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Pittacus Lore is a collective pseudonym for the authors James Frey, Greg Boose. Jobie Hughes used to be involved as well. The project was put together by Frey, who started Full Fathom Five, a young adult publishing company that tries to produce content that will highly appeal to younger readers. Frey uses the help of Master of Fine Arts students to write the novels with him, but he is able to steer the work in the way that he sees fit.
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Order of Lorien Legacies Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am Number Four | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | The Power of Six | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | The Rise of Nine | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | The Fall of Five | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | The Revenge of Seven | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | The Fate of Ten | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | United as One | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Lorien Legacies Reborn Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generation One | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Fugitive Six | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Return to Zero | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of I Am Number Four: The Lost Files Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six's Legacy | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Nine's Legacy | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | The Fallen Legacies | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | The Search for Sam | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | The Last Days of Lorien | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | The Forgotten Ones | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Hidden Enemy | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | Five's Legacy | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | Return to Paradise | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Five's Betrayal | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 11 | The Fugitive | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 12 | The Navigator | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 13 | The Guard | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 14 | Legacies Reborn | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 15 | Last Defense | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 16 | Hunt for the Garde | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of I Am Number Four Collections
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legacies | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Secret Histories | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Rebel Allies | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Zero Hour | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Legacy Chronicles Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out of the Ashes | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Into the Fire | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Up in Smoke | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Chasing Ghosts | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Raising Monsters | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | Killing Giants | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Out of the Shadows | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ashfall Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashfall Legacy | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Ashfall Prophecy | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Pittacus Lore writes young adult science fiction and has written the “Lorien Legacies” series and “The Lost Files”, which are novella compilations that each have three novellas in them. The “Lorien Legacies” series has reached the New York Times Bestseller list, and the first novel spent seven straight weeks at number one.
PITTACUS LORE BOOKS INTO MOVIES
The first novel in the “Lorien Legacies” series, “I Am Number Four” was adapted into a movie and was released in the year 2011.
BEST PITTACUS LORE BOOKS
For those looking to get into Pittacus Lore’s work, this next section will help with that. It will look at the novels: “I Am Number Four”, “The Power of Six”, and “The Rise of Nine”.
I Am Number Four: This is the first novel in the “Lorien Legacies” series and was released in the year 2010. The series focuses on nine human like aliens who were brought to Earth at a young age, with the plan being that they grow into their powers and later return home so they can get it back from the Mogadorians, who took it over. They can only be killed in a set order due to a charm and they are protected by non gifted guardians called Cepans. At the start of this book, six of the nine have made it to fifteen years old.
Most of the novel is narrated by Number Four in the first person. One of Number Four’s abilities is his ability to blend in. He has taken the name John Smith and is from a planet called Lorien. He went on the run when he was five years old and has continued to be on the run ever since. Now sixteen, he and his guardian or Cepan (Henri) learn of the death of Number Three and so they go to Paradise, Ohio. They take new identities here. They cannot risk being exposed as it will alert everyone who wants them dead to where he is. They have crisscrossed the entire United States to try to stay hidden. John meets a conspiracy theorist, named Sam Goode, that he becomes friends with and gets a dog that he calls Bernie Kosar because of its name tag. He meets a girl that he likes named Sarah, and develops a relationship with her. Henri is training John to use his legacies and it seems that there is a quickening pace and urgency with it. He tells John that is far from safe to stay here. He is proven to be right when a battle at the school he has been going to breaks out.
The Power of Six: This is the second novel in the “Lorien Legacies” series and was released in the year 2011. This novel shifts in narration, being narrated by different members of the Garde. Number Four, Six (Sam Goode), and Seven (Marina). Marina is hiding at a convent in Spain called Santa Teresa. She searches for news of John after his heroism in the battle at his school that took place at the end of the first book. Ella, it turns out is a member of the Garde. They go on a search to find the other surviving members of The Garde, all while trying to stay ahead of the Mogadorians.
The Rise of Nine: This is the third novel in the “Lorien Legacies” series and was released in the year 2012. It was the first novel that Greg Boose co-wrote with Frey, after Jobie Hughes left the project. The writing of this novel suffered some setbacks after Hughes left. Crayton, Six, and Ella are heading to India to try to find Number Eight. They are picked up by some men who believe that Eight is Vishnu, the Hindu god reincarnated. Before they can get to Eight’s home base, they have to fight off soldiers in Lord’s Resistance Front. This group wants to kill Eight and all people who have associated themselves with him.
When Does The Next Pittacus Lore book come out?
Pittacus Lore doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Ashfall Prophecy and was released on August, 16th 2022. It is the newest book in the Ashfall Series.