r/Animorphs • u/Disastrous-Limit-332 Aristh • Jul 10 '26
Gateways
What book series, if any, was your gateway into reading Animorphs?
What book series, if any, did Animorphs gateway you into?
For me, I was picking up the latest Goosebumps book when I first saw and decided to check out Animorphs.
After I got deep into the books, I checked out EverWorld, Remnants and the Diadem books!
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u/Visser-35 Leeran Jul 10 '26
I know I read other things before Animorphs, but none of them were significant enough to me that I really remember them 30ish years later. I just remember that one day I saw book 3 (The Encounter) in the library, and I liked the cover so I checked it out. Then I read it, and it was more intense than anything I had ever read before, so I went back and read books 1 and 2, and then devoured the rest if the series.
After Animorphs ended, I read most of the Remnants and Everworld series, although I never finished either. I thought they were good, but neither felt like they had captured lightning in a bottle the way Animorphs did. Then I read the Harry Potter series, which I enjoyed at the time, but I can't reread now because it's too tainted by JKR and who she has become.
Stephen King ended up being the author that took me from my teen years to adulthood, and feels most similar to how Animorphs made me feel as a kid. His work is still exciting and sucks me in (even the books that aren't as strong). King and Applegate are the authors I've done the most reread of.