The Answer (Animorphs, No. 53)

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Summary: One Mistake Away From Extinction
Review: Animorphs #53: The Answer -- is the second to last book in the series. That's right -- the funny scenes, the emotions, the fear, the gripping battles -- it's all drawing to a close. At #54, everything will end. #54, The Beginning, will be narrated by Rachel and will be partially be narrated by the other Animorphs so that your favorite character's last scoop isn't missed. As you've noticed in Books 50 and 51 , Jake has been darker and more depressed then ever before, and in Book 53 we will get to go behind the depth of why he is so -- it will no doubt be a powerful book. I can't wait to read Animorphs #53 and #54.

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Summary: A rollercoaster ride
Review: I wouldn't call 'The Answer' one of the very best books in the Animorphs series, as it is only at its best the first time you read it. After that, some of the suspense is lowered. But it really blows you away. This is one of the few books I have not been able to put down. Jake's character changes completely, but it is a change that is needed to win the war against the Yeerks. One of my favourite parts in this book was when Jake talks to the Taxxons. I was really glad to see the return of Arbron, as he seemed to have been forgotten after The Andalite Chronicles. You must at least read the others in the ten part mini-series before you read this, but once you do it's a brilliant run-up, along with The Sacrifice, to the conclusion of this series. (The ending of this book is infuriating! I just wanted to grab The Beginning right away!) The end is near....

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Summary: The end is ever so near...
Review: Jake, the other Animorphs, and Ax don't even realize it, but they're dying. The Yeerks are through with the subtle invasion that they had always kept with from the very beginning. But now that the fight for Earth has completely changed, the invasion is open war. The Yeerks are planning to turn Earth into an enormous Yeerk Pool to serve as the ultimate feeding source, bigger then any pool complex ever made. Before long, the Animorphs and Ax are forced to trust the vile, emotionless creatures they had always thought incapable of any feeling: Taxxons. But it seems that not all Taxxons want to serve the Yeerks. Some don't want to live with the knowledge of an inconquerable hunger. Some just want freedon, if that's ever possible. They too, want the invasion to end.... Animorphs #53: The Answer is the extraordinary second to last adventure of the Animorphs series, with only one more book left. The battle is almost over... one more book is left... and everything Jake and the others have ever tried to save is at stake. This one will widen the eyes of the reader like never before, and as the series draws to a close, the final adventure awaits in Animorphs #54: The Beginning. The last book arrives next month, May 2001. But I don't think I can really wait.

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Summary: The end is near......
Review: The battle for Earth is now open war. The Yeerks are blowing up everything in site. The public knows the truth of the horrific alien invasion - but it may be too late from anyone to stop it. A new Yeerk pool is being built in the ruins of the devastated city. Jake comes up with a plan to capture the Yeerk pool ship, but it's a dangerous plan - one that will almost surely have a high cost in lives. What the Animorphs don't expect is an offer to form an alliance - an offer that comes from the Taxxons. The Taxxons are desperate to escape their never-ending hunger. They will help the Animorphs, in exchange for the morphing power. Meanwhile, the Yeerk whose host is Jake's brother Tom is planning to betray Visser One - and offers the Animorphs a deal of his own. But can the cannibalistic Taxxons and a Yeerk be trusted? Only one book remains in the Animorphs series, and this was one of the best yet. Written by K. A. Applegate herself, instead of a ghost writer, the story moves at a fast pace. The cliffhanger ending will leave you eager to read the final book in the series.

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Summary: The Answer
Review: You guys are all smoking something. this book rocked! it was sad to read about the visser killing off james and the others, but jake had to do what was necessary to win. if james and the others hadnt sacrificed themselves then they all wouldve died anyway when the yeerks won the war. anyway, i think The Answer was a very good book. jake allying with Arbron and the other taxxons was a surprise, but a good one. it was awesome to read how jake's plan took effect. highly recommended.