Generation One by Pittacus Lore

[jenjayfromSA]

I enjoyed the five-book Lorien series which started with I Am Number Four, so I was excited to see the first of the next series, Generation One. At the end of the battle between the surviving Loric teenagers, Four, Six, Seven and Nine, and the Mogadorians who were trying to take over Earth, ordinary Earth teenagers started to manifest legacies.

Now that the war is won, these super-powered teens are regarded with suspicion by government, fear by fanatics and a means to power by unscrupulous syndicates. Two youngsters are identified and sent to the Academy run by Professor Nine and Dr Malcolm Goode to hone their legacies and learn to fight. Taylor and Kopano join Nigel, Caleb and Ran, who fought with the Loric, and arrogant Isabela. When Taylor, a healer, is kidnapped by the syndicate, the others defy orders to rescue her. It's fast-paced action, the teens are still discovering their legacies and coming to terms with what they are. There is also more going on behind the scenes than they know.

Pittacus Lore is also honing his expertise after the rather lame beginning in I Am Number Four. This is deeper and the characters better explored. There is obviously more to come. I give this 3 out of 4