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TheOtheristhe40thbookintheAnimorphsseries, ghostwrittenbyGinaGascone(asK.A.Applegate).Itis narratedbyMarco.

TheOther

Plotsummary
TheAnimorphsmeetsurvivorsofElfangor'sDomeShip, theGalaxyTree.OneAndalitecalledGafinilanEstrif ValadsuffersfromageneticdiseasecalledSoola's Diseasewhiletheother,MertilIscarElmand,iscrippled, oravecol,asAxputsit,missinghalfofhistail. GafinilanattacksMarcowhenhegetstooclosetothe humanhomeheowns,whileAxcomestohisdefense. BothenterhishomeandGafinilanaskstomeetAx's prince,notrealizinghis"prince"ishuman,asVisser ThreehadcapturedMertilandhadofferedhisreleaseonly ifGafinilanbroughthimahealthyadultAndalite(as Mertilwasavecol,andVisserThreediscoveredthrough MertilthatGafinilanhadafataldisease,renderingthem bothasuseless,intheVisser'sperspective).The AnimorphsassumethatsinceSoola'sDiseaseisgenetic, andtheonly'cure'isforGafinilantoacquireandmorph anotherAndalite,thisisthereasonwhyGafinilanwanted tomeetAx's"prince",notwantingtoacquireAxhimself becausehewouldprefertomorphtheadultAndalitehe believesJakeis,asAx'sbodywouldtaketoolongto reachphysicalmaturity.

Marcomorphingintoahoneybee Author Illustrator Country Language Series Genre Publisher Publication date Mediatype GinaGascone DavidB.Mattingly UnitedStates English Animorphs#40 Sciencefictionnovel Scholastic March2000 Print(Paperback) 0439106796 43689126 (http://worldcat.org/oclc/43689126) CPBBoxno.1880vol.24
TheHidden Megamorphs#4:BacktoBefore

Jakeagreestomeetwithhim,withtheintentionoflaying ISBN atrapforGafinilan,andtheyoverpowerhimbyforceof OCLC numbers.WhentheytellGafinilanwhattheyassumedhis Number planwas,heisshockedatthemerethought,asAndalites considerusingmorphingtoescapeanillnessasanactof LC cowardice.Heconfesseshisrealintentions,justifyinghis Classification attemptatbetrayingoneofhisownkindbysayinghe Precededby caresdeeplyabouthisfriendMertil,andhedidwhathe Followedby wastoldtodobytheVisserinordertoensureMertil's safety.AlthoughstillskepticalofGafinilan'smotives,they joinforceswithhimandhelprescueMertilfromVisserThree.

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Ax,whoissofarintheseriesseenasanhonourablecharacter,showshisopendisapprovalofMertilandthe thoughtthatheshouldbetreatedwithasmuchrespectasotherAndalites,onthegroundsthatheisdisabled, whichmayhavebeenatraithepickedupfromhisAndaliteupbringing,asAndalitesasawholeareshownin thisbooktonottaketheirhandicappedkindseriously.However,whenMarcoaccuseshiskindofbeing unfeeling,Axpointsoutthathumansaresimilarlyflawed,aspeoplewithhandicapsareoftenpushedaway fromthelimelightandkepthiddenawayinhospitalsandinstitutions,insteadofbeingallowedtolivethekind oflifetheywouldhavehad,weretheynotdisabled. ThesoftersideofMarco'spersonalityisalsoshowninthisbook,asheshowsconcernabouthowMertil,a morphincapableAndalite,wouldsurviveinahumanworldoncehisfriendGafinilansuccumbstohisillness andpassesaway.HevisitsMertilattheendofthebookandoffershissupportandcompany,shouldMertil everfeelheneededit.AlthoughhefearsthatMertilmightregardhisofferasimpertinent,asAndalitesarea proudracethatdonotliketobeseenasvulnerable,Mertilthankshim,andappearstoconsiderhisoffer.[1]

Morphs
Morpher Morphsacquired Jake Rachel Tobias Cassie Marco Ax Gafinilan Honeybee Honeybee Honeybee Honeybee Honeybee Morphsused Siberiantiger,PeregrineFalcon Honeybee,BaldEagle,GrizzlyBear,Africanelephant Honeybee Honeybee,Osprey,GrayWolf GreatHornedOwl,Osprey,Honeybee,Gorilla,Wolf Human,NorthernHarrier,Honeybee Opossum,human("HenryMcClellan"),owl

Thecoverquoteis,"Thisisyourbrain.ThisisyourbrainwithaYeerk.Anyquestions?"Thisisa referencetothefamous"ThisIsYourBrainOnDrugs"publicserviceannouncement. Theinsidecoverquoteis,"Busyasabee..."

References
1. ^TheOtherK.A.Applegate

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