History Literature / LorienLegacies

Kick-started with the relatively successful ''Literature/IAmNumberFour'', author James Frey (with ghostwriter Jobie Hughes[[note]]Books 1 & 2; was apparently removed from the project because of creative differences. It is supposed that for book 3 and one other of the main novels, Greg Boose acted as a secret ghostwriter -- secret likely due to Frey's wanting to keep the illusion of the author.[[/note]] under the pseudonym 'Pittacus Lore', [[OneSteveLimit who's also a character]]) kept it no secret that [[CashCowFranchise the whole franchise]] was [[FollowTheLeader designed to]] latch onto [[MoneyDearBoy the success]] of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and ''Literature/HarryPotter''.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Four
** TheLancer: Six
** TheBigGuy: Nine
** TheChick: Ella
** TheMedic: Marina (also counts as TheChick)
** TheSixthRanger: Eight

Speaking of which, the "Lorien Legacies" is a DoubleMeaningTitle, or a poly-meaning title, as both elements to it have multiple meanings: ''Lorien'' meaning of Lorien, [[LandmarkofLore of lore]], or of Pittacus [[AwesomeMcCoolName Lore]] and ''Legacies'' meaning Heroic Stories, Dynasties, inherited responsibilities or positions, the Inheritances, the actual [[Characters/LorienLegaciesGarde Garde members]] or, of course, their powers.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Many of the Loric names, especially the joint PenName of Pittacus Lore.

* CIAEvilFBIGood: [[spoiler:Jury's out on the CIA and their involvement, but as for the FBI...horribly, horribly inverted. As of ''The Rise of Nine'' the Feebs are working with the Mogs, who provide them with valuable scientific knowledge that puts our military light-years ahead of any other, in exchange for trying to track down the Garde and give them over to them.]]

** Another broblem with the age of Lorien is that there are no stars that can grow this old.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the start, they follow a lead of Dale, who they met in Trapper's (the bar). They borrow his boat, but on the way they get into a brief stint with the Mogadorians, where Dale, after the signt of their Legacies, promptly jumps out of the boat.

* AlternateLandmarkHistory: And how! Think up a wonder. Except [[OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the Great Wall of China]], they're alien.

* BloodlessCarnage: When the aliens did they turn to ash.

Kick-started with the relatively successful ''Literature/IAmNumberFour'', author James Frey (with ghostwriter Jobie Hughes[[note]]Books 1 & 2; was apparently removed from the project because of creative differences. It is supposed that for book 3 and one other of the main novels, Greg Boose acted as a secret ghostwriter -- secret likely due to Frey's wanting to keep the illusion of the author.[[/note]] under the pseudonym 'Pittacus Lore', [[OneSteveLimit who's also a character]]) kept it no secret that [[CashCowFranchise the whole franchise]] was [[FollowTheLeader designed to]] latch onto [[MoneyDearBoy the success]] of ''{{Twilight}}'' and ''Literature/HarryPotter''.

Kick-started with the relatively successful ''Literature/IAmNumberFour'', author James Frey (with ghostwriter Jobie Hughes[[note]]Books 1 & 2; was apparently removed from the project because of creative differences. It is supposed that for book 3 and one other of the main novels, Greg Boose acted as a secret ghostwriter -- secret likely due to Frey's wanting to keep the illusion of the author.[[/note]] under the pseudonym 'Pittacus Lore', [[OneSteveLimit who's also a character]]) kept it no secret that [[CashCowFranchise the whole franchise]] was [[FollowTheLeader designed to]] latch onto [[MoneyDearBoy the success]] of ''{{Twilight}}'' and ''HarryPotter''.

The number was secretly extended again, albeit under a "Lorien Legacies Reborn" banner, instead - this sub-series would appear to be set up to continue for some time, with the first released in June 2017:

* EverythingFades: All aliens (conveniently) leave no corpses. [[spoiler: This is probably a substitute for Henri's [[DueToTheDead funeral pyre]] from the novel.]]

* ExtrudedBookProduct

While the film series has been shelved due to relatively-poor performance at the box office (''The Power of Six'' had been planned for release on May 26th 2016), the novel series has continued, and was planned to consist of six books. This was extended to seven and the final book was released in June 2016. The number was extended again, albeit under a "Lorien Legacies Reborn" banner, instead - this sub-series would appear to be set up to continue for some time, with the first released in June 2017. The series consists of the following novels:

While the film series has been shelved due to relatively-poor performance at the box office (''The Power of Six'' had been planned for release on May 26th 2016), the novel series has continued, and was planned to consist of six books. This was extended to seven and the final book was released in June 2016. The series consists of the following novels:

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While the film series has been shelved due to relatively-poor performance at the box office (''The Power of Six'' had been planned for release on May 26th 2016), the novel series has continued, and is planned to extend as far as six books. The series consists of the following novels thus far:

The final book of the series, called ''United as One'', was announced to be released on June 28, 2016 in the USA and July 14, 2016 in the UK.

Kick-started with the relatively successful ''Literature/IAmNumberFour'', author James Frey (with ghostwriter Jobie Hughes under the pseudonym 'Pittacus Lore', [[OneSteveLimit who's also a character]]) kept it no secret that [[CashCowFranchise the whole franchise]] was [[FollowTheLeader designed to]] latch onto [[MoneyDearBoy the success]] of ''{{Twilight}}'' and ''HarryPotter''.