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Animorphs books in order

Animorphs by Katherine Applegate has 30 books, published 1996–1999. Reading all of them takes about 90 hours (4,904 pages). 19 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1The Invasion 2The Visitor 3The Encounter 4The Message 5The Predator 6The Capture 7The Stranger 8The Alien 9The Secret 10The Android 11The Forgotten 12The Reaction 13The Change 14The Unknown 15The Escape 16The Warning 17The Underground 19The Departure 20The Discovery 21The Threat 22The Solution 23The Pretender 24The Suspicion 25The Extreme 26The Attack 27The Exposed 28The Experiment 29The Sickness 30The Reunion 31The Conspiracy
Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1996

    The Invasion

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.5★ (10)

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  2. Book 2 · 1996

    The Visitor

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.4★ (5)

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  3. Book 3 · 1996

    The Encounter

    157 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.3★ (6)

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  4. Book 4 · 1996

    The Message

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.5★ (4)

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  5. Book 5 · 1996

    The Predator

    155 pages, about 2.8 hours 4.5★ (4)

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  6. Book 6 · 1997

    The Capture

    157 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.6★ (5)

  7. Book 7 · 1997

    The Stranger

    176 pages, about 3.2 hours 5.0★ (3)

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  8. Book 8 · 1997

    The Alien

    168 pages, about 3.1 hours 4.8★ (5)

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  9. Book 9 · 1997

    The Secret

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.8★ (4)

  10. Book 10 · 1997

    The Android

    170 pages, about 3.1 hours 4.8★ (4)

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  11. Book 11 · 1997

    The Forgotten

    162 pages, about 3 hours 4.8★ (4)

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  12. Book 12 · 1997

    The Reaction

    158 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.3★ (3)

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  13. Book 13 · 1997

    The Change

    162 pages, about 3 hours 5.0★ (3)

  14. Book 14 · 1998

    The Unknown

    166 pages, about 3 hours 4.0★ (2)

  15. Book 15 · 1998

    The Escape

    170 pages, about 3.1 hours 5.0★ (1)

  16. Book 16 · 1998

    The Warning

    151 pages, about 2.8 hours 5.0★ (1)

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  17. Book 17 · 1998

    The Underground

    168 pages, about 3.1 hours 5.0★ (1)

  18. Book 19 · 1998

    The Departure

    159 pages, about 2.9 hours 5.0★ (2)

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  19. Book 20 · 1998

    The Discovery

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 5.0★ (1)

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  20. Book 21 · 1998

    The Threat

    168 pages, about 3.1 hours 5.0★ (1)

  21. Book 22 · 1998

    The Solution

    156 pages, about 2.9 hours 5.0★ (1)

  22. Book 23 · 1998

    The Pretender

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.0★ (1)

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  23. Book 24 · 1998

    The Suspicion

    155 pages, about 2.8 hours 5.0★ (1)

  24. Book 25 · 1999

    The Extreme

    155 pages, about 2.8 hours 5.0★ (1)

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  25. Book 26 · 1999

    The Attack

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 5.0★ (1)

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  26. Book 27 · 1999

    The Exposed

    176 pages, about 3.2 hours 5.0★ (1)

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  27. Book 28 · 1999

    The Experiment

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 5.0★ (2)

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  28. Book 29 · 1999

    The Sickness

    166 pages, about 3 hours 5.0★ (2)

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  29. Book 30 · 1999

    The Reunion

    166 pages, about 3 hours 5.0★ (1)

  30. Book 31 · 1999

    The Conspiracy

    139 pages, about 2.5 hours 5.0★ (1)

Questions people ask

How many Animorphs books are there?

There are 30 books in the series, published 1996–1999.

Which Animorphs book should I read first?

Start with The Invasion (1996), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 90 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 4,904 pages in total. The longest book is The Invasion at 192 pages.

Can I read Animorphs for free?

19 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.