This is probably still my favorite title. We learn more about crayak, the ellimist, see erek in action, are given deep and significant insight into the moral implications of yeerk evolution, it’s an absolutely devastating blow to the might and combined strategy of the animorphs, and the ending is devastating and satisfying.

And the design of the howlers is super cool.

And I like The Lion King and it opens with The Lion King play being frozen in time by probably my favorite character the ellimist.

I love this title. This book engaged with every relevant subject in the animorphs in novel and thought-provoking ways while being filled with cool alien fights.