Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul is an Andalite war prince--the one who gave the Animorphs the power to morph. "The Andalite Chronicles" is the story of h...
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Feb 10, 2009
Aximili
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I loved the Animorph series, and this was one of the best of them.
Elfangor's story is similar to the Animorph one as it is also a coming of age story, but I enjoyed Elfangor's perspective and commentry immensly. The look into the Andalite culture along with the Taxxons, Horik-Bajir, and Yeerks was enlightening and make them much more realistic characters. I liked how Applegate didn't gloss over the darker side of the Andalites and presented the other aliens in a different light. I More...
Elfangor's story is similar to the Animorph one as it is also a coming of age story, but I enjoyed Elfangor's perspective and commentry immensly. The look into the Andalite culture along with the Taxxons, Horik-Bajir, and Yeerks was enlightening and make them much more realistic characters. I liked how Applegate didn't gloss over the darker side of the Andalites and presented the other aliens in a different light. I More...
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Jul 06, 2009
Weathervane
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Interesting, thrilling, and at times, moving.
Yet this book is quite the mixed bag. The prose is, perhaps, below-average for the series. Repetition, bland phrasing, overuse of exclamation points, and lots of onomatopoeia are a few knocks against the style.
The plot is very intricate. Elfangor is thrown from one end of the universe to another, hardly ever having time to catch his breath. Curiously enough, though, while this book primarily concerns alien species, nothing is t More...
Yet this book is quite the mixed bag. The prose is, perhaps, below-average for the series. Repetition, bland phrasing, overuse of exclamation points, and lots of onomatopoeia are a few knocks against the style.
The plot is very intricate. Elfangor is thrown from one end of the universe to another, hardly ever having time to catch his breath. Curiously enough, though, while this book primarily concerns alien species, nothing is t More...
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Jan 11, 2012
Ashley
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At the risk of appearing childish, I've started rereading this series. Judging by this book, I'm not surprised I loved it when I was younger!
If you're looking for a book with challenging style or diction, this is not it. This is a story for kids, but at the same time manages to bring up a few good questions dealing with morality, mainly: "What's the point of winning if, in winning, you lose what you're fighting for?" More simply/similarly: Do the ends justify the means?
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If you're looking for a book with challenging style or diction, this is not it. This is a story for kids, but at the same time manages to bring up a few good questions dealing with morality, mainly: "What's the point of winning if, in winning, you lose what you're fighting for?" More simply/similarly: Do the ends justify the means?
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Jul 29, 2011
I chose to read this after the Hork-Bajir Chronicles because the events take place after that. We get to learn all about Elfangor's journey, which is surprisingly short in the grand scheme of things. It mainly takes place on the Taxxon planet. There's a lot of action in this book, but my favorite part is definitely when they use the time matrix to get to the bizarre Andalite-Yeerk-Earth planet. I loved Elfangor's relationship with Loren as the book went on. By the end of the book, the reader rea
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May 10, 2010
Jennifer
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This used to be one of my all-time favorites as a child. After rereading this now, I found it less captivating of a read than the Hork-Bajir or Visser Chronicles. However, what this one lacks in a strong, overall theme or consistent characterization/writing, it makes up for with a quite imaginative story. Still a fan favorite insofar that it allows us to have a closer, more personal encounter with Elfangor the legend.
May 13, 2009
Ariel
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I don't know if I'd give this book five stars now, but Andalite Chronicles was my favorite book as a teenager. (I read it even more times than Martin the Warrior.) As I recall, this Animorphs installment looks back at the late Elfangor, the Andalite that gave the Animorphs the power to morph into animals and fight the parasitic Yeerks, and the clever, destined connections his past has to the Animorphs in present day.
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May 30, 2011
Dario
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A fun, light read for anyone who is a fan of the middle-grade Animorphs series. This is the prequel that explains much of the backstory and gives plenty of insight into the life of the Andalite prince, Elfangor who bestowed the gift of morphing to the five human adolescents in the very first Animorph book.
Mar 13, 2009
Vladyk
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Nov 21, 2011
Zola
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I love the Animorphs books! I got into them when I was young, naturally, but even now I re-read them and really get into them. The themes of the books are valid even to adults.
Aug 06, 2011
Jackie
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I do not know how I ever would have survived junior high without this fantastic science fiction series. Maybe the story quality went down as the book numbers got higher, but the idea that aliens were invading our planet secretly... it was almost good enough for a young teenager to believe.
Dec 07, 2010
Eric
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This book really lets your imagination run free. When I read it, it was considered a long book, but for this book I made an exception. It was awesome.
Aug 15, 2011
Coco
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The very interesting backstory of Elfangor, the Andalite who gave the Animorphs their powers, and his brother who later joined the team, Aximili.
Jun 01, 2009
Ed
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Another great young adult scifi/fantasy story. This is the prequel to the Animorphs book series, one of my favorite series growing up.
Jul 28, 2011
soooooooooooooo cool touching happy sad lovely heartbreaking fake and real at the same time.....
Jul 08, 2011
Jackie
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This is a children's sci-fi series that my nine-year old daughter wanted me to read. I enjoyed it. It was an exciting adventure tale.
Apr 19, 2010
Willa
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I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but let's just say I've read this book at least three times (after that I lost track).
Feb 12, 2012
Brooke
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Was a great book for children. I loved it as a child, and still enjoy it today.
Jul 10, 2010
Nenangs
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Telling the story of Elfangor, the andalite war prince that gave Animorph the power to morph - bother of Aximili, since his first battle when he was still an aristh <cadet> until his dying day in the hand of visser three.
Quite an adventure, with a clear moral message, i enjoyed the book and decided to give a four stars instead of three when it reveals who's Tobias real father. :)
Quite an adventure, with a clear moral message, i enjoyed the book and decided to give a four stars instead of three when it reveals who's Tobias real father. :)
Oct 13, 2008
Tulsi
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The chronicles have realy added a sense of epic-ness to the Animorphs. They are definately more interesting to read than the megamorph series. This one has a great back story on Andalites, the start of the war, and the reprocussions that follow. I actually cried at the end of this book. I thought it was a fantastic mix of science fiction, myth and humanity.
Aug 29, 2008
Swankivy
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This goes into the past of the man who "created" the Animorphs as we know them; he's Prince Elfangor, an Andalite we only met in the series proper when he was dying and giving morphing powers to the scared human kids. Finding out who he was before that and what all led him to that ultimate destiny was thrilling.
Nov 28, 2009
*♥Nemonica♥* ~*Dark Lovely*~
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this book made me think about a lot of things, just stop and think, i like the way its written, K.A Applegate if my faveroite author! i love the andalite chronicles, the main animorphs, and i look forward to reading more! 5 stars!
Aug 31, 2010
Odette
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Pretty darn epic.
More than pretty darn epic. We have cross-species love, insane time travel, alternate universes, bad guys and good guys in close quarters, betrayal... Basically, we have it all.
More than pretty darn epic. We have cross-species love, insane time travel, alternate universes, bad guys and good guys in close quarters, betrayal... Basically, we have it all.
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Jul 31, 2009
Lacey
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Ok... If I read it now it wouldnt be 5 stars but at 11 years old this book was pretty awesome. I was obsessed with Animorphs as a pre-teen. And Andalite Chronicles I think was the best of the series
May 17, 2008
Achinthya
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Great book and really explains the prolouge of Animorphs. we also now know the parents of a certain Animorph. Lots of actin, aliens, and morphing.A great read.
