ANIMORPHS #44 |
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SUMMARY
The Animorphs have been split up before. And they've had to fight battles without one another. But this time is very different. Not only is Cassie totally alone. She's managed to find herself in Australia. In the rural Outback. The other Animorphs and Ax don't even know she's there.
Cassie doesn't have any idea where she's going, or if she can even survive the rugged terrain. But she does know she has to get to a town or village and contact her family and friends. Because she just realized that there's someone else who is also new to the Outback. Visser Three.
Released: July 2000
Pages: 143
Cover Art by David B. MattinglyFront Cover (Hi-Res)
Inside Cover (Hi-Res)
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TRIVIA
- ANIBASE: The author of this book had to do a lot of research in order to get all of the details right -- she had to learn about everything from planes to amputation! Some of the info was very hard to come by, but eventually she managed to get a hold of a boomerang manufacturer (to learn how to throw non-returning boomerangs) and a professor in Australia (to learn about the Aboriginal life). We're happy to hear that it's not easy to get detailed information about airplanes.
"I talked to a retired TWA machanic to find out how Cassie could get from the cargo hold to the passenger area of a jet. Before that I'd tried called Boeing, several different airlines, and the Kansas City airport... They all asked, in very suspicious voices, why I needed such information. Between that and trying to find out how to drive a tank in #51: The Absolute, I'm sure I'm on the FBI watch list!"
NEW PLOT ADDITIONS
CHARACTERS
ANIBASE: When in Australia, Cassie stays with an Aboriginal boy around her own age named Yami. Yami takes her in, and in exchange Cassie helps his sick grandfather. Yami also becomes a sort of surrogate "boyfriend" for Cassie, although it is mostly Cassie's emotional need for someone strong to rely on that lets her "cheat" on Jake.
Yami also has a little puppy named Tjala, a brave little dog with an unhealthy tendency to chase after huge, dangerous kangaroos.
MORPHS
Jake None. Rachel None. Cassie Hork-Bajir, and Kangaroo. Marco None. Tobias None. Ax None. Visser Three None.
ALIENS
None.
TERMS
Witchetty Grub
An Aboriginal meat that Yami's family prepared for Cassie. It supposedly tastes a bit like butter, but Cassie decides against trying it.
- Check the Alien-English Dictionary for more detailed terms and descriptions.
RELATED LINKS
K.A. Q&A Archives
Reading List and Anibase Download
Alien-English DictionarySubmit Trivia or your most Memorable Quotes!
CREDITS
A big credit to Jeff Sampson for helping build and write the Anibase, which provided much of the inside information towards the series.
Thanks to Ryan S. and Slayer XY for scanning the inside cover!
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