The Loriens left certain elders behind in order to subtly guide society. Unfortunately things did not go as planned and the planet became soiled. Eventually they left the planet for a while having placed the elements for a peaceful development. These extra-terrestrial visitors have been coming back at various times to help humans develop into a peaceful race. Furthermore the humans resembled the Loric people very closely. The Lorics came to earth to discover the human race in its infancy and provided knowledge of farming, metal smelting, language and other things.
Water seems not to be as rare as we believe, but, apparently, the amount that is found on earth is rather immense. While waiting for the repair ship to arrive they noticed the earth and its beautiful blue green surface. One of their ships was traversing our area of space when they had a mechanical breakdown. The Loric people are supposed to have discovered the earth by an accidental technical failure. Invisibility, the power to control the elements, the capacity of talking to animals, telekinesis, invulnerability to heat and cold are just a few of these legacies. This would already be enough for most of the population, but the residents of Lorien are also born with additional powers that are called legacies. The basic powers that they all possess is superior strength and incredible speed. The residents of the planet Lorien are gifted with powers that would make them resemble super heroes on earth. The stories are supposedly written by Pittacus Lore who is a ten thousand year old Elder from the planet Lorien. Furthermore the rights to the book were bought by Dreamwork pictures and a feature film was released in February 2011.
I am Number Four which spent seven weeks in the top position of the New York Times Bestselling list.
The first novel of the series was released in 2010. The Lorien Legacies is a series of science fiction books written by James Frey and Jobie Hughs under the pen name of Pittacus Lore.