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Dinosaurs aren’t fun, they are terrifying: A public service message by K.A. Applegate.

December 28, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

So this is the one where the Animorphs get blown back in time 65 million years by a nuclear explosion, and they fight dinosaurs and almost get eaten a bunch of times and discover that the Earth wasn’t always as alien free as we thought. I mean, you hear that premise, and you think, Ooh, fun! Dinosaurs! Time travel! But this book is the Animorphs doing dinosaurs and time travel, so that means it’s all kinds of messed up. No Jurassic Park wonder and fun times to be found. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: animorphs, in the time of dinosaurs, megamorphs, narfna, sci-fi, space opera, time travel

narfna's CBR9 Review No:110 · Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction · Tags: animorphs, in the time of dinosaurs, megamorphs, narfna, sci-fi, space opera, time travel ·
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Super-sized Animorphs.

August 23, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Okay, first of all, whoever had the idea to jumbo-size Animorphs was a marketing GENIUS. Get kids hooked on a book series and then just give them as much content as possible. They are a captive audience, and they have enough pocket money to pay out once a month to get their next fix. (If you’re lucky, it will also be quality, like this series.) Animorphs was such a success by the time this book was published that they moved it from being a bimonthly […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: animorphs, k.a. applegate, megamorphs, middle grade, narfna, sci-fi, the andalite's gift

narfna's CBR8 Review No:120 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: animorphs, k.a. applegate, megamorphs, middle grade, narfna, sci-fi, the andalite's gift ·
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