The Escape (Animorphs)
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| The Escape | |
 Marco morphing into a hammerhead shark |
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| Author | K. A. Applegate |
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| Cover artist | David B. Mattingly |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Animorphs #15 |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 163 |
| Preceded by | The Unknown |
| Followed by | The Warning |
The Escape is the fifteenth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is narrated by Marco.
[edit] Plot Summary
Marco's old acquaintance, Erek King, has some disturbing news about his mother, Eva, aka Visser One. She's returned to Earth, overseeing a Yeerk bioweapons program to allow them to venture deep waters - a requirement made by the Yeerk command for the invasion of Leera, a planet covered almost entirely by oceans. The research is conducted in the waters around Royan Island. The Animorphs infiltrate the facility, and discover that the Yeerks are trying to create super-intelligent sharks that can be infested and controlled by a slug. They decide to acquire hammerhead morphs. Marco accidentally reveals to the other animorphs his fear of sharks. While scouting the waters off Royan Island the animorphs are captured, and have devices installed in them designed to bestow sentience on animals. The only way to remove them is to destroy the facility. They attempt to do this, and during the battle, Marco reveals to Rachel and Ax that Visser One is his mother. Visser Three storms in, angry that Visser One would do this without his knowledge or consent, and they have a verbal argument. Even worse, the Yeerks have just captured some new specimens of an aquatic species - known as Leerans. The Leerans are capable of telepathy and unlimited mind-reading capacity. The Animorphs know that the Yeerks must be stopped before they can utilize two new powerful living weapons. They destroy the factory and escape unscathed.
[edit] Morphs
| Morpher | Morphs Acquired | Morphs Used |
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| Jake | Parrot, Hammerhead Shark | Parrot, Dolphin, Hammerhead Shark, Siberian Tiger |
| Rachel | Parrot, Hammerhead Shark | Parrot, Dolphin, Hammerhead Shark, Grizzly Bear |
| Tobias | Dolphin, Hammerhead Shark | Dolphin, Hammerhead Shark |
| Cassie | Parrot, Hammerhead Shark | Parrot, Dolphin Hammerhead Shark, Wolf |
| Marco | Parrot, Hammerhead Shark | Parrot, Dolphin, Hammerhead Shark, Gorilla |
| Ax | Hammerhead Shark | Seagull, Tiger Shark, Hammerhead Shark |
| Visser Three | Yellow Sea-Snake
Pteradon Creature |
[edit] Trivia
- The cover quote is, "The Yeerks are out there...."
- The inside front cover quote is, "Talk about a shark attack...
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