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Maximum Ride is a series of six young adult science fiction/fantasy books, written by the award-winning American author James Patterson. The series chronicles the lives of six human/avian fugitives. Bred in a science lab called "The School", the Flock endured scientific experiments that rendered them 98% human and 2% avian. Through the first three books of the Maximum Ride series, the Flock spends much of their time running from human-lupine hybrids created by the School called Erasers. Book four is mainly about the flock rising against global warming, while Book 5 is about saving Dr. Martinez from a man named Mr. Chu, while battling environmental pollution. The reason for the change in style of the books is reportedly because the series is to be made up of two trilogies: The Fugitives (books 1–3) and The Protectors (books 4-6)[citation needed].
Plot
The first book in James Patterson's Maximum Ride series focuses around the rescue of Angel, the youngest member of the Flock. The Flock is safe in the mountains until the day a pack of Erasers, cruel and bloodthirsty, half-wolf half-men, appear out of nowhere and kidnap Angel. The Flock must return to the dreaded School, a horrifying place that holds terrible memories of their past, to rescue Angel. Max is deeply confused when she finds out that Jeb Batchelder, the kindhearted, parental figure who looked after them and rescued them from the school, has reappeared on the bad side, and that Ari, Jeb Batchelder's son, has become an Eraser. While Max is thrown into struggles of looking after all of her Flock, saving Angel from the evil clutches of the white-coats, and realizing how complicated love can be, she is trying to figure out why she has a mysterious voice inside her head that no one else can hear, one that is telling her that her mission is to save the world...
After being reunited with Angel and adding a Scottish Terrier named Total to their group, the Flock heads off to look for their parents through papers they found in an underground lab called the Institute for Higher Living. Max is still reeling from Jeb's enigmatic scream over his dying son that Ari was her brother - does this mean Jeb may be her father? Or is it just another "test" designed to confuse her even more? On the way they run into flying Erasers (with patched on wings), which one turns out the be back-from-the-dead Ari, who leaves Fang fighting for his life. What they didn't expect was to get enrolled into a real school with teachers, students, and classes. And to find a motherly figure after all these years. Along with Total developing into a talking dog, which, of course, just adds to all the strange things happening to them. But all the people surrounding the Flock may not be who they claim. The principal is evil and works for the Institute and in school after Max spots Fang kissing a red-haired girl (who Max calls The Red Haired Wonder), she now is jealous while also being kidnapped and replaced by a clone Max that looks just like her but acts really differently, a fight will leave only one Max standing as Jeb makes it clear that there can be only one Max.
In the third installment, Max is faced with the task of saving the world from the Itex corporation and the evil Director - the company behind the School - who want to terminate all recombinant species and cut the population of earth by half. While all this is happening Fang is trying to persuade Max to find a permanent home where they can just live. The Erasers were some of the first to be destroyed and have been replaced with new threat of Flyboys (robotic-like Erasers that can fly). Further issues arise when Max invites Ari - the single remaining Eraser- to join the group, leaving Fang and half of the Flock to split off in protest, with Max the leader of one group, Angel, Nudge, and Ari, and Fang the leader of the second, Iggy and The Gasman. But then Ari dies, and, with all the other crazy things happening, Max finally finds out who her parents are, which turns out to be a good thing and a bad thing.
With the help of Max's newly found mom and dad, the Flock is taken to Antarctica, where a scientific team requires their assistance. But danger finds the Flock in the remote location, and they must fight when they find an international organization, led by the Uber Director, who Max calls UD, attempting to use them for evil by auctioning them off to evil leader of foreign countries to be used as weapons and mercenary. Total meets the love of his life, Akila the malamute, while he has grown wings. Fang kisses Max a couple of times and Max starts to notice that they are meant for each other even though she doesn't want to admit it.
The Flock have barely recovered from their Antarctica adventure before they are pulled into another one. Millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii and something—or someone—is destroying hundreds of ships. The government enlists their help to find out the cause after being unable to themselves. While the Flock is undertaking the task, a criminal mastermind is tracking their every move. Then, Max's mother is kidnapped and is being held in an underground submarine. They must try to save the ocean, Max's mother, and protect themselves from the criminal mastermind's own ideas for them. During the struggles, Fang and Max's relationship is stronger, and Max feels that she loves Fang. The story was originally supposed to be titled, "Maximum Ride: Waterwings."
