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Maximum Ride Series

9 primary works • 13 total works
This series has also been adapted as manga.

The Maximum Ride novels for young adults feature 6 teenagers who are 98% human and 2% avian.

NOTE: James Patterson's author note in the beginning of each books says:

"To the reader:
The idea for Maximum Ride comes from earlier books of mine called When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, which also feature a …

Book 1

The Angel Experiment
by
4.07 · 233022 Ratings · 10391 Reviews · published 2005 · 118 editions
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Ma…

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    Book 2

    School's Out—Forever
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    4.14     · 124609 Ratings · 3576 Reviews · published 2006 · 84 editions
    In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid …

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    Book 3

    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
    by
    4.14     · 97347 Ratings · 2891 Reviews · published 2007 · 6 editions
    In MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREM…

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    Book 4

    The Final Warning
    by
    3.85     · 73958 Ratings · 2802 Reviews · published 2008 · 1 edition
    In this breathtaking new story from the astonishin…

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    Book 5

    Max
    by
    4.05     · 76736 Ratings · 2409 Reviews · published 2009 · 49 editions
    James Patterson's bestselling Maximum Ride series …

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    Book 6

    Fang
    by
    4.05     · 63791 Ratings · 2751 Reviews · published 2010 · 45 editions
    Being a kid with wings -- constantly on the run --…

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    Book 7

    Angel
    by
    4.00     · 53640 Ratings · 2072 Reviews · published 2011 · 47 editions
    In the seventh book in the bestselling series, evi…

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    Book 8

    Nevermore
    by
    3.89     · 39620 Ratings · 2859 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions
    This new incarnation of the multi-million copy-sel…

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    Book 9

    Maximum Ride Forever
    by
    4.02     · 15510 Ratings · 1221 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    THE NINTH AND ULTIMATE MAXIMUM RIDE STORY IS HERE!…

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    Book 1-3

    Maximum Ride Box Set
    by
    4.44     · 1701 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    Discover the #1 New York Times bestselling series …

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    Book 1-3

    The Angel Experiment/School's Out Forever/Saving the World Set
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    4.39     · 1924 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Three action-packed, exhilarating reads in one unb…

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    Book 1-4

    Maximum Ride Four-Book Set
    by
    4.55     · 615 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 1-5

    Maximum Ride Five-Book Set
    by
    4.40     · 7025 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 2009 · 1 edition

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