The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (Animorphs) [Paperback]

K. A. Applegate (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Animorphs

Before the Animorphs...on another world...the fight began. Prior to their invasion of Earth, the Yeerks attacked a gentle and docile species known as the Hork-Bajir. This is the story of a special Hork-Bajir, his Andalite friend, and their future enemy, Visser Three.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Dak Hamee, born into the Hork-Bajir tribe, is something special from the start. "Strange," says his mother. "A seer," says the Old One, Tila Fashat. "A seer is one who is born to show a new way. Many, many seasons pass, then our father, the Deep, and our mother, the Sky, say, 'Send a seer to the people. The people have need.' And so one is born who is different." When strange and different Dak meets Aldrea, the clever Andalite daughter of Prince Seerow, they learn together of the dangerous plot of the Yeerks, and of Esplin 9466, who will stop at nothing to build his empire. Learn more about Prince Seerow's Kindness, find out how Andalites kiss, and plumb the mysteries of the Deep in this suspense-filled story of good, evil, and interspecies love. (Ages 9 to 12) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

A compelling and poignant special title, The Hork-Bajir Chronicles is the story of the battle that nearly destroys an entire race, and eventually sends one Andalite war prince to crash land on Earth where he would give five kids the power to morph--the beginning of the Animorphs story.

Aldrea, a young Andalite, and her family are sent to the world of the Hork-Bajir, a physically overpowering species with razor-sharp blades at their ankles, knees, wrists and elbows. Although the Hork-Bajir look incredibly fierce, they are a gentle and docile group whose blades are only used to strip bark from trees. Once on the Hork-Bajir home world, Aldrea meets Dak Hamee, a unique Hork-Bajir who learns more quickly and completely than the rest of his race. After her family is killed, Aldrea realizes that the Yeerks have arrived, and the fierce Hork-Bajir wars begin.

Aldrea and Dak Hamee lead the fight against the Yeerks together and are eventually joined by Andalite forces. But after discovering that the Andalites are planning to annihilate the Hork-Bajir, Aldrea and Dak Hamee realize that the two of them are fighting alone. (Ages 9 to 12) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590036467
• ISBN-13: 978-0590036467
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for everybody (needs a better ending though), October 24, 2001

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(14)Paden Axtell (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (Animorphs Series) (School & Library Binding)

A darn good book; it has a greatness in every aspect that I think a book should have. I'm an avid reader of the animorph sieries and this is a classic. It starts out as Andria(an Andilite) talking for a couple of chapters then goes to Dak Hamee(a Hork-Bajir seer) then the yeerk who later becomes Visser Three. The story take place mainly on the Hork-Bajir home world and telling the story of the Hork-Bajir enslavement by the newly born,but great Yeerk Empire.

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was amazed..., March 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (Animorphs Series) (School & Library Binding)

This was a book I could not put down. I have since read it several times and it is just as good each time. A young Andilite travels to the Hork-Bajir world. She soon meats a seer of the more or less dumb people of the Hork-Bajir. He has been gifted with the abilty to learn much faster then the others of his race. The two unsespecting friends cross paths with the yeerk who will soon become the abomination, Visser 3. A yeerk is a parisite that looks like a slug that cralls through your ear into your brain. It then has absolute control. It decides when you will eat, sleep, or even blink. Ending with a betrayal that will destroy nearly the whole Hork-Bajir race this book has a surprise ending. Keep in mind this: good does not always win out over evil. *Please say if this review was helpful*

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, August 25, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (Animorphs) (Paperback)

THe Hork-Bajir Chronicles is a definate must-read in the Megamorphs series. It gives you the whole story behind the Yeerk invasion of the Hork-Bajir world, through the eyes of Aldrea, daughter of Seerow, the Andalite who unleashed the Yeerks into the galaxy. Dak Hamee, the Hork-Bajir seer. ANd Esplin nine-four-double-six, the Yeerk obsessed with Andalites. THis book has some battles, some blood and a little romance.

I'd recomend it to any Animorph fan.