Being a teen with wings—constantly on the run—has never been easy, and Max and her flock are getting tenser than ever. First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense scrutiny of the Flock makes her fear the worst. Then, a cryptic message from a young girl arrives, warning them "The sky will fall." And as if an impending apocalypse weren't bad enough, canny bird-kid Angel makes a dire prophecy about Max's soul mate: Fang will be the first to die. Angel is never wrong. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever. But can the flock weather the storm, or will the turmoil rip them apart for the last time? On top of Max's stress level comes a new boy. Dylan, Dylan was created to be Max's perfect half. He was raised, like the flock, in a cage. The only difference between them is that Dylan was made to be with someone, the flock was created to save the world. Max was created to save the world and Dylan was created to be her other half. Will she choose her soul mate, Fang or this new boy, Dylan?
Film adaptation
In January 2007, it was announced that a film would be created based on the Maximum Ride series. James Patterson will be the executive producer.[14] Avi Arad, one of the producers of Spider-Man, X-Men and other Marvel movies, will also produce alongside Steven Paul.[14][15] In an interview with James Patterson, it was revealed that Arad has already planned out the first two movies.[16] On August 7, 2008, it was announced that Columbia Pictures bought the screen rights to the franchise. The film is currently slated for an early to mid 2010 release.[17] Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) will direct the first movie, with Don Payne (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) writing the script.[14] In January 2010 it was announced that the film will go into pre-production as the film's director Catherine Hardwicke asked for a script rewrite as she wanted more action to Maximum Ride, making a 2010 release unlikely.[citation needed].
Characters
Main article: List of characters in Maximum Ride
[edit] Max
Maximum Ride, or 'Max', is fifteen years old (ages in 'Fang') and is the oldest of the avian-human hybrids and the leader of the Flock. Her powers include "warp drive" when flying and breathing under water. She also has a voice in her head, named "The Voice" that gives her advice. Her biological father is Jeb.
[edit] Fang
Fang, like Max, is 15 years old and is commonly the second in command of the Flock. He is able to virtually disappear but, if he stays perfectly still he can also walk while still invisible if he breathes very slowly and is the same speed with everything in his body (like heartbeat,etc.) and is described as a strong and silent person. He is also able to breathe underwater.
[edit] Iggy
Iggy is the sarcastic, wisecracking member of the flock who is slightly younger then Max and Fang. He is blind because of experiments done on his eyes when he was young although he can see if the background is white. His powers include being able to "feel" color also he can never miss a high five. Iggy and Gazzy are best friends but are always making bombs out of anything they can get a hold of.
[edit] Nudge
Nudge is an twelve year old of African descent. Her real name is Monique and she loves to talk. Also she can hack into computers with her ability to sense leftover emotions and draw metal to her when wanted.
[edit] The Gasman (Gazzy)
The Gasman is nine years old, and he earned his name by being born with a strange digestive system and, therefore, has a problem with flatulence, which eventually develops into a power. Gazzy can imitate any voice flawlessly. Gazzy is just as mischievous as Iggy is, and is a pyromaniac as well. At birth, both Angel (the Gasman's blood sister) and The Gasman were sold by their parents for $10,000 to Itex.
[edit] Angel
Angel is the Gasman's seven-year-old blood sibling. She obtains seemingly random powers at random times; breathing underwater, talking to fish, being able to read minds, being able to control minds, and can change appearance. In, Fang she kicks Max out and takes over the flock while Max and Fang are together, she is slowly getting eviler and has her own voice in her head. She wants to takes Max's role and lead but Max gets her role back after Angel goes to a doctor and almost gets fang killed.
[edit] Jeb Batchelder
Jeb Batchelder is a brilliant scientist. He used to work at the School where the Flock was experimented on. He rescued the Flock and brought them into the mountains, where he lived with them and "took them under his wing" as his children. Jeb disappeared, leaving the Flock very distressed and to fend for themselves. Jeb is Ari's father and is Max's biological father.
[edit] Ari
Ari is Jeb Batchelder's son but also Max's half-brother. When he was a baby, he admired Max when she was at the School. But when he was three, he became an Eraser. He never knew that he was Max's brother, so he of course, tried to kill her and "the flock". Later on, Max finds out that they are brother and sister after she kills him in the secret tunnel. She doesn't want to believe it but it is true.
[edit] The Erasers
The half human half wolf Erasers were bred by the School to be guards, but end up hunting the flock. They have the ability to morph into wolves, have superhuman strength, and eventually gain wings that are not as good as the flock's. Jeb's son, Ari, is made into an eraser, and is the last one to die when Itex "retires" all the Erasers and replaces them with the robot flyboys.
[edit] Ella
Ella is Maximum Ride's half-sister. She lives with Dr. Martinez; Max's mother. She is described as fun, bright, energetic, and funny. She has dark brown hair; A straight cut with bangs. She lives a not-so-adventurous life, and she has no superpowers.
~Lex~