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I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Six's Legacy (Lorien Legacies)

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In my opinion this was a waste of money. What is the point of releasing this e-book if you are going to put the whole thing in the the sequel ("The Power of Six") aside from minor details. I'm a big fan of the series so far, but this is Just redundant.Read the sequel; your curiosity will be more than satisfied concerning Six, in fact everything you need to know about her is in the book along with the continuation of the story. =/

An interesting, exciting glance at the life of a side character from "I am Number Four," the character of Six. The story (as well as the strong character, a worthy heroine) really holds your attention during the cruel capture and torture of Six and her Cepan despite most of it taking place in a cell. Altogether Six has led a similar life to Four, forced to move around and change identities in order to stay alive. However, there are new details that we get from her perspective about being part of the Garde. This time we also get to see things not only from a female perspective but also from a feistier one because Six has always been ready for a fight. This is a great teaser which also gives us a look at the first few chapters to the follow-up to "I am Number Four," "The Power of Six" which promises to focus on the character of Seven who has led a very different life than the other Numbers.

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.

Despite all of the reviews that say don't bother buying this e-book because it is summarized in "The Power of Six", I bought it anyways. And I'm glad I did. Yes, "The Power of Six" does summarize this e-book up in a few pages, but there is a lot more background and detail, such as Six's relationship with her Cêpan, her training, and how she discovered her legacies. Furthermore, this e-book is from Six's point of view, which is non-existent in the other 2 books. The only downside to this e-book is that it is short and leaves you wanting more.

Like other reviewers have said, I would recommend reading this first before reading "The Power of Six".

If you are like me, and want to know every single detail about a book or series that you love, then I recommend that you buy this book. However, if you don't really care about details, or if you are one of those readers who skims over parts of books, then don't buy it.

I read this after finishing the second installment that recently came out. It was interesting, and helped fill the void since the next book doesn't come out for another year. However, it's pretty short, and you don't learn a whole lot about six that you didn't already get from the second book. Given the option, I'd borrow it from someone rather than pay for it. And if you don't know someone who already has it, you're not missing that much.

With the abomination that was the movie adaptation of "I Am Number Four," it seems likely that many potential readers might be chased away before they can ever open a book by the elusive Pittacus Lore, and everyone on the fence might turn their back on the series for fear of being laughed out of town. "The Lost Files: Six's Legacy," has completely reassured my that this series really does have potential.

The book was really great for what it was, which was a short and quick background story about a character who could only be described as one-dimensional when she was first introduced. The Six I knew from IAN4 was all POW! and BANG! without any back story. She just showed up out of nowhere to save the day, and the pieces didn't entirely fit together. This story explains how she went from a young teenager, who like John, longed for a normal human life that she could never achieve, into a girl who could kick some serious butt. Unlike the drawling, never-ending love-fest that is John's narration in Number 4, this story is short and to the point (which is also important, because it would have flopped if they had tried to spin this into a full length novel).

The Kindle download also comes with a sneak peak at The Power of Six, so that alone should make it worth a true fan's time. In the end, if you liked I Am Number Four and are holding your breath until August 23rd for Power of Six, you should definitely fill a few of those hours with The Lost Files.

All this is, is the first chapters from the books. Ok, so you get 2-3 chapters of the next book but NOT worth the money! Please do not waste your money and time on this!

This "book" is a scam and should be a reason for Amazon to reconsider their way of presenting factual data:

The book is listed with a file size of 721 KB, which is a lot: The first book, 'I Am Number Four', musters only 467 KB. Unfortunately, this measurement is non-conclusive because a few graphics blow up files dramatically. As is the case here.

After you've spent about seven dollars, you have the book and can see its size. And suddenly, when setting the first one to 100%, these "Lost Files" represent only 26%. Priced per page the same way, the first book would have been at $26,30.

So you read, and the writing is as good as expected. Until suddenly, after two thirds of the way, the book is over: The last third is filled with excerpts from the first and the "real" second book.

So again with setting the first book to 100%, this one - minus the "bonus tracks" - represents 16.4% of the size. Assigning the price to the real content, the first book would have been at $41.65.

What do you get for your money? A money-jerker in which the heroine's special ability 'telekinesis' appears in a half-sentence. How cheap can you get?

I guess this stuff was planned as a longer prologue or a Part I of the second novel. As such, it would have been okay, maybe even good. Then someone realized that there's a much better way of selling ...

If you don't care about the price, and if you don't care about tension that results from characters behaving incredibly stupid, considering their situation, buy it. Pittacus Lore can write, no doubt about that.

This book is not just a preview, it's taken word-for-word from the next book in the series. I was so disappointed when I read the power of six, because I'd already read so much of it. I'd advise you NOT to buy this book, just go for the Power of Six, which is a great story.

This novella is an excellent follow-up to I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies). That book had a lot of romantic elements with John and the human girl, Sarah, that slowed the plot somewhat. In contrast, this story is much more suspenseful. Readers met Six at the end of the first book, but got little information about her. This novella tells where she was, how she was captured and the death of her Cepan (not a spoiler since we're told she was dead in IANF). What I liked best was how the story drove home the point of how dangerous these kids' lives are. The first book was more matter-of-fact, "Numbers 1, 2 and 3 were killed." I never really felt that John was in danger until the climactic conclusion. But the harrowing details of Six's capture truly bring out the horror that they are being hunted by enemies who will joyfully murder them. With this story, the Mogadorians suddenly become more than just boogeymen - they are evil killers who will destroy our world.

The novella was a fast read, but I felt it was worth the $3.99 I paid for it (though, considering the excerpts from the other books it is padded with, the price should be $1.99). Overall, I could not put this story down! It left me excited to read the next novel, which despite the implications of the name will be told by Seven, not Six. Highly recommended.