'The Andalite Chronicles' begins 21 years ago. The universe is threatened by a species that enslaves the intelligent life forms from each planet.

The Yeerks.

These aliens are parasites who, several years before, were given the technology of space travel by a sympathetic member of another alien species. And so, it now lies on that species, known as the Andalites to destroy the Yeerks.

The story opens up with an andalite 'artish' (a warrior in training) on board a battle ship in space. This young artish, known as Elfangor is the main character in this book. He has been recruited like the other cadets to fight the Yeerks. Later, when he is assigned to accompany a Prince (a leading warrior or officer) on transport duty, an unforeseen chain of events takes place. This leads him across the galaxy with a fellow cadet, the Prince and two humans, to stop the Yeerks from getting hold of the universe's most dangerous weapon of all time. So dangerous that it had been hidden for so long that most of the more intelligent species thought it a myth. The Time Matrix has been found and now, the fate of the entire galaxy is in the hands of one war cadet.

'The Andalite Chronicles' is my favourite K. A. Applegate book. Elfangor is serious, somewhat kind, smart, insightful, and like all of us, makes quit a few large mistakes. Animorph readers will find this book has a few surprises in the end. To me, I don't think I'd ever sell this book. It's a definite keeper."