the first book in the series, and I jumped right in and was so confused! I had seen the movie before but did not recognize the first section, and I soon realized that this was not the first book. I kept going, thinking that the knowledge from the movie would help me. It did for a while, but then I got thrown head first into so much more than I was prepared for and I found it so entertaining!
I enjoy the mental gymnastics of learning on the fly, and I definitely had to do that without the context of the rest of the books. When I went back and read book one, it was much less entertaining because of all of the exposition.
Mark was enjoyable to follow, but I looooved getting the perspective of "Guard". Getting to witness the destruction of Lorien first hand, and watching her struggle to survive on her own was really heartbreaking.
I am looking forward to continuing with the rest of the series because of the enjoyment I got from this installment!
March 11, 2019
Another good book with three short stories. The Fugitive was about Mark surprisingly. Its about when he left his home to go track down Sarah and was talking to a person by the name of GUARD threw the Internet. Then in The Navigator it was about a girl names Lexa who was the driver of the second ship that left Lorien during the invasion! You learn what happened to the ship and the people and animals on it. I have to say it was the most interesting story out of the three. The last one, The Guard was about Lexa again and also Mark and Sarah all meeting up together! All three of these stories really connected to each other which I thought was really cool.
June 10, 2018
In this set of novellas we hear of Lexa, one of the Loric who is secretly helping the Garde behind the scenes as a computer warrior and expert hacker.
Both hers and Mark James story seem rather intertwined so this set deals mostly with their backstory, of how Lexa escaped to Earth as a pilot on one of the last Loric ships off Lorien and her subsequent struggle to stay underground and help the Garde and their cepans from afar and now her new human ally, Mark.
Both hers and Mark James story seem rather intertwined so this set deals mostly with their backstory, of how Lexa escaped to Earth as a pilot on one of the last Loric ships off Lorien and her subsequent struggle to stay underground and help the Garde and their cepans from afar and now her new human ally, Mark.
September 3, 2022
I really like these short stories, not only because they fill in the gaps of the story that aren't following Number four but also because the side characters are explored. Here we got to learn more about Mark, which made him a more likable character to me, and made him have more depth than what we saw in the main story line. Maybe he was stereotypical to begin with, but he really did grow quite a bit on his own.
June 2, 2023
I loved this book.. when I went to start it my husband said, “Oh wasn’t that a movie?” I was like well I’m not sure.. he was right.. this was such a high action book that I struggled with putting it down.. an alien.. a new town… a helper.. boys that don’t like you.. a dog that has joined your family.. it had a little of everything in it for you.. but it doesn’t stop there.. can’t wait to read the next in the series
August 24, 2018
I've read these novellas before, when I read the entire Lorien Legacies series, but I forgot how heartbreaking Lexa's backstory is. She's such a unique character with a completely different motivation and approach from the others. Also, Mark is one of my favorite characters -- excellent character development for him.
November 3, 2021
This trio of novella's answered several questions from previous books in the series. I quite enjoyed them, and, as always, I love Mark James to bits. Also really enjoyed getting to know who GUARD was and I love the addition of another badass female character. I'm quickly coming up on the last book in this series and I don't want it to end yet!
June 25, 2019
I find these novellas interesting as they helped to fill in the gap between books or helped to give some background on some characters. It did become a bit repetitive when Lexa's and Mark's stories come together, but overall a good read.
July 15, 2020
Everything seems to be adding up in this book, questions are finally getting answered. If you're reading this book I'm sure that you are far enough in the series that I don't have to convince you how great this series is.
May 21, 2022
I would say I enjoyed this, and it is important information that I want to have, but this isn’t one that I would read multiple times. It’s more of a background knowledge book. Yes it’s good to have the explanation of Lexa and how she came to their aid, but that’s about it.
May 17, 2017
Good insight onto the character of Lexa and some more in depth into Mark James life. Liked the stories.
Good amount of cursing, but overall okay for younger readers.
Good amount of cursing, but overall okay for younger readers.
May 27, 2017
Love these mini stories. One more set to go
July 11, 2017
Mildly fun and interesting.
July 30, 2017
Good general backstory, wasn't super action packed though so I had a harder time getting through it.
September 18, 2017
I am really enjoying this series - every single publication.
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