Fan-ending to "Animorphs" from sf writer's daughter

Cory Doctorow 11:53 am Sat Jul 8, 2006

SF writer Lynda Williams sez, "My
daughter (18) cared SO much about the ending of the Animorph
series 'selling out' the readers that loved it with a nasty
ending, that she has taken a whole year off school (sigh! be
careful what you model!) to write an alternative ending as
good as the books ever were! And she did it despite knowing
it had to be considered fan fic and couldn't be a way to
start a writing career — just because she really, really
cared."

The Yeerks know who we are and the world knows about
them. An open war. But at the moment, it was basically one-
sided.

Marco and I were riding the thermals created by Dracon
beams. Dracon beams shooting down from one low-hovering Bug
Fighter. Dracon beams that were cutting through our town like a
hot knife through butter.

People were crowding to get out of buildings but had only
seconds to get away. Most of the people leaving houses escaped,
but those in twenty-story buildings were not so lucky.
The Yeerks know who we are and the world knows about
them. An open war. But at the moment, it was basically one-
sided.

(Thanks, Lynda!)

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