The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs)

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Summary: WOW! WOW! WOW!
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The Ellimist Chornicles. The second I saw it advertised in the backof one of the books I knew I had to have it! I've never read aChronicle I didn't love! It's so interesting to read about charactersand species The Animorphs know nothing about, therefore we're left inthe dark, filled with questions and wonderings. What IS theEllimist(s) anyways? How did it/they become what it/they are today?How great is their power? And how did it/they become involved with theCrayak? All these questions and more are answered in this book.

Itbegins with the Ellimist with one of the Animorphs, we never find outwhich one. The Animorph is dying, and I'm wondering if this will becarried on into the series, or if it's in the far future. But anyways,the Animorph asks questions about the fight, whether it's in vain, andwhen the Ellimist doesn't reply, s/he reacts in anger, raging aboutwho the Ellimist really is, and why he's controlling them. TheEllimist answers by telling his story, the story of his many lives,his 'death,' and how he became to be what he is today. A mightycreature stretching throughout the entirety of space, yet a tinycreature too small too see. You get to see him as a low-ranking,unimportant Ketran, to a machine-type creature 'fixing' theuniverse. You even witness the amazing battle that's been mentioned inprevious Animorphs, the battle with Crayak that ripped apart thegalaxy. It's an amazing book, and a defnite must-have for any Ani-fan!

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Summary: The Beautiful Story of a "Brilliant Loser"
Review: Before I begin my review, I'd like to say that I'm not very familiar with the Animorphs series--I've only read a couple other books besides this, and they don't show the TV series here so my knowledge of its background is quite limited. Thus, this little review is an outsider's thoughts upon reading this book.

This book is the story of the Ellimist, an enigmatic not-quite-human character who has lived billions of years and has a vast universe of experience behind him. Told from his point of view, he first speaks about his youth on an alien homeworld, his relationships with characters who play a more significant role in his life than he may have initially realized, his triumph and despair, his losses and learnings.

The only fault I found in this book is the technobabble--but maybe that has to do with my unfamiliarity with the Animorphs world. Undecipherable vocab aside, I found this to be a very good read, surprisingly deep and complex for a series targeted at children, and nicely written. I easily fell in love with Ellimist--he is the type of protagonist I love reading and learning about, although I don't see this type of character too often in books and movies. We follow his mental and emotional growth as the story progresses, we see how his perception of things changes as his level of experience grows wider. I find him a sweet and a strong-hearted character at the same time.

This book happens to be lacking in the romance department (there *is* a couple, but their relationship, while proving significant in essence, does not get too much attention), but it didn't really bother me, as I am not a fan of romance anyways. My favorite relationship in this book is that between Ellimist and Crayak--they define each other, through their opposing motives and drastically contrasting personalities, and I would imagine that the passion that charges their souls as they engage in their 'games' makes the eternity that stretches out before them less forlorn, less monotonous and spiritually draining. *mutters* (Of course, fellow yaoi fans might read more potential into their relationship...)

As for the story's ending, well, I wouldn't want to give away any spoilers, but let me just say that the assurance the Ellimist gives the person to whom he told his tale is an assurance we ourselves would wish to hear when our time's up. All in all, I would heartily recommend "The Ellimist Chronicles" --to both Animorphs fans and non-fans or to-be fans looking for a good read.

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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: I've been reading Animorphs for years, about 4,and I've got the first 2 books in the Andalite chronicles,the 4 Megamorphs,Visser,Animorphs 1-48,and this one Ellimist, I must say I think they're all EXCELLENT.Back to the point of THIS review.This book will answer practically all your questions about the Ellimist, like where he came from, who he really is, and how he became so powerful.This book starts with a unknown character speaking to Ellimist about did he make a difference in something,I forgot, and what is he.And so the Ellimist explains and thats the book.I don't wanna spoil it for people who haven't read the book, but I'll tell you this Ellimist's true old name is Toomin.Did you wonder who's the new being shown in some books, first in book #41 strange no?

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Summary: What a good book this is
Review: It is a good book if you like the Animorphs series. I would recommend this book to people who don't get confused easily. This author K.A. Applegate does a great job describing this book's events. K.A. Applegate puts the images right in my head and it's one of those books where once you pick it up it's hard to put it down.

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Summary: The Ellimist Chronicles,an amazing book
Review: The Ellimist Chronicles in my opinion is an amazing book.I've always loved the chronicles because they give you background on characters already introduced but this one was outstanding.The book was filled with emotion and can be depressing at times.I was surprised that there is only one Ellimist.I thought it was a race.The book also gives a little information on Crayak who was also introduced in the animorphs series.I would say more but I don't want to ruin it for those who haven't read it yet.I loved this book and would recommend it to all animorphs fans.

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Summary: Possibly the best Animorphs book in the series.
Review: The Ellimist-a god-like being who somehow is involved in some kind of war with an equally supreme being named Crayak. The Animorphs know little about him, only that he is on their side and he has powers no one can even imagine. Now, Ellimist tells his story to one of the dying Animorphs, at his or her request, without revealing who it is, although you find out in later books.

The Ellimist Chronicles is full of philosophy and passion, and the big theme of everything is that it's all a game. Seriously, in almost every chapter, a game is being played. Games are emphasized, they are important, they are meaningful to the story. Unfortunately K.A. never fully describes the Ellimist's physical form, but besides that, this is an essential part of the classic Animorph collection.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book in the Animorphs series explains where the Ellimist, a creature who is essentially God, came from. He is just a simple alien whose world is destroyed and must travel through space, along a few dozen other aliens of the same species, to find a new home. About sixty years later he and his ship are forced down onto a moon, covered with a giant alien squid that keeps him alive for company. Eventually(centuries later) Ellimist escapes the beast(by absorbing its mind, and the minds of all the other being it has captured), creates a ship, and leaves the planet. With thousands of minds in his own he now discovers ways to prolong his life indefinately and he goes about helping races with problems, like an intergalactic war, a plague, or a drought, for a millenia. Then after he returns to the site of his first 'assistance' he discovers a being called the Crayak who wants to destroy all life. Why he wishes this is unknown. So they go off into the universe, the Ellimist seeding worlds with life and creating a race of aliens called the Pemalites to do the same thing, while the Crayak goes around destroying entire world's. Then, the Crayak sets a trap for the Ellimist, who is sucked into a black hole, something even he can't beat. But, then something strange happens. The Ellimist evolves into a higher being. The Crayak does the same, still wanting to destroy all life. However, now the two are equals. What the Crayak destroys, the Ellimist rebuilds and vice versa. They reach a stalemate. So they agree to play a series of games. Violent ones, obviously. Games need warriors so the Ellimist, through a series of changes in time, forms the Animorphs. These changes are explained better in the future books. Oh, and why is he telling us his story in the first place. He is telling his story to a human child who has just died because of his interfearance, so that the chil can understand why he or she had to die. We don't know who it is, only the the child is a member of the Animorphs, and not Ax, since he is not a human child. So that's it, the entire story. If you think this review is long, think how the book feels. Aside from the length and stressfulness of the book it is very good. I recomend it very much.