Pittacus Lore: The master of cliffhangers
“Noooooooooo,” one’s mind vociferated. Crimson shouts fill their head with echos, draining their energy. A body feels like it’s falling into the inky depths of Hell, demons engulfing my being. The only way to escape this abyss is to start the next book. But it will take a week for the library to get it for the reader. “What an end to that battle!” “How did Sam do that?” “Will he do that again in the next book?” “What is the next book?” “Why did this book have to be finished so fast?” “I must find the next book.” These are the class of inquires that haunt one’s mind after reading a piece by Pittacus Lore, in the Lorien Legacies series. The Lorien Legacies was written for young adult readers who enjoy …show more content…
These are mainly used in the end of chapters but also at the end of all the books. In The Rise of Nine, chapter 13 ends with, “It’s a door to the far corners of the earth.” That keeps the suspense going regarding what the characters just found out but, what is it? In the next chapter readers learn that the doors are actually portals to every corner of the earth. When they go through the doors their plans get messed up because they are split up to different corners of the earth. “How will they overcome the disaster?” Another example is in the end of The Rise of Nine. The author wrote, “He will not get away from us next time.” Pittacus Lore keeps suspense in the plot by suggesting that they will fight soon without letting the enemy get away from them again. How their enemy was too scared to keep fighting and fled the scene. The Loric kids really wanted to defeat him. This buildup of suspense is the long term plot throughout the rest of the series, unlike the cliffhangers at the end of many …show more content…
The last line of The Revenge of Seven states that Sam Goode (a human) questions, “How did I just do that?” After, he uses telekinesis to save John from a Mogadorian monster by pushing it away from him. This forces readers to ask, “Will other humans have powers too?” “In the next book will Sam get more powers?” “How will humans help the Loric?” These similar thoughts are asked at the end of The Fall of Five when a character exclaims to the rest of the Loric kids, “You’re going to help me win this war or not?” Readers may think, “Is the next book going to convince Five to come back or will they kill him? Does Five deserve a second chance?” This hooks readers into the series so much that they will want to buy the next
“Noooooooooo,” one’s mind vociferated. Crimson shouts fill their head with echos, draining their energy. A body feels like it’s falling into the inky depths of Hell, demons engulfing my being. The only way to escape this abyss is to start the next book. But it will take a week for the library to get it for the reader. “What an end to that battle!” “How did Sam do that?” “Will he do that again in the next book?” “What is the next book?” “Why did this book have to be finished so fast?” “I must find the next book.” These are the class of inquires that haunt one’s mind after reading a piece by Pittacus Lore, in the Lorien Legacies series. The Lorien Legacies was written for young adult readers who enjoy …show more content…
These are mainly used in the end of chapters but also at the end of all the books. In The Rise of Nine, chapter 13 ends with, “It’s a door to the far corners of the earth.” That keeps the suspense going regarding what the characters just found out but, what is it? In the next chapter readers learn that the doors are actually portals to every corner of the earth. When they go through the doors their plans get messed up because they are split up to different corners of the earth. “How will they overcome the disaster?” Another example is in the end of The Rise of Nine. The author wrote, “He will not get away from us next time.” Pittacus Lore keeps suspense in the plot by suggesting that they will fight soon without letting the enemy get away from them again. How their enemy was too scared to keep fighting and fled the scene. The Loric kids really wanted to defeat him. This buildup of suspense is the long term plot throughout the rest of the series, unlike the cliffhangers at the end of many …show more content…
The last line of The Revenge of Seven states that Sam Goode (a human) questions, “How did I just do that?” After, he uses telekinesis to save John from a Mogadorian monster by pushing it away from him. This forces readers to ask, “Will other humans have powers too?” “In the next book will Sam get more powers?” “How will humans help the Loric?” These similar thoughts are asked at the end of The Fall of Five when a character exclaims to the rest of the Loric kids, “You’re going to help me win this war or not?” Readers may think, “Is the next book going to convince Five to come back or will they kill him? Does Five deserve a second chance?” This hooks readers into the series so much that they will want to buy the next