The Hidden (Animorphs novel)

The Hidden is the 39th book in the Animorphs series. It was ghostwritten by Laura Battyanyi-Wiess (as K. A. Applegate). It is narrated by Cassie.

The Hidden
Cassie morphing into a cape buffalo
AuthorLaura Battyanyi-Wiess
IllustratorDavid B. Mattingly
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAnimorphs #39
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherScholastic
Publication date
February 2000
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages121
ISBN0-439-10678-8
Preceded byThe Arrival 
Followed byThe Other 

Plot summary

The Yeerks repair a downed Helmacron ship and use its sensors to track the Escafil Device and the Animorphs morphing abilities. Cassie is forced to relocate the Escafil Device. During the process, a Cape buffalo and an ant inadvertently gain the morphing ability. The buffalo morphs Chapman and begins to learn speech, and the ant morphs Cassie. Cassie kills the ant when it demorphs, and near the end of the book the buffalo is killed by a Dracon beam. However, the Animorphs come up with a plan similar to The Andalite's Gift, in which Cassie morphs a humpback whale in midair to destroy the helicopter carrying the Helmacron ship.

Morphs

Morpher Morphs Acquired Morphs Used
Jake Seagull, peregrine falcon (possibly), great horned owl (possibly), wolf, Siberian tiger, housefly, bottlenose dolphin
Rachel Seagull, great horned owl, wolf, grizzly bear, housefly, bottlenose dolphin
Tobias Housefly, bottlenose dolphin
Cassie African cape buffalo African cape buffalo, wolf, housefly, osprey, humpback whale (partially)
Marco Seagull, osprey (possibly), great horned owl (possibly), wolf, Silverback gorilla, housefly, bottlenose dolphin
Ax Seagull, northern harrier (possibly), great horned owl (possibly), housefly, bottlenose dolphin
Visser Three Human (main), unnamed acidic tentacled creature
Buffa-human Human (Hedrick Chapman), Andalite (Alloran-Semitur-Corrass) Human (Hedrick Chapman), Andalite (Alloran-Semitur-Corrass)
Ant-Cassie Human (Cassie) Human (Cassie)
  • The book alludes to Tobias and Ax possibly being in wolf morphs; however, neither possess wolf morphs and, by the end of the series, never managed to.
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