ANIMORPHS #53 |
STORY | BOOKS | CHARACTERS
SUMMARY
The battle is still raging, and it’s out-and-out war. Jake, the other Animorphs, and Ax have found a way to slow the Yeerks down, but now the Yeerks have decided the best way to win is to just destroy everything and everyone who gets in their way.
Just when things look more than hopeless, Jake and the others discover help where they least expected: Taxxons. Creatures so foul and heartless it’s almost hard to believe that they are capable of having any feelings. But Jake and the others soon discover that the Taxxon resistance has its own problems with the Yeerks. And, for once, it looks like Earth may have a chacnce....
Released: April 2001
Pages: 157
Cover Art by David B. MattinglyFront Cover (Hi-Res)
Inside Cover (Hi-Res)
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TRIVIA
- ANIBASE: This book marks the return of a classic Animorphs character: Arbon. The idea for having Arbon return originally come about when K.A. Applegate was asked to do a Taxxon Chronicles but was stuck for what the story could be about. She realized that Arbon's struggles in leading a Taxxon resistance would make a great book -- but, unfortunately, the Taxxon Chronicles never came to be. To keep the Legacy of Arbon alive, however, K.A. brought him to Earth in this book, and it was with his help that the Animorphs figured out a way to beat the Yeerks once and for all.
In this book, Jake finally breaks the "I can't tell you my last name or where I live" tradition, and reveals that his last name is Berenson and that the Animorphs have been fighting the Yeerks in California for a total of 3 years. This approximately brings them to 16 years old, as it is assumed that the kids are around 13 when the series began.
NEW PLOT ADDITIONS
CHARACTERS
ANIBASE: Arbon, trapped in Taxxon morph after the events of The Andalite Chronicles, reappears after many, many years, and tells Jake that the Taxxons want to be his allies. Arbon apparently became some type of leader for the Taxxons, making the best out of a bad situation.
We also meet General Sam Doubleday, whose troops help to provide a diversion during the final battle, and two more of the adjunct Animorphs, Ray and Tricia.
MORPHS
Jake Anaconda. Rachel None. Cassie None. Marco None. Tobias None. Ax None. Tricia Rhino. Tom Jaguar. Visser One None.
ALIENS
None.
TERMS
ATF
Alien Task Force One, what General Doubleday and the army call the hidden base where they are planning on how to attack the Yeerks.
- Check the Alien-English Dictionary for more detailed terms and descriptions.
RELATED LINKS
Marketing Campaign behind the ending of Animorphs
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 Neo X, Ryan S., and Slayer XY for scanning the inside cover!
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