The Andalite Chronicles

The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate is a spinoff series from Animorphs. The story is told by the main character Elfangor in first person perspective.

The story is about a race of aliens known as Andalites. They have scorpion tails, horse bodies, and an extra set of eyes sticking out from the top of their heads. The story focuses around Elfangor, an aristh, the lowest rank of warrior. He is still a mere aristh when he is forced into battle with the Yeerks, a slug-like species that embeds itself in your brain and controls you.

Elfangor and his fellow aristh, Arbon, are selected to go on a special mission to return two humans back to Earth. When they arrive, they find something they never expected, The Time Matrix. This extraterrestrial object sends them on an adventure to the world of the Hork-Bajir, a race already completely taken over by the Yeerks. When they arrive, Elfangor quickly gets separated from Arbon and Alloran, an old Andalite war prince. When everything goes to hell, Elfangor finds himself face to face with a Yeerk General, Visser 3.

The Time Matrix had sent Elfangor and the human Lauren, to a dimension shaped by their and Visser 3s minds. After a huge battle, Elfangor and Lauren escape back to earth.  Elfangor, using his Andalite morphing powers, turns into a human and builds a life with Lauren. Everything is fine and dandy, until and Ellimist, a creator of the time matrix. Elfangor is then called back to action.

All in all I think this book is great. I was on the edge of my seat all the way through it and it was a thrill to the end. I highly recommend  this book to anyone who is a fan of Sci-Fi and action.

Book Review by Zach S.