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The Andalite Chronicles (Animorphs 0)
by
Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author)
His name is Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul.
An Andalite warrior-prince. The one who gave five young humans the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They are still out there, fighting an evil so powerful there isn't a moment that goes by when they can actually feel safe. Their story continues.
But this is how it all began.
Paperback, 326 pages
Published
December 1997
by Scholastic
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This is the story of Elfangor, from his beginning as an aristh, an Andalite space cadet, to his time on Earth that no one but the Ellimist knows about. This is the story of what happened before the Animorphs.
The Andalite Chronicles, strictly speaking, isn’t essential reading in the Animorphs series. But if you want to know more about Visser Three’s host, Alloran, and how he came to be a mind-slave to one of the highest-ranking Yeerks in the Empire, then yo...more
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 especially li...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 especially li...more
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 that foreign. Contrary to...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 that foreign. Contrary to...more
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For those of you who don't know, I'm rereading this series. I remember this book coming out when I was twelve, originally. And while I remember grasping -most- of the concepts, I found this book to be one of the duller in the series. Sweeping tales of morality were not what I was looking for as a child.
As an adult, the prose was simple, a cantering lilt through the pages that had me at the end faster than I realized.
In an effort to read th...more
For those of you who don't know, I'm rereading this series. I remember this book coming out when I was twelve, originally. And while I remember grasping -most- of the concepts, I found this book to be one of the duller in the series. Sweeping tales of morality were not what I was looking for as a child.
As an adult, the prose was simple, a cantering lilt through the pages that had me at the end faster than I realized.
In an effort to read th...more
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?
This book describes the Ta...more
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?
This book describes the Ta...more
The Andalite Chronicles tells the story of Elfangor, the andalite that the animorphs found in the constructaion site in the first book who gave the animorphs morphing power, also known as aximilli's older brother.
In the anadalite chronicles we get to see Elfangor's days as a lowly aristh to an andalite warrior, and all the heart wrenching choices and decisions in between. This book also explains some questions that many fans may have had such as, who are tobias's parents, how did visser three co...more
In the anadalite chronicles we get to see Elfangor's days as a lowly aristh to an andalite warrior, and all the heart wrenching choices and decisions in between. This book also explains some questions that many fans may have had such as, who are tobias's parents, how did visser three co...more
Before there was Harry Potter, my days were filled with Animorphs. Yes, I grew up loving this adventure. Kids who could turn into animals, alien beings, kidnappings, wild adventure, who wouldn't love it.
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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...more
One of the first books that got me into reading and expanded the way I thought. I read all three books in the space of 4 days, I could not put it down. This book not only introduced me to fantasy and fiction but also got me interested in science and learning as a kid. This book is an adventure full of suspense that is also very sad and at times very dark and creepy. Touches on questions and topics such as morality and war. The book is not without its flaws. As usual with Animorphs, some things m...more
I will never forget the scene early on in this book: a Mustang, driven by an Andalite, across the Taxxon homeworld, as that Andalite drinks Coke through his hoof. So... I'm not really sure what to say beyond that. It's an origin story, so it ends with the scene any reader will be familiar with from the 2-minute recap at the beginning of any of the regular series books, but KA (or ghostwriter) does quite a job of taking a twisty road to that inevitable conclusion, and has several cute moments in...more
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.
I have read this book 9 times. Seriously, 9 times, all the way through. That's just how amazing it is. If you never read another Animorphs book (and if you're over the age of 12, you probably won't), then at least pick this one up. It's got action, it's got romance, it's got betrayal, it's got aliens...what more could you ask for?
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.
I loved Katherine Applegate because, like so many fabulous young adult authors,...more
I loved Katherine Applegate because, like so many fabulous young adult authors,...more
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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.
This one was always my favourite of the series, and the only one I kept on my shelf long after I'd given the other books away. The 5 stars is for how much I loved it at the time, although I have no idea what I'd think of it now.
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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.
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.
I've read the entire animorph series. This was by far, the best, and most interesting one. I love the Andalite world....the Hork Bajirs are my absolute favorite.
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.
The very interesting backstory of Elfangor, the Andalite who gave the Animorphs their powers, and his brother who later joined the team, Aximili.
Another great young adult scifi/fantasy story. This is the prequel to the Animorphs book series, one of my favorite series growing up.
This was one of my favorite books from childhood. Katherine did an exceptional way of telling such kind of story to kids.
i read this when i was way young it was kinda cool bought it at a school book fair and it was when the animorphs was big
A great side novel to an incredible series. Thank you Thomas Glore for giving me this book.
Jul 28, 2011
Myne
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soooooooooooooo cool touching happy sad lovely heartbreaking fake and real at the same time.....
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.
This book was really interesting. Havn't read it for awhile so I may read it again.
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).
Essential to read if you ever liked the Animorphs.
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Applegate was born in Michigan in 1956. Since then she has lived in Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, and after living in Pelago, Italy for a year, she has moved back to Southern California. She has an eleven year old son named Jake Mates, although she says the Animorph leader is not named after him. In 2003 she and her husband, Michael Grant, her co-author on many p...more
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