"Maximum Ride" is a popular series of books for young people by James Patterson. The series consists of nine books that were published between 2005 and 2015.
Maximum Ride - interesting facts and information
The series tells the story of a group of six children who have been genetically modified in a secret laboratory called "The School." The experiments conducted on them combined their DNA with that of birds, which gives them the ability to fly. The main character is 14-year-old Maximum "Max" Ride, who acts as the leader of the group.
In "Maximum Ride," Max and her friends - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel - must escape from sinister forces that want to use them for their own ends. As the story unfolds, we learn more about the children's mysterious past and what the future holds for them.
The Maximum Ride books are known for their fast pace, exciting action scenes and warm, humorous interactions between the main characters. The series also has more serious overtones, such as issues related to the ethics of genetic modification and the consequences of misuse of science.
"Maximum Ride" was so popular that it lived to see a comic book adaptation, as well as a movie released in 2016.
