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A review by holliehocks
The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate
5.0
Actual rating: 4.75 stars
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As a last resort, an Andalite war prince breaks Andalite law and gives morphing power to five human children. But this story isn't about the children, this is before they were even born. Written about a year and half after the first book in the series first comes out, readers get a look at Elfangor’s life, and how he ended up dying in that construction site on earth. As his hirac delest (final statement), Elfangor records his memories of the past twenty-one years: about his journey, the Time Matrix, his mistakes, and how Visser Three got his rank.
I don't typically pick up sci-fi books due to a lack of interest in the genre, but when I found one of these books cheap, I decided to give the series a try. I was glad I did. This was my second time reading the book, just because I never finished the series the first time since I couldn't get them all. But let me just say, the second read didn't make it any less amazing.
This book is dialogue-heavy, but I feel like that's what made the book. We knew and understood what was going on the entire time. We could detect when the characters didn't like each other, and we had an idea of what was going to happen next, even if we were gripping the side of the bed begging it not to. There are action scenes galore, however my lack of five stars is due to not being able to full imagine them in my mind, which made me hard to read it in one sitting, even though it's a fairly short book.
For a child, or for those that openly grew up with this series, it would probably be a better read, but even the themes of this book are for anyone who will listen because this book is all about making mistakes, and how to go about once you've done something that can't be undone. This book is about challenging the most important things in your life, and giving a reason why. It focuses on how your choice can affect everything and everyone around you, despite what you might think. And this book does all this in a way that makes it obvious and makes you question the exact same things Elfangor does.
Link to full review here
As a last resort, an Andalite war prince breaks Andalite law and gives morphing power to five human children. But this story isn't about the children, this is before they were even born. Written about a year and half after the first book in the series first comes out, readers get a look at Elfangor’s life, and how he ended up dying in that construction site on earth. As his hirac delest (final statement), Elfangor records his memories of the past twenty-one years: about his journey, the Time Matrix, his mistakes, and how Visser Three got his rank.
I don't typically pick up sci-fi books due to a lack of interest in the genre, but when I found one of these books cheap, I decided to give the series a try. I was glad I did. This was my second time reading the book, just because I never finished the series the first time since I couldn't get them all. But let me just say, the second read didn't make it any less amazing.
This book is dialogue-heavy, but I feel like that's what made the book. We knew and understood what was going on the entire time. We could detect when the characters didn't like each other, and we had an idea of what was going to happen next, even if we were gripping the side of the bed begging it not to. There are action scenes galore, however my lack of five stars is due to not being able to full imagine them in my mind, which made me hard to read it in one sitting, even though it's a fairly short book.
For a child, or for those that openly grew up with this series, it would probably be a better read, but even the themes of this book are for anyone who will listen because this book is all about making mistakes, and how to go about once you've done something that can't be undone. This book is about challenging the most important things in your life, and giving a reason why. It focuses on how your choice can affect everything and everyone around you, despite what you might think. And this book does all this in a way that makes it obvious and makes you question the exact same things Elfangor does.