The Return (Animorphs)

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The Return

Rachel morphing into Super-Rachel
Author K. A. Applegate
Cover artist David B. Mattingly
Country United States
Language English
Series Animorphs #48
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Scholastic
Publication date 2000
Media type Print
Pages 148
Preceded by The Weakness
Followed by The Diversion

The Return is the forty-eighth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Kimberly Morris. Due to an editorial oversight, Lisa Harkrader was mistakenly credited with writing the book. It is narrated by Rachel. It is the first of the last seven books to have an inverted title, in which the main title is in color and the background of the title is in black, showing a definite change.

[edit] Plot summary

David returns and captures Rachel. Crayak tries to drive her insane. He promises to give her superpowers if she will kill Jake and some other people. She refuses, and barely escapes becoming a rat nothlit. It is not clear whether she kills David or not, although it seems possible. Rachel fails to kill Visser One (transported by Crayak to the sewer).

[edit] New morphs

Morpher Morphs Acquired Morphs Used
Jake
Rachel Rat
Tobias
Cassie
Marco
Ax
Visser Three

Rachel "morphs" into several creatures that do not exist except in the world manipulated by Crayak and the Drode, including a giant, ambulatory venus flytrap, and a gigantic version of herself with "mechanical claws" and superhuman strength.