The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate

It seems in previous books the Animorphs have morphed while practically unconscious and also mortally wounded, so it's unclear what kind of injury could have put Elfangor in that position.

Despite the fact that Elfangor can think clearly enough to give technology, information, and instructions to the Animorphs when he meets them, he's 'too weak to morph' because of his injuries.

In the beginning of this book the narration says that Elfangor was 'too weak to morph,' which is a bit surprising since the Animorphs appear to have managed to morph themselves into life-saving alternate shapes in order to erase their injuries.

But, though he chooses to sacrifice and have himself put back where he belongs in space-time, he knows he is leaving a legacy because he gave Loren a son. Sadly, his idyllic life is not to be his for long, because the Ellimist interferes and tells him he's not where or when he's supposed to be. He adopts a human morph and escapes to Earth using the Time Matrix-so he can hide on the planet and marry Loren.

A fight for the Time Matrix and some surprising compromises come out of this, but soon Elfangor is tired of fighting and tired of not knowing what's right. Loren, the female human who was kidnapped, develops a special bond with Elfangor during all this, but the male human, Chapman, tries to sell out his fellow humans to the Yeerks. They end up on the Taxxon home world, but their plans to get the amazing weapon before the Yeerks find out it's there get very distorted when Arbron gets trapped as a Taxxon whose body he was using as a morph, and their Andalite commander gets his body stolen by a powerful Yeerk who later becomes Visser Three. While simply trying to take the kidnapped humans back to Earth under the command of a disgraced war-prince, Elfangor and his co-cadet Arbron end up having to change their plans and chase the renegade aliens because they are probably going to sell the Time Matrix to the enemy Yeerks.

In a flashback during which he transmits his memories from the last twenty-one years, Elfangor tells the story of his first battle, his rescue of two alien-kidnapped humans, and his involvement with a weapon of massive importance: the Time Matrix. Applegate.ĭisclaimer: If you've heard of Animorphs and you're thinking 'Aww, howĬute,' maybe you should read my introduction to the first bookĮlfangor was once a young Andalite cadet, but despite his humble beginnings he had quite a significant role in the Yeerk/Andalite war. An unnumbered special 'Chronicles' book in the series Animorphs by K.A.

The Andalite Chronicles by K.A. Applegate