Part of Lorien Legacies, book 1
First published 2010
John Smith looks like any other teenager, but he carries a deadly secret. He belongs to a group of nine young aliens who fled to Earth after their home planet was destroyed. They live in hiding, moving constantly to avoid detection by the Mogadorians, the same enemies who wiped out their world. The nine can only be killed in numerical order, and John has just received the scars that tell him Numbers One, Two, and Three are dead. As Number Four, he knows the hunters are coming for him next. John possesses extraordinary abilities that grow stronger each day, but his powers mean nothing if the Mogadorians find him first. He must learn to control his gifts while staying ahead of relentless killers who will stop at nothing to finish what they started. Time is running out, and John faces an impossible choice between the safety of anonymity and the fight his people came to Earth to wage.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, aliens
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Earth
Period: 21st-century
440 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins
Content warnings: violence