The characters are remarkably human for a bunch of aliens. This is one of the first books where I could not put it down in places. The story is solid and for a first book in a series it does an outstanding job of incorporating an epic back-story while still keeping the current story moving along at a readable peace.
Setting the story on Earth makes it easy to relate to and as the book goes along we get a glimpse into Lorien and a description of the planet, often described as a utopia. Now they are killing the Lorien’s one by one in order from nine to one to break the magical bond that unites them. But the Mogadorians found them and followed them here. Nine children and nine guardians escaped from Lorien while it was being attacked and the aliens took refuge on Earth, believing it was a safe haven. He may look like one of us but he is secretly from the planet Lorien, a planet which was destroyed by an evil race of aliens known as The Mogadorians. Set on Earth, Number Four, aka John Smith, is not your normal teenager.
Normally I am not into alien battle type-novels, yet as I started reading I found myself intrigued by the whole set-up and writing style of the mysterious and illusive Pittacus Lore. Having seen the trailer for I Am Number Four I then rushing out to grab the book before the impending movie release date. In 2010 I went through an odd phase whereby any movie being released based on a book I would read before it came out and sit there and judge it with intense scrutiny.
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