The Encounter

A delightful find. This is the third book in the young adult/teen series "Animorphs" in which the character Tobias permanently becomes a Red-tailed Hawk. The Animorphs story is generally very good and the characters interesting and rich. The author manages to write about the animal aspects in a believable way. I usually find transformation and shapeshifting stories to have story lines that make the whole point of transformation become lost. Applegate keeps the adventure intact by being descriptive, entertaining, and involving. This series is a must-read for those who enjoy animals, shapeshifting, and adventure.

Well,I have Read the entire Animorph Series and This is DEFINETLYThe BEST!!Rachel and Tobias are my favorite characters.And this Book is Almost all about Rachel and Tobias! This is the story.....In the first book(after the battle)Tobias discovers that he is trapped in hawk morph forever...As he tries to ajust to his New life he has to deal with the Yeerks. While flying one day Tobias thinks he sees something move across the sky,or at least he thinks he does.After some investigation the Animorphs discover the it is a ship,a very large ship,Infact,It's a YEERK SHIP!!After the Animorph have A close Call(they ALMOST get trapped as wolves),Tobias starts to Realize that he will be a hawk forever,that he will never be Human again...Tobias Goes of for a few days and has to deal with his first kill,it soon becomes too much for him And he tries to kill Himself.... Fnd out the rest and Read this GREAT book!!

This is the best animorphs book, sad but full of action too. you should definetly read no 1 before you read this or it will spoil no 1 and you won't understand some bits. it doesn't matter if you read no 2 or not. my favorite part of this book is when they almost get stuck as wolves and when tobias flies through the mall. I would reccommend this book to anyone as i think there is something for everyone in it.

Wow! This book was downright enthrilling. KA's vivid descriptions actually allowed me to imagine being trapped in morph, which certainly isn't an every day occurance. I'd say that the emotional-drama level was the highest in the series, which compared to other great books, is saying something.

When the Andalite Prince landed on Earth and gave the Animorphs their morphing abilities, he gave them one cardinal rule - NEVER stay in morph for more than two hours. But Tobias was trapped when they attacked the Yeerk pool - and now it's four human Animorphs and a hawk . . . Tobias thought that he was gaining control over the hawk's instincts - but then he kills - can he ever really be human again? Or should he just forget he was ever a human and give in to the hawk - forever?This book was great. It deals with Tobias, the third member of the Animorphs, as he struggles to adapt to his new life as a nothlit - human trapped in morph. More heart-rending than the others, but even without the slushy stuff, it's still a great read.