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The Animorphs set out to block the Yeerk's acquisition of a high-ranking Secret Service agent, but are confronted by Visser Three himself in a morph that disturbs Ax. A follow up mission ends up sending the Animorphs to a distant part of the galaxy in the frontlines of another confrontation between Yeerk forces and the Andalites.

Most of this book is spent outside of Earth, the mechanics of what happened are never really explained, but the reader can and should just go with it. The story is a lot of fun.

The most important thing is that the Animorphs all come face to face with the broader Andalite culture and Ax's own eyes are opened to the realities of his people's politics and the dangerous inroads the Yeerks have made outside of Earth. The exploration of Leeran culture is interesting, and time will tell if it pays off.

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kelseyr713's review against another edition

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4.0

A against time that involves z-space, a battle on another planet, and mosquitoes. Ax-narrated books are always fun to read.

drizzlybear's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

2.5

absolutely batshit. thank you
the one cool part is

getting to see ax's interactions with the andalites. his arc there is pretty juicy - we get to see him question his military training and andalite superiority, and is torn between his loyalty to his species and his loyalty to the gang

abilight's review against another edition

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4.0

The Great Animorphs Re-Read: Teared up a bit when the Leerans came into play.

"Where the sky meets the sea, Andalite, human, and Leeran are joined as allies."

deepseareader's review against another edition

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4.0

These poor kids I swear to god

tresdem's review against another edition

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4.0

While a little slow to begin with, really do you have to introduce us to the plot and characters every single book? I really liked this one. Ax's voice is fun, if a little supercilious at times--which fits in well with his Andalite nature. The main set up is a red herring to the meat of the action which bought back lots of continuity from earlier in the series, to paraphrase the Opinionated Animorphs Book Review. Aide from that, the tension was really great in this book. It had some really beautiful moments and really awesome tension. Plus a great ending.

ceruleanjen's review against another edition

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4.0

Plot:

This book started off like it was going to be a plot really similar to ones done before, but it actually took an unexpected turn that kept me on my toes. It also shows just how dire the Yeerk invasion is becoming not only on Earth but in the entire universe as well.

Setting:

It was nice to see a setting outside of Earth though it was a little hard to picture. Though thinking back on it, it reminds me of the city from the Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier game I recall playing when I was younger.

Characters:

It seems like it's been a while since I've read from Ax's POV. There were times when I didn't much care for what he was thinking but for the most part I liked him. I especially found the beginning cinnamon bun situation extremely amusing.

The rest of the gang seem to be realizing just how more dangerous their situation is getting and it was nice to see their reactions to it.

Relationships:

I feel Ax's relationship with Jake became stronger in this one though I feel like the group as a whole will still resent him for choosing his people over them.

Writing/Voice:

Good, though I did have trouble imagining some of the settings and races.

Ending:

The chapters before the actual ending were intense and I liked that. I feel the actual ending could have been a little more stronger.

Overall, the series seem to be heading in a good direction and I'm intrigued to keep going.

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