Animorphs
Animorphs is a science fantasy series of youth books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all six main characters taking turns narrating the books through their own perspectives. Horror, war, imperialism, dehumanization, sanity, morality, innocence, leadership, freedom, family, and growing up are the core themes of the series.
The original cover of the first book in the series, entitled The Invasion, showing Jake as the protagonist. | |
| Author | K. A. Applegate, Michael Grant |
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| Cover artist | David Burroughs Mattingly |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Scholastic Publishing |
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| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook |
| No. of books | 54 main series books; 10 companion books (List of books) |
The series was originally conceived as a three-part series called The Changelings, in which Jake was named Matt, and his little brother Joseph took the place of Cassie.
Published between June 1996 and May 2001, the series consists of 54 books and includes ten companion books, eight of which fit into the series' continuity (the Animorphs Chronicles and Megamorphs books) and two that are gamebooks not fitting into the continuity (the Alternamorphs books).
The books were adapted into a television series of the same name on Nickelodeon, YTV and Global Television Network, which ran from 1998 to 1999. The series has also been adapted to audiobook form as well as a series of graphic novels starting in 2020. A film adaptation was announced in September 2015.