Pittacus Lore

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having....

You know our stories are true. You know why we fight. You must discover their secrets. You must learn from our mistakes. They are hiding, just like us. They plan to destroy your planet....

For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret. Now all of that has changed. The invasion has begun....

The worst was supposed to be over. We were reunited after a decade apart. We were discovering the truth about our past. We were training and getting stronger every day....

John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town....

We are the last defence.I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith....

You know we're out there, living among you. You know we're waiting for our day to come. You have seen the power of our legacies. You know this is why they hunt us.....

Until the day I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive....

The Mogadorians have invaded Earth. Their warships loom over our most populated cities, and no country will risk taking them head-on. The Garde are all that stand in the way....

The Human Garde Academy was created in the aftermath of an alien invasion of Earth. It was meant to provide a safe haven for teens across the globe who were suddenly developing incredible powers....

I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us....

It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted. But in order to win, our alien allies known as the Garde unleashed their Loric energy that spread throughout the globe....

thought things would change when I found the others. We would stop running. We would fight the Mogadorians. And we would win. But I was wrong....

"I thought things would change when I found the others. We would stop running. We would fight the Mogadorians. And we would win. But I was wrong"....

After the battle in Switzerland, the Fugitive Six find their allegiances torn, dividing them into two factions. Taylor, Kopano, and Nigel return to the Academy with Nine, but nothing is the same. The United Nations decrees that all humans with Legacies must be implanted with inhibitors....

You now have powers. You can fight back. You can help us save the world, but you must choose a side....

You know the invasion has begun. You know we are all that stands in their way. You think we are alone. You will see we have hidden allies. They think they have won....

You know we have been betrayed. You must discover why....

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore, read by Neil Kaplan, Devon Sorvari and Marisol Ramirez....

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Fugitive Six, by Pittacus Lore....