I Am Number Four in pictures

'I see the bombs fall from miles above Lorien's surface. Explosions shake the ground and the air, screams carry on the wind, bursts of fire sweep across the land and the trees. The forest burns'. Photograph: C Carreau /Esa Photograph: C Carreau /Esa

How to spot a Mogadorian, tip 1: 'They are taller than we are, and still look similar except in the face. They have no pupils and their irises are a deep magenta color, some of them black. Dark, heavy circles rim their eyes and there's a pallor to the skin - an almost discolored, bruised quality to it. Their teeth glint between lips that never seem to close, teeth that look filed, coming to an unnatural point' Photograph: blickwinkel / Alamy/Alamy Photograph: blickwinkel / Alamy/Alamy

How to spot a Mogadorian, tip 2: 'They were pale, almost like albinos. They wore sunglasses...They all wore long coats and hats like something out of an old spy movie'. Photograph: Duffy/Getty Images Photograph: Duffy/Getty Images

Think this dog is cute? 'Bernie Kosar is still barking at the window. I almost want to let him outside, see what he can do. His mouth is frothing with his teeth bared, hair standing tall down the center of his back. The dog is ready, I think. The question is, are the rest of us? Photograph: Dave King/Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley Photograph: Dave King/Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley

'It is dark out, but there is a pale glow to the west. We pass by farms with horses and cattle, then barren fields, and beyond those, it's trees as far as the eye can see. This is exactly what Henri wanted, a quiet place to go unnoticed.' Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian

'Blood starts gushing, and as he reaches for it he drops the gun which hits the ground and goes off. I point my hand towards the bullet and I make it stop, and behind me I hear Henri laugh. I move the bullet so that it hangs in front of the mean's face. 'Hey, fat boy,' I say. He opens his eyes and sees the bullet in the air in front of his face. 'You're gonna need to bring more'. Photograph: Bill Steele/Getty Images Photograph: Bill Steele/Getty Images

'A soldier. This is what they look like... In one of its hands is a sword. Long and shimmering, made of some kind of metal I've never seen here on Earth or in my visions of Lorien, and it appears to be pulsing, as if it is somehow alive.' Photograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/EPA Photograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/EPA

'Six takes the healing stone out and thrusts it against Henri's gut. He is silent, his eyes closed, holding his breath. His face is red under the strain but not a single sound escapes. A minute of this and Six pulls the stone away. The cut has healed. Henri exhales, his forehead covered in sweat. Then it's my turn.' Photograph: Dinodia Photos / Alamy/Alamy Photograph: Dinodia Photos / Alamy/Alamy

'The house stands silhouetted by trees. In the dark there is an eerie look to it, like whoever last lived in it was scared away, or was driven away, or ran away. 'It looks like Paradise,' I say. Photograph: Lee Snider/ Lee Snider/Photo Images/Corbi Photograph: Lee Snider/ Lee Snider/Photo Images/Corbi

'Minutes pass. The bombs must be just outside the walls now. And then from nowhere an explosion occurs inside the building and I see the beginnings of fire shoot from the bottom of the rocket, a fire that quickly grows, a fire that consumes everything inside the building. A fire that consumes even me.' Photograph: Chinafotopress/Getty Images Photograph: Chinafotopress/Getty Images