Animorphs
- This page is about the book series Animorphs. There was also a television series called Animorphs'' inspired by the series of books described in this article.
Animorphs is an
English language science fiction book series written by
K. A. Applegate (Katherine Alice Applegate) and published by Scholastic. There was a single-book parody of
Animorphs called
Vegemorphs.
Species
\nMajor species in bold.
Nothlit
\nA nothlit is a person that has stayed in morphed form for longer than the two-hour time limit; therefore, the individual is forced to remain stuck in morphed form forever. Nothlit is an Andalite word.
Characters
\nJake Berenson
Jake is an Animorph. Jake's brother is Tom Berenson, a Controller. His dad is Steve Berenson, a pediatrician. His mother is Jean, a freelance writer. Rachel and her sisters Jordan and Sara are Jake's cousins. Ax calls Jake "Prince Jake" (In the Andalite culture, 'Prince' is a title given to a leader or respected person of authority). He is sometimes jokingly referred to as the Animorphs' fearless leader. Jake has a crush on Cassie. Jake is interested in video games, basketball, and football. Jake is good friends with Marco.
Morphs
\ndog, Green Anole Lizard, Siberian Tiger
Rachel
Rachel is an Animorph. Rachel's father is Dan, a news weatherman on television. Her mom is Naomi, a lawyer. She has two sisters, Jordan and Sara, both younger than her. Jake and his brother Tom are her cousins. Her friends sometimes call her "Xena, Warrior Princess" and "Ms. Fashion". She is good friends with Cassie.
Morphs
\nAfrican Elephant
Marco
Marco is an Animorph, often referred to as the comedian of the group, though some of the other Animorphs don't think he's that funny. One of his jokes ended up becoming the group's name - the Animorphs. His sense of humor doesn't keep him from seeing from point A to point B. He is considered the strategist of the group - he always finds a way to accomplish the mission, though his methods can be ruthless. Marco complains a lot about being short. He is Jake's best friend and they have been since they were younger.
Marco's dad is Peter, who does engineering and night maintenance. His mother, Eva, was controlled by Visser One until she was freed near the end of the series. Her death was faked prior to the start of the series as a way to get her off the planet. (It appeared that she had drowned.) His father was a normal human who was ignorant of this fact.
Morphs
\ngorilla
Cassie
Cassie is an Animorph. She lives on a farm. Because of this, she has many pets. Her father is Walter, a vet on the farm, and her mother is Michelle, a vet at the zoo. Rachel is good friends with Cassie. She aspires to be a zoo vet.
Morphs
\nHorse, wolf, butterfly
Tobias
Tobias is an Animorph. Tobias was a red-tailed hawk nothlit (a creature trapped in morph because they stayed morphed for longer than two hours) from the end of the first book until the Ellimist restored his power to morph in Animorphs 13: The Change. His friends sometimes call him "Bird-boy" because of this. Tobias is close friends with Rachel and Ax. He has a pet cat named Dude, which was his first morph and the first morph of the series. His parents are believed to have died. Near the end of the series it was revealed that Tobias's mother, Loren was still alive and blind. Tobias's true father was Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul, an Andalite who was the giver of the Animorphs' powers. Tobais was raised however as a full human. Before he was a nothlit, he lived with various aunts and uncles on both coasts. After becoming a nothlit he lived in the forest as a hawk.
Morphs
\ncat, Red-Tailed Hawk, raccoon
Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill is an Andalite stranded on Earth. He is known to his human friends as Ax. Ax is an Animorph. He first appeared in Animorphs 4: The Message. Prince Elfangor is Ax's deceased brother. His father is Noorlin-Sirinial-Cooraf, and his mother is Forlay-Esgarrouth-Maheen, both on the Andalite homeworld. Tobias is a close friend, as they live in the same forest. Sometimes other Animorphs call him "Ax-man".
Morphs
\nHuman (his human morph was a combination of the DNA of the other five Animorphs)
Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul
Prince Elfangor is the Andalite that gave Jake, Marco, Rachel, Cassie, and Tobias the power to morph. He died, murdered by Visser Three a few minutes later. He narrated The Andalite Chronicles, which took place before the beginning of the series. Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill is his younger brother. Tobias is his son.
Morphs
\nTaxxon, Human (under the name Al Fangor)
Visser Three
Visser Three is a high-ranking Yeerk, normally in the body of an Andalite. His trips around the Universe have allowed him to acquire a vast variety of morphs through his host.
Principal Chapman
Principal Chapman is a Controller. His daughter is Melissa Chapman.
Melissa Chapman
Melissa Chapman is the daughter of Principal Chapman, and was once Rachel's best friend.
Tom Berenson
Tom Berenson is Jake's brother. Tom is a Controller.
Books
\nThe Hork-Bajir Chronicles
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 206
The Yeerks try to enslave the Hork-Bajir. Aldrea, an Andalite, tries to help the Hork-Bajir. Available in hardcover.
