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Reading order

Animorphs Books in Order

This page lists the complete Animorphs reading order by Katherine Applegate, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 54 books / 1996-2001

Animorphs Reading Order

01 The Invasion 1996 Buy
02 The Visitor 1996 Buy
03 The Encounter 1996 Buy
04 The Message 1996 Buy
05 The Predator 1996 Buy
06 The Capture 1997 Buy
07 The Stranger 1997 Buy
08 The Alien 1997 Buy
09 The Android 1997 Buy
10 The Secret 1997 Buy
11 The Forgotten 1997 Buy
12 The Reaction 1997 Buy
13 The Change 1997 Buy
14 The Unknown 1998 Buy
15 The Escape 1998 Buy
16 The Warning 1998 Buy
17 The Underground 1998 Buy
18 The Decision 1998 Buy
19 The Departure 1998 Buy
20 The Discovery 1998 Buy
21 The Threat 1998 Buy
22 The Solution 1998 Buy
23 The Pretender 1998 Buy
24 The Suspicion 1998 Buy
25 The Extreme 1999 Buy
26 The Attack 1999 Buy
27 The Exposed 1999 Buy
28 The Experiment 1999 Buy
29 The Sickness 1999 Buy
30 The Reunion 1999 Buy
31 The Conspiracy 1999 Buy
32 The Separation 1999 Buy
33 The Illusion 1999 Buy
34 The Prophecy 1999 Buy
35 The Proposal 1999 Buy
36 The Mutation 1999 Buy
37 The Weakness 2000 Buy
38 The Arrival 2000 Buy
39 The Hidden 2000 Buy
40 The Other 2000 Buy
41 The Familiar 2000 Buy
42 The Journey 2000 Buy
43 The Test 2000 Buy
44 The Unexpected 2000 Buy
45 The Revelation 2000 Buy
46 The Deception 2000 Buy
47 The Resistance 2000 Buy
48 The Return 2000 Buy
49 The Diversion 2000 Buy
50 The Ultimate 2001 Buy
51 The Absolute 2001 Buy
52 The Sacrifice 2001 Buy
53 The Answer 2001 Buy
54 The Beginning 2001 Buy

Animorphs Books by Publication Order

1996 The Invasion #1
1996 The Visitor #2
1996 The Encounter #3
1996 The Message #4
1996 The Predator #5
1997 The Capture #6
1997 The Stranger #7
1997 The Alien #8
1997 The Android #9
1997 The Secret #10
1997 The Forgotten #11
1997 The Reaction #12
1997 The Change #13
1998 The Unknown #14
1998 The Escape #15
1998 The Warning #16
1998 The Underground #17
1998 The Decision #18
1998 The Departure #19
1998 The Discovery #20
1998 The Threat #21
1998 The Solution #22
1998 The Pretender #23
1998 The Suspicion #24
1999 The Extreme #25
1999 The Attack #26
1999 The Exposed #27
1999 The Experiment #28
1999 The Sickness #29
1999 The Reunion #30
1999 The Conspiracy #31
1999 The Separation #32
1999 The Illusion #33
1999 The Prophecy #34
1999 The Proposal #35
1999 The Mutation #36
2000 The Weakness #37
2000 The Arrival #38
2000 The Hidden #39
2000 The Other #40
2000 The Familiar #41
2000 The Journey #42
2000 The Test #43
2000 The Unexpected #44
2000 The Revelation #45
2000 The Deception #46
2000 The Resistance #47
2000 The Return #48
2000 The Diversion #49
2001 The Ultimate #50
2001 The Absolute #51
2001 The Sacrifice #52
2001 The Answer #53
2001 The Beginning #54

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Animorphs reading order?

The Animorphs reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Animorphs books are there?

This catalog currently lists 54 Animorphs books published across 1996-2001.

Who writes the Animorphs books?

Animorphs is listed as a book series by Katherine Applegate.

Should I read Animorphs in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Animorphs. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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