Animorphs

[Bulba the Great!]

Does anyone remember this series?

To this day remains a sacred memory of the 90's for me.

[Kutie Pie]

I didn't read all of them, but I remember the series. Really was all the rage in the late '90s/early 2000s, I don't regret picking up several copies at the library. I don't remember a whole lot about them, though, except for the fact the children can turn into animals, they have an alien friend, they're fighting aliens, humans (specifically adults) are useless, and it was pretty violent for a children series. I still remember that one book where I believe it was Rachel who turned into a starfish, and then was cut in half by some kid's shovel. Yeah...

I don't know if I'll ever pick up a book and read it again in the future, but I might just for the nostalgia.

[ansem the wise]

Love this series.
I am so glad that they started re-releasing them in the kindle store. I've bought all the ones that they've re-released and im waiting for the next one.

I have been an animorphs fan for a long time, yet i have never read the last book, so i still have no clue how they beat the yeerks. Kinnda pathetic really.

[GoshinX03]

I remember the series, and for a supposed "children's" book, I thought it was very dark and mature at times. Still, loved every bit of the books I that I managed to get my hands on, and I would not mind re-buying the series for my own children to read someday.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

I remember the series, and for a supposed "children's" book, I thought it was very dark and mature at times. Still, loved every bit of the books I that I managed to get my hands on, and I would not mind re-buying the series for my own children to read someday.

Don't. They are free on e book

http://animorphsforum.com/ebooks/1/

and for a children's series I agree, extremely mature themes (death, extreme violence, moral ambiguity, enslavement of the worst sort). Especially late in the series when Jake had to make some pretty drastic calls. I.E: Venting the pool ship and killing thousands of defenseless Yeerks. or sending his cousin to die.

I was a little miffed about how the series ended though.

[ansem the wise]

Don't. They are free on e book

http://animorphsforum.com/ebooks/1/

and for a children's series I agree, extremely mature themes (death, extreme violence, moral ambiguity, enslavement of the worst sort). Especially late in the series when Jake had to make some pretty drastic calls. I.E: Venting the pool ship and killing thousands of defenseless Yeerks. or sending his cousin to die.

I was a little miffed about how the series ended though.

I dont suppose this is legal...but i hope to god that is is.

And i agree, the one thing that stands out to me was when they had to let the yeerk in Jake die. And the whole thing with Marco's mom, and Elfangor.
but the real home run is the battle between Crayak and the Ellimist, and for anyone who has read the Ellimist chronicles, it is pretty heavy.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

I dont suppose this is legal...but i hope to god that is is.

And i agree, the one thing that stands out to me was when they had to let the yeerk in Jake die. And the whole thing with Marco's mom, and Elfangor.
but the real home run is the battle between Crayak and the Ellimist, and for anyone who has read the Ellimist chronicles, it is pretty heavy.

I don't see anything wrong with it. i read through all of them using that and never had any issues. Much easier than ebay or whatever you have to do to find those books now. Its part of an animorphs forum.

and yeah, the ellmist and crayak battle was very confusing and heavy at times. What I am wondering is if "The One" shown at the very end of the series was the power than chased crayak from his original galaxy

[MugoUrth]

I still remember that one book where I believe it was Rachel who turned into a starfish, and then was cut in half by some kid's shovel.

I have to ask, when would turning into a starfish actually have been helpful, anyway?

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

I have to ask, when would turning into a starfish actually have been helpful, anyway?

She lost an earring in a tidepool and couldn't reach it, so she did that to try and get it back. Got chopped in half and ended up with a double when she demorphed. One was nice, one was really mean. That was a strange book

[mauwie]

omg. i nearly forgot about this. i was speaking with a friend about a year ago about this book series and i never finished them all so i asked him how it ended. when he told me i was absolutely depressed and kinda ruined my childhood a bit D:

[MugoUrth]

Got chopped in half and ended up with a double when she demorphed.book

...I guess cloning from something that would kill most things can be useful.

[WildHennaCharizard]

Oh yeah I remember these books. I stopped reading them tho around number hmmm I can't rember which one but I stopped cause I grew out of them I quess. I think two I read ws when Tobias found about his parentage and the one when Cassie befriend the yeekk. That ending was touching in way about how yeekks are nauraly blind and even tho taking over being mind so that they could see; does make you think what life is like for them.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

I'm 23 now, I went back and read them. I'm surprised at how mature they are. I was able to better understand a lot about the series due to my experiences that I did not have at a younger age. I don't think you really can grow out of them.

