Product Description: Characters based on James Patterson's international bestsellers When the Wind Blows and The Lake House are re-invented in Maximum Ride and are launched on the ultimate action-packed adventure full of humor and suspense.
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time--like when Angel, the youngest member of the "Flock," is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?
READ THIS BOOK Well the title of the series, "Maximum Ride," basically sums up the book for you: the main character's name is Maximum Ride, and her life is a maximum ride. Maximum Ride and her 'siblings' are 98% human, 2% bird. Half-human, half-wolf creaures called Erasers' life's work is to hunt them down. This book defines "action-packed." You may think that this is a long read because of its number of pages, four-hundred and something I think, but the short chapters make it a fast read. I myself am a very slow reader, but I read this surprisingly fast. If you don't feel like clipping your nails, I'm warning you, they'll be shorter before you know it from reading this book. I don't think that there was one part in this book that bored me. I haven't read book two of Maximum Ride, but I can't wait!!!!!! If the rest of this series is as good as the first book, this will be an amazing series. READ THIS BOOK. JUST READ IT. Thank me later.
maximum ride? totally angel experiment was really@good: it is filled with adventure from the future like half men have wolves and aviation humans like max. ilove this series . read it.....
THRILL RIDE This book is a THRILL RIDE! I couldn't put it down. I read every time I got the chance. This is a fast paced science fiction/fantasy novel. It kept me haning on until the very end. I am going to start the second book. I can't wait to see what happens!
angel experement it was amazing and i am looking forward to reading the other books of his and this seires
Good storyteller and good narrator = fun listening Meet Maximum Ride, also known as Max. She, along with her companions-Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel-are mostly normal. Except for the fact that they're ninety-eight percent human and two percent bird! All six children have wings and can fly! They grew up in a lab that they call "The School" and were broken out a few years before by an employee named Jeb, who has since disappeared. All six children live on their own in a secluded cabin until the day that the Erasers show up. Erasers are wicked wolf-like creatures that also grew up in the lab and were created to keep the children corralled. The children defeat the Erasers, but not before they take off with the youngest, six-year-old Angel. Angel is Max's favorite and she is determined to get her back!
The story really "takes off" when they travel from Death Valley, California to the bowels of the New York City subway system. All the while, Max has started hearing a voice in her head that is giving her advice and telling her what to do. Who is this voice? Does it have to do with the chip she's found in her arm? Or is she just going crazy?
I was excited to listen to an audio book by one of my favorite Authors, James Patterson. I was wondering how he would pull off a Young Adult novel! Need not worry! He not only pulled it off beautifully, but created a story that any age will love! Mr. Patterson blends the normal world with science fiction and Fantasy that will have readers young and old begging him to continue the series.
Evan Rachel Wood did an excellent job narrating the book. The emotion and personalities of the characters really showed through her telling of the story. There were times during the reading that I almost jumped in my seat with the sound effects and music that were included in the presentation. Over all this was a very well-paced and fun book to listen to!
I look forward to listening to the next installment in this captivating series!
Armchair Interviews says: A 5-star listen for Young Adult.
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