The Andalite Chronicles
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 326
Animorphs 1: The Invasion
\n*Copyright date: 1996\n*Release date: June 1996\n*Number of pages: 184\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a green anole lizard.\n*Cover artist: Peter Bollinger\n*Cover quote: Some people never change. Some do...\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 2: The Visitor
\n*Copyright date: 1996\n*Number of pages: 175\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a cat.\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 3: The Encounter
\n*Copyright date: 1996\n*Number of pages: 154\n*Cover art: Tobias morphs into a red-tailed hawk.\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 4: The Message
\n*Copyright date: 1996\n*Number of pages: 151\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a bottle-nosed dolphin.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 5: The Predator
\n*Copyright date: 1996\n*Number of pages: 150\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a gorilla.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 6: The Capture
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 154\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a fly.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 7: The Stranger
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 163\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a grizzly bear.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Rachel
Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 227\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrators: Jake, Cassie, Marco, Rachel, and sometimes Ax and Tobias
Animorphs 8: The Alien
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 159\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a human.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Ax
Animorphs 9: The Secret
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 158\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a wolf.\n*Cover artist: Damon C. Torres/The 1-Way Company\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 10: The Android
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 170\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a wolf spider.\n*Cover artist: Damon C. Torres/The 1-Way Company\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 11: The Forgotten
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 162\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a jaguar.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 12: The Reaction
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 152\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a crocodile.\n*Cover artist: Damon C. Torres/The 1-Way Company\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 13: The Change
\n*Copyright date: 1997\n*Number of pages: 162\n*Cover art: Tobias (red-tailed hawk) morphs into Tobias (human).\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 14: The Unknown
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 166\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a horse.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 15: The Escape
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 163\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a hammerhead shark.\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 16: The Warning
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 146\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a rhinoceros.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 17: The Underground
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 164\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a bat.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 18: The Decision
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 161\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a mosquito.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Ax
Megamorphs 2: In the Time of the Dinosaurs
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 229\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrators: Jake, Marco, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, Ax
Animorphs 19: The Departure
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 159\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a butterfly.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 20: The Discovery
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 153\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a cobra.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 21: The Threat
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 158\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a golden-retriever dog.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 22: The Solution
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 152\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a rat.\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 23: The Pretender
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 154\n*Cover art: Tobias morphs into a rabbit.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 24: The Suspicion
\n*Copyright date: 1998\n*Number of pages: 154\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into an anteater.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 25: The Extreme
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 146\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a polar bear.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 26: The Attack
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 145\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a Siberian tiger.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 27: The Exposed
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 154\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a giant squid.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 28: The Experiment
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 139\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a cow.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Ax
Alternamorphs 1: The First Journey
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 155\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly
In the style of Choose Your Own Adventure and Give Yourself Goosebumps.
Animorphs 29: The Sickness
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 152\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a Yeerk.\n*Narrator: Cassie
Megamorphs 3: Elfangor's Secret
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 208\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly
Animorphs 30: The Reunion
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 156\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a cockroach.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 31: The Conspiracy
\n*Copright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 139\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a peregrine falcon.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 32: The Separation
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 158\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a starfish.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 33: The Illusion
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 156\n*Cover art: Tobias morphs into an Andalite (Ax).\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 34: The Prophecy
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 141\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a Hork-Bajir.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson\n*Narrator: Cassie
Visser
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 192
Available in hardcover.
Animorphs 35: The Proposal
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 147\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a poodle dog.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 36: The Mutation
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 142\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a killer whale.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 37: The Weakness
\n*Copyright date: 1999\n*Number of pages: 129\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into a cheetah.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 38: The Arrival
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 148\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a northern harrier.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson\n*Narrator: Ax
Animorphs 39: The Hidden
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 121\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a buffalo.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Usrula Albano\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 40: The Other
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 130\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a honeybee.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Marco
Alternamorphs 2: The Next Passage
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 104\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano
Megamorphs 4: Back to Before
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 179\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano
Animorphs 41: The Familiar
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 143\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into himself as a grownup.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 42: The Journey
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 139\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into an African elephant.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 43: The Test
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 135\n*Cover art: Tobias morphs into a Taxxon.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 44: The Unexpected
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 143\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a kangaroo.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 45: The Revelation
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 136\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into an ant.\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 46: The Deception
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 118\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a human.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Ax
The Ellimist Chronicles
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 200\n*Cover artist: Romas Kualis\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: The Ellimist
Animorphs 47: The Resistance
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 141\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into a beaver.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 48: The Return
\n*Copyright date: 2000\n*Number of pages: 148\n*Cover art: Rachel morphs into herself as a monster.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Rachel
Animorphs 49: The Diversion
\n*Copyright date: 2001\n*Number of pages: 164\n*Cover art: Tobias morphs into a German shephard dog.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Tobias
Animorphs 50: The Ultimate
\n*Copyright date: 2001\n*Number of pages: 139\n*Cover art: Cassie morphs into a great-horned owl.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Cassie
Animorphs 51: The Absolute
\n*Copyright date: 2001\n*Number of pages: 149\n*Cover art: Marco morphs into a duck.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Marco
Animorphs 52: The Sacrifice
\n*Copyright date: 2001\n*Number of pages: 151\n*Cover art: Ax morphs into a raccoon.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Ax
Animorphs 53: The Answer
\n*Copyright date: 2001\n*Number of pages: 157\n*Cover art: Jake morphs into an anaconda.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano\n*Narrator: Jake
Animorphs 54: The Beginning
\n*Copyright: 2001\n*Number of pages: 156\n*Cover art: The silhouettes of each of the Animorphs and Ax within each other.\n*Cover artist: David B. Mattingly\n*Art Direction/Design: Karen Hudson/Ursula Albano
The final book in the Animorphs series.
External links
\n*Scholastic: Animorphs\n*Google Directory: Animorphs\n*The Animorphs Reference Page\n*The Animorphs Sector\n*Ani-News.com
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