Plot
Marina spends years hiding in a stone convent in this European country before the Mogadorians find her.
Where is Spain?
This thematic phrase, which is also the book’s title, represents the idea that the survivors are stronger together than they are alone.
What is "The Power of Six"?
This girl meets John at a playground in the middle of the night but is ultimately suspected of helping the FBI trap him.
Who is Sarah Hart?
This Cêpan spent years as a nun in Spain and initially told Marina that Lorien was just a fairy tale before dying in a final battle to protect her.
Who is Adelina?
During the battle at the lake in Spain, this giant Loric Chimæra emerges from the water to defend Marina and her friends from the Mogadorians and krauls.
Who is Olivia?
Marina finally opens her Loric Chest in the north belfry by doing this to her Cepan, Adelina.
The theme of destiny is emphasized in Henri's letter when he reveals the Garde are meant to grow into the ancient roles of these original Loric leaders,.
Who are the Elders?
After being captured by the police at a playground, John is rescued from a federal facility by Six, but he is forced to leave this best friend behind in a Mogadorian base.
Who is Sam Goode?
John encounters this Garde member in a Mogadorian base, where he displays the Legacy of antigravity to run on ceilings.
Who is Number Nine?
Because he loves algebra and considers himself a mysterious accomplice, Sam Goode gives himself this mathematical nickname.
What is "Variable X"?
John manages to escape his electronically controlled jail cell only after Number Six creates a diversion and uses telekinesis to retrieve these.
What are the guard's keys?
John experiences the theme of betrayal when he realizes that this human character likely sent the text messages that led the FBI to his location,.
Who is Sarah Hart?
John and Sam risk returning to Paradise, Ohio, specifically to find a transmitter hidden by this person, who was a Loric ally.
Who is Malcolm Goode (Sam’s father)?
This character is revealed to be an Aeternus, a rare type of Loric who can change her age at will, moving between being a young girl and a teenager.
Who is Ella (Number Ten)?
John and Sam risk returning to Paradise, Ohio, to find a hidden room located at the bottom of this backyard structure topped with a sundial.
What is a secret well?
Seven-year-old Ella was eventually able to find Marina's Loric Chest hidden in this specific spot within the convent's nave.
What is a narrow nook at the top of a stone pillar?
The development of Legacies, such as Marina’s breathing underwater or superspeed, highlights the theme of growth because they only appear during these intense moments,,.
What are times of extreme danger (or need)?
This character is the town drunk of Santa Teresa who becomes Marina’s close ally and explains that his name means "to defend and hold fast".
Who is Héctor Ricardo?
Though she is known by her number for most of the book, this character eventually reveals that her human name is Maren Elizabeth.
Who is Number Six?
Six explains to John and Sam that she and her Cepan were originally captured because they made the mistake of responding to a post on the internet by this other member of the Garde.
Who is Number Two?
This enormous Mogadorian leader, whom John saw in his visions, finally arrives on Earth in a pearl-white ship at the end of the book.
Who is Setrákus Ra?
This thematic concept is shown through Adelina’s final choice to fight a Mogadorian with a kitchen knife to save Marina, proving her devotion was stronger than her fear,.
What is sacrifice?
Marina uses her healing Legacy to cure this woman of a degenerative disease, later finding her standing up and baking a cake.
Who is Héctor’s mother (Carlotta Ricardo)?
This character arrived on the second ship from Lorien and serves as the guardian for Number Ten, often leaving clues for Marina to find them.
Who is Crayton?
The Loralite stone, which is used in the Garde's pendants and amulets, is the rarest gem on Lorien and is found only in this location.
What is the planet's core?