[GoshinX03]

I'm 23 now, I went back and read them. I'm surprised at how mature they are. I was able to better understand a lot about the series due to my experiences that I did not have at a younger age. I don't think you really can grow out of them.

Same here, and thanks for the tip. When a series is that good, regardless of the age group it was intended for, it winds up sticking with you no matter how old you get. I actually got a chance to read how the series ended, and I'm with you as far as being annoyed. Still though, it's a great and highly recommended read.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Same here, and thanks for the tip. When a series is that good, regardless of the age group it was intended for, it winds up sticking with you no matter how old you get. I actually got a chance to read how the series ended, and I'm with you as far as being annoyed. Still though, it's a great and highly recommended read.

Yup. If they were going to end the story series, a cliffhanger ending with "Ram the blade ship" is a terrible way to end it.

[Kutie Pie]

You know, after reading a few posts here about how much people were angry about the ending, I figured I might as well bring this up. The author herself actually wrote a letter to her readers about the final book and the message she was trying to get out. Even though I pretty much got everything about the ending ruined for myself because I never stuck to the end, her explanation about why it ended the way it did makes a lot of sense. I don't know how many of you have read her letter (it was so long ago, back in 2001), but here's the link to her letter.

[GoshinX03]

You know, after reading a few posts here about how much people were angry about the ending, I figured I might as well bring this up. The author herself actually wrote a letter to her readers about the final book and the message she was trying to get out. Even though I pretty much got everything about the ending ruined for myself because I never stuck to the end, her explanation about why it ended the way it did makes a lot of sense. I don't know how many of you have read her letter (it was so long ago, back in 2001), but here's the link to her letter.

Wow...just read the letter, thanks for posting it. Just goes to show an old dog still has a few tricks to learn. It actually makes a lot of sense, and I'm a bit ashamed at myself for not realizing that aspect of her story sooner. Do I still wish it ended slightly different, of course. But, after reading that letter, I have a new appreciation for the ending. Makes a lot more sense now lol.

[Epic-Inferno]

Oh man, I was in LOVE with this series as a kid. I don't remember too much about it, but it's still a nostalgic thing for me nonetheless. I think I might have one of the books still lying around somewhere, maybe I'll pick it up and read it again someday.

[BJPalmer85]

i remember these. great books. They made a TV show adaptation that didnt last to long

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[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

i remember these. great books. They made a TV show adaptation that didnt last to long

B

yeah, the TV show wasn't very good. Special effects and alien models were LOLbad. Would have liked to see it with today's technology though....

as for that letter, I get why she ended it the way she did, sure I wish it had a happy ending, but I get the reality she was going for.

[ansem the wise]

yeah, the TV show wasn't very good. Special effects and alien models were LOLbad. Would have liked to see it with today's technology though....

as for that letter, I get why she ended it the way she did, sure I wish it had a happy ending, but I get the reality she was going for.

Here's an example of the show for anyone who cares.

And yeah, i would love to see this with newer graphics, and seeing as they are re-releasing them into ebook, i cant help but wonder why they made that decision....exept to make more money, but one can hope that is would be to hype us up for a new tv series.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Here's an example of the show for anyone who cares.

And yeah, i would love to see this with newer graphics, and seeing as they are re-releasing them into ebook, i cant help but wonder why they made that decision....exept to make more money, but one can hope that is would be to hype us up for a new tv series.

I doubt it. The only ebooks I have seen are the free ones from the Animorphs forum. I don't think they are every doing anything with the series again

[ansem the wise]

I doubt it. The only ebooks I have seen are the free ones from the Animorphs forum. I don't think they are every doing anything with the series again

No, they started releasing them on kindle ebook recently, decked out with new covers and everything http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ords=animorphs and they put the first one in paperback and when you turn it Jake changes from human to lizard, its pretty cool.

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Watched a couple of the shows. Really off from the books.

and its really funny how obvious it is that the Andalites are guys in costumes

[Bulba the Great!]

What I wouldn't give to see this as a mini-series or a trilogy of movies directed by JJ Abrams.

The series dealt with some pretty deep stuff. The David mini-arc? The auxiliary Animorphs?

The stories of Tobias and Marco are enough to warrant a movie, imo.