148 pages

English language

Published Jan. 13, 2001 by Gareth Stevens Pub..

ISBN:
978-0-8368-2771-2
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The arrival of Andalites on Earth gives Ax and the Animorphs allies to fight against the Yeerk invasion but also causes new problems.

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Review of 'The Arrival' on 'Goodreads'

An excellent book in the series, but missing too much of the characters I love to warrant five stars.
The title before this, The Weakness (#37) gave us a discussion of hubris, but surely the hubris angle belongs more in a book all about Andalites, a race whose vanity and arrogance knows no bounds. Honestly the sheer inability of Andalite characters (even Ax) to be dynamic from these personality vices in any real way makes me dislike books that put them in focus.

Andalites should consider using their morphing ability to transform into a creature that is in any way likable.

Review of 'The Arrival' on 'Storygraph'

This series established several generalizations about alien species early on and then has spent the last ~15-20 books dismantling those assumptions. No group is a monolith, and here Ax encounters more of his people, not all at their best.

The levels of narration in this book are so good! I don't want to spoil anything, but the way Ax's internal monologue is handled is masterful. I hadn't remembered this one very well, it just hadn't stayed with me. Ax's description of humans for Andalites and of Andalites for humans are really funny. This book is about despair and desperation, it also shows how much Ax has changed since he first met the Animorphs.

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Subjects

  • Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
  • Science fiction