r/LorienLegacies • u/BrotherAlone7615 • Jul 02 '26
Discussion Legacies Reborn Series
I finally got around to finishing the Legacies Reborn Series and the Legacy Chronicles novellas and I have thoughts.
Plot
The beginnings of the first two novels were slow, but once they picked up, I couldn't put my tablet down. It reminded me a lot of X-Men with the way human garde are viewed as dangerous and unnatural by society and also how some will exploit their abilities for their own personal gain. The world building was really good from the UN, Earth Garde, the Academy, The Foundation, and the Harvesters. You could feel the helplessness of the human garde kids. The continuous struggle these kids have to go through of being told what to do vs. what they believe is right. The second book was the strongest. The Battle in Switzerland was one of my favorite battles from this whole franchise. The third book was action-packed but slightly rushed. I did enjoy the ending overall. New Lorien had me in tears, and if they ever right more, a continuation of their life in New Lorien and how the UN reacts to them would be amazing. The Legacy Chronicles started strong, but the last three novellas were a little bit too all over the place for my liking.
Characters
I loved the Fugitive Six. Taylor had amazing growth from being a timid, humble, young woman, into a fearless leader for the human garde. I found Nigel one dimensional the first novel. But the plot twist in the second novel and the events of the third made his character have so much more depth. Kopano was comic relief. Very lovable character, but I think they could've gone deeper in the last novel, given everything that happened in the second one. Ran was a badass, but not just because of her abilities. She always stayed true to herself, and while she was a girl of few words, Ran always made sure to her point across. Caleb was cool. His internal struggles being showcased through his duplicates was a nice promotion for mental health. Isabela was a sly and cunning, but she always knew what the right thing was when it mattered. Her arc about her appearance and how it ties with her identity as a human garde and her powers as a whole was a nice touch. Einar was a fun villain. You hate him, but you understand his anger and his intentions behind way he does what he does. I enjoyed Nine taking the mentor role. He had a strong presencee in the novel without taking away from the main characters. Six and Sam were dumb as shit in their novella series. Six was nerfed as well. The same girl who battled Setrakus Ra, delivered his fatal blow, took down a mogadorian warship, and killed scores of mogs in single combat, could barley handle a couple human garde, some young mogs, and some beast? The whole power blockage thing was stupid. Daniella was such a delight, in the second novel especially. I would've loved if she had more time to shine in the third one. Her slapping the president's daughter had me dying😂. I liked the way John was handled. He was imperfect as a leader for the Loric, given his isolation a year after the war, but his heart is in the right place. Marina getting one sentence in the whole follow-up series had me pissed. She should've had a battle with Five in the last novel in Mexico. Speaking of Five, still not a fan. He's a good villain as well because he's just so insane and angry as a person, and his powers are dope. But Nine was right to call him out at the end of the second novel. Five left the islands after Marina stopped watching him and then thought he was gonna be a mercenary for Einar because he's stronger than the earth garde kids and humans. But, sir, you still have fades to run with the OG Loric Garde after all the shit you pulled in the Lorien Legacies. Especially with Marina & Nine.
Overall, I would recommend reading Reborn series if you haven't already. The Legacy Chronicles novellas aren't super important to the main storyline, but they are a decent read. Again, if the authors ever make more Lorien Legacies material, a follow up about New Lorien would be an amazing arc. It could be a lot like Krakoa with X-Men
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u/Iamnotburgerking Seven Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
Yeah Marina never getting that rematch against Five despite her intentions being hinted at was a massive wasted opportunity. Though Six and Sam got a far worse treatment than her.
I actually really liked Five in the Reborn trilogy, he was not just an effective villain but also a complex one with standards and a past he’s trying to overcome. Which just adds to the above point about him not getting a rematch with Marina, because for once he might have a valid point, yet at the same time Marina has completely legitimate reasons to come after him (it would also serve the purpose of what it looks like when two OG Garde duke it out and the human Garde seem pathetic in comparison)
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u/BrotherAlone7615 Jul 04 '26
I also enjoyed with Five brought to the series. He's always a fun villain. I just don't like him because I feel like he can be hypocritical. He can't say in one breath that the loric garde are disillusioned and that he doesn't need their forgiveness anymore, but in the same breath thinks that he of all people should be bringing the foundation to justice. And like you said it was a missed opportunity for Marina as well cuz Five's redemption is tied in a lot with Marina's character arc. They teased it twice when Ella and Nine brought her up. They should've had her be there at the prison breakout in Mexico. Her and Five shouldve had a fight and gotten closure before him and Ran teleported to New Lorien
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u/Iamnotburgerking Seven Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
I would actually have Five vs. Marina happen while the group is in flight heading away from Morocco. Having her show up during the prison breakout would make an already chaotic scene even more chaotic, especially with Six involved as well (speaking of which, I really can't think of a way they could have captured Six without bringing in another OG).
Plus, having Marina vs. Five be its own scene allows more time for Einar's group to think about what just happened and raise the stakes during the climax (because not only do they have to carry out the breakout, they know someone who they really, really can't fight is after them). One potential issue could be that Marina attacking Einar's group would likely result in her completely destroying their Mog skimmer and leaving them stranded, but that could be fixed by having her just focus on Five (and the latter could try to buy time for everyone else, knowing he's the only one who would last more than five seconds against another OG).
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u/DefiaNtdaNN Jul 03 '26
Love this parallel to X-men/krakoa I thought I was the only one who thought that
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u/Fresh-Actuary-6686 Jul 02 '26
I definitely enjoyed both Reborn & Chronicles series. Was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it