The Conspiracy (novel)

The Conspiracy
Jake morphing into a peregrine falcon
Author	K. A. Applegate
Illustrator	David B. Mattingly
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Animorphs #31
Genre	Science fiction novel
Publisher	Scholastic
Publication date	July 1999
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	139
ISBN	0-439-07031-7
OCLC	41544865
Preceded by	The Reunion
Followed by	The Separation

The Conspiracy is the 31st book in the Animorphs series, authored by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Laura Battyanyi-Weiss. It is narrated by Jake.

Plot summary

Jake returns from school to discover that his great grandfather has died. His father insists that the family go to his home in a wooded cabin far away and help plan the funeral arrangements. They plan to be gone for three or four days; however, this presents a problem for Tom, who can not stay away from the Yeerk Pool for more than three days at time. Tom fights relentlessly with Jake's father about going and when they leave for a Sharing meeting together Jake fears that Tom may force their dad into involuntary Yeerk infestation, or even kill him. Jake must save his father, but for the first time, his quick thinking tactical mind freezes up. A slight power struggle ensues between Jake and Marco who insists that Jake isn't thinking clearly on this matter. After several close calls protecting Jake's father, the Animorphs decide to make a distraction for the Yeerks so that Tom is no longer their top priority. The Animorphs kidnap Chapman holding him hostage in an abandoned house to distract the Yeerks from taking care of Jake's father. To make the kidnap seem convincing they have Ax interrogate Chapman for hours. Afterward, they allow him to escape, and Ax insists that he will never do such a thing again as it is not the conduct of a warrior. After this Jake insists on handling the situation by himself. With the distraction successful, Tom heads up to the cabin with the rest of the family. In the middle of the night, he tries to kill his father with a dagger, but is stopped by Jake with the help of rest of the Animorphs, who are running a plan devised by Marco. Tom is injured and taken back to the hospital in the city where he has access to a Yeerk pool.

Morphs

Morpher	Morphs acquired	Morphs used
Jake		Siberian tiger, cockroach, peregrine falcon, rhino
Rachel		Grizzly bear, dolphin, bald eagle
Tobias
Cassie		Osprey, humpback whale
Marco		Gorilla, osprey
Ax		Human, northern harrier, dolphin

K. A. Applegate's Animorphs series

Main series	The Invasion The Visitor The Encounter The Message The Predator The Capture The Stranger The Alien The Secret The Android The Forgotten The Reaction The Change The Unknown The Escape The Warning The Underground The Decision The Departure The Discovery The Threat The Solution The Pretender The Suspicion The Extreme The Attack The Exposed The Experiment The Sickness The Reunion The Conspiracy The Separation The Illusion The Prophecy The Proposal The Mutation The Weakness The Arrival The Hidden The Other The Familiar The Journey The Test The Unexpected The Revelation The Deception The Resistance The Return The Diversion The Ultimate The Absolute The Sacrifice The Answer The Beginning

Megamorphs	The Andalite's Gift In the Time of Dinosaurs Elfangor's Secret Back to Before

Chronicles	The Andalite Chronicles The Hork-Bajir Chronicles Visser The Ellimist Chronicles

Alternamorphs	The First Journey The Next Passage

Television series	Animorphs

Video games	Animorphs: Know the Secret Animorphs: Shattered Reality Game Boy Color game

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