The Test

I think Tobias' character really developed in this book. Each Tobias book sees new changes for him and this was a big one. The Animorphs co-operate with Taylor, the Controller who tortured Tobias in #33 for this one. Seeing Taylor again brings up all sorts of memories of his torture and questions in Tobias' mind. He keeps thinking back to when he first became a nothlit, wondering if he actually gave up and chose to be trapped in hawk morph. ( This was one of my favourite parts of the book as I always wanted to know what happened to Tobias when he was first trapped.)What happens to Taylor in the end was definetely deserved, but, as in the case of Visser One, I think she will be back.The ending I thought was very powerful and a great ending line from Rachel. This definetly ranks in my best Animorphs books, not quite up there with #3,#31 and #33, my all-time favourites but close. Tobias is my favourite character and I always enjoy his books. Though only a book to read after you've read some of the other Animorphs and seen the slow devlopment of the characters through time.

This short 135 page book made up for it by being really,really good--I think this this is the second best ANIMORPHS book since September, next to the legendary VISSER.This book,narrated by Tobias,involves joining sides with Tobias's old and hateful enemy,Taylor.And they also morph Taxxons,whic sounds yucky but is very,very cool! Buy this book NOW!

I sugjest any one who likes science fiction should deffinetly read this book. (but read the rest of the series first) It is a great book! in the beggining Tobias saves a boy from who has been lost in the woods in a sink hole for two days, but when he is flying back to Cassie's barn he gets attacked by a golden eagle and ends up in the University Clinic, and in the news paper. In the middle of the night some hork-bajir break in and grab his cage, but before they could get away, some people come and attack. After the battle has gone on a while Cassie, Marco, Jake, and Ax show up, but so does Taylor, who takes him to her hide out, and tries to make a deal with him, and lets him go! After talking it over with his friends every one decides to go, exept Cassie. The deal was, they would morph taxxons and dig a tunnel to the yeerk pool so Taylor could release some gas and blow the yeerk pool up. But, she sais she will give them twenty minutes to get away before she explodes the whole place, but of course she lied. To find the rest out read the book.

In The Test (Animorphs No. 43), there is a return character. This time its Tobias' ex-torturer. Remember, from The Illusion (Animorphs, No. 33)?Well, the human controller has captured Tobias- again -but now says that she is part of a Yeerk peace movement. To believe or not to believe, that is the question. And hurry up is the motivational line! For Tobias and the other animorphs are running out of time...

This book is in my top 5 list of Animorphs, very near the top. I think K.A. really out did herself with this one. It kept me on the "edge of my seat" throughout the whole book. I still can't decide which book was more powerful, The Illusion (animorphs #33)or The Test. I wouldn't recommend this one for first-time Animorph readers (try #1), but for serious fans, this is a long-waited for treat that you can't pass up.