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This book starts up a ten-book story that could see the end of the war against the Yeerks and the salvation of the Earth.

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Things were already really weird. Fighting aliens. Battling to save Earth. And still trying to be normal. Marco, the other Animorphs, and Ax are almost used to it. Almost. But things are changing. The Yeerk invasion of Earth started out passively. Secretly. But now, everything seems to be... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Things were already really weird. Fighting aliens. Battling to save Earth. And still trying to be normal. Marco, the other Animorphs, and Ax are almost used to it. Almost. But things are changing. The Yeerk invasion of Earth started out passively. Secretly. But now, everything seems to be stepped up. Even Marco's father is talking about some top secret project at his job. Something about developing Zero-space...
Marco doesn't even know whether his father is a Controller. But he does know he's not going to let the Yeerks win this one. They've already got his mother. And Marco will do anything it takes to save his father. Anything...

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Marco: one of the Animorphs. Jake's friend
  • Jake: The leader of the Animorphs
  • Rachel: One of the Animorphs
  • Cassie: One of the Animorphs
  • Tobias: One of the Animorphs
  • Nora: Marco's step-mother
  • Tom: Jake's brother, a controller
  • Eva: Marco's mother
  • Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill: Younger brother of Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul
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First Sentence edit see section history

My name is Marco.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 45 of 54 in Animorphs. (standard series)

Preceded by The Unexpected, and followed by The Deception.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. K. A. Applegate (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Ellen Geroux - Ghostwriter

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0439115191
Page Count: 136

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