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The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs)

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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!

Probably the most compicating book I've ever read , The Ellimist Chronicles deserves a six-star rating. The intrigue, the emotion, and the complex storyline together with the heart-stopping battles, are what contributed into making Ellimist Chronicles so good. A shocking epilogue will end off The Ellimist's story , or Toomin's story - with a paragraph so unbelievable that your eyes will be raised. It's a fabulous book and I give it six stars if I could.

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.

I loved this Chronicle! I had no idea what to expect but this was awsome! It gives you a better sense of who Ellimist is and he doesn't seem all that different form all the other central characters of the other Chronicles. It will explain why he sometimes refers to himself as "i" and other times as "we". I loved this book so much that after I read it once, the next day I read it again. NOT a disappointment AT ALL! KAA should be very proud of herself for coming up with such a cool approach to such a mysterious character!

I am a huge Animorph fan. I own all the books so I should know a good one right? Well I thought that the book was helpful because it helped explain the whole Ellimist mystery. I was kind of surprised about how The Ellimist got his name.And how he got so powerful.I'm not to much of an Ellimist fan, but I found this book to be interesting to me.

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.

WOw! So thats what the ellimist is! This answers ALL your questions about the ellimist! How he became so powerful, how he can alter space and time etc. I really recomend this book.(to bad my dog chewed it to shreds...)

Ellimist (real name being Toomin) is a gamer engaged in the most dangerous game ever played, though it is not really a game; it is a war. The ketrans that live on planet Ket have invented a game where one player chooses one race and another player chooses another race. There is a lot of killing in the game. One day the ketrans met the Polars and the two races talked about ship development, games, etc. Later on in life, the Polars broadcast the game to the entire galaxy, and Ketran ships start disappearing. It was the Capasins. The Capasins viewed the game and thought that the Ketrans were cold-blooded killers, so they set out to destroy the Ketrans. Eventually, Ellimist's ship was attacked. Only 98 of the whole Ketran race survived. Also their homeworld was taken over. The last of the Ketrans spent over a century searching for a new home and they found a blue moon. Ellimist and three others went down to explore and were ensnared by the life form Father so the entire ship went down to try and save them, but they died too. Ellimist is the only one that survived. Father loved to play games with him. After many, many games, Ellimist was finally won and set free. Ellimist than has to travel around in deep space to save multiple races. And then he met Crayak. While Ellimist tries to save races, Crayak tries to annihilate them. After many years of fighting Ellimist is sucked into a black hole and is trapped, but can still save races. That is where Ellimist stays forever.
This book has very descriptive words. While you are reading you can almost see the action right in front of you. Also you love the characters so much that you do not want them to die.
This book is also full of action. There are multiple times in the story that you are reading very intensely such as when the ketrans are first under attack.
This is a good book for anybody that likes fantasy. If you do not like fantasy, then stay away from this book because it is a little out there.

I first read The Elemist as a child, when I was burning through the Animorphs saga as fast as KA Appelgate and her ghost writers could put them out. Now, at 24 I picked up this title again as I rummaged through my old room deciding what to donate to Goodwill and what to keep. This book has survived similar "coming-of-age" decisions like this time and time again, so I decided to finally re-read it again and see why this one book of my childhood stood out after others that people referred to as "masterpieces" like "The Lord of the Rings" were donated to others without a second thought. It didn't take long to remember why this book continued to hold interest to the adult me. A hyper-dimensional god-like being as a main character? This book came out a decade before string theorist Michio Kaku had his own TV show. What could be more interesting than discovering the humble beginnings of this hyper-intelligent character from a simple biological creature in a technologically over-connected culture that lacks true interpersonal interaction? This novel was written when such things were a small fear, not an ever-growing problem.

One does not need to be familiar with the Animorphs story to fully appreciate this stand-alone novel. I would recommend this novel for fans of Philip K. Dick themed science fiction who want a book that doesn't take quite as much concentration, but still want a taste of mind-bending and surreal yet totally plausible science fiction.

Ugh,this book. Ugh. As much as I adore the Animorph series, my only guess is that Applegate wrote this in a time of hype and desperation where either she or her publisher figured anything remotely connected to Animorphs was wonderful. And don't get me wrong; I don't mind reading extra stuff. I have nothing against the Ellimist. But I did appreciate him a heck of a lot more when he was a mysterious being of immense power. Frankly, I can't figure out why anyone would want to know his backstory, which tragically did not live up the intense mystery in my imagination. And that is where Ms. Applegate failed, trying to conquer a pleasant mystery with a contrived, illogical, and way-too fantastical story.