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Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article does not cite any references or sources. (August 2010) This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. It should be expanded t o provide more balanced coverage that includes real-world context. (February 201 1) MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel Maximum Ride 5.jpg Author James Patterson Original title Waterwings Cover artist George Montgomery Country United States of America Language English Genre Young Adult Fiction Publisher Little, Brown and Company Publication date March 16, 2009 Media type (Hardback) Pages 320 Preceded by Maximum Ride: The Final Warning Followed by Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel is the fifth book in the Maximum Ride series, written by James Patterson. The book was released on March 16, 2009. MAX was published b y Little, Brown and Company. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Main Characters 3 Reception 4 References Plot[edit] Dr. Martinez and several of her colleagues establish the Coalition to Stop the M adness, an ecological conservation effort which involves spreading environmental awareness at the Flock's public air shows, taking place in some of the world's most polluted cities. During a show in Los Angeles, the Flock find themselves un der fire from an assassin in the middle of an aerial performance. The crowd howe ver thinks that this is all part of the show and applauds at the Flock's various maneuvers to avoid the sniper's bullets. The day ends with the Flock attacking the assassin only to have him blow himself up inside a nearby warehouse to hide his identity. A later investigation of the scene results in the find of a pistol biologically attached to a recovered stump of an arm. At another show in Mexico City (which the Flock dislike due to the air being so polluted it made the air uncomfortable to breathe) the Flock do another aerial p erformance, when they see the entire stadium is surrounded by 60 bionic human "n injas" (which Max later nicknames M-Geeks). Despite wanting to avoid harming per formance crew, Max's biological mother Dr. Valencia Martinez, her half sister El la, Total, Dr. Brigid Dwyer, Max's biological father Jeb Batchelder, the surroun ding reporters, and the 114,000 fans packed into the stadium, the Flock has no c hoice but to battle and destroy them on the field. Later, Jeb, Valencia, and the Flock are all taken to a secret location on the ou tskirts of the city for protection. The group decide that it is best that they c ancel the shows due to the inability for tight enough security. In the middle of the night, after Max and Fang have a conflict over Brigid (who had apparently t aken a liking to Fang, much to Max's jealousy) Max goes on a flight only to be s hot in the wing by a group of M-Geeks. She meets Mr. Chu, a short Asian man who claims to represent many of the worlds wealthiest and most powerful people. He t ells Max to put a stop to CSM. When she refuses, she is warned that she will reg

ret her decision. After refusing to explain her injuries, and later asking Jeb about Mr. Chu (who lies badly about knowing nothing of him) Jeb and Valencia suggest that the group go to the Day and Night School for the gifted. Despite Max's refusal, the Flock agrees to try it out. Nudge finds the school incredibly fun, much to Max's dism ay. When Dr. Martinez is suddenly kidnapped, the Flock agree to go on a search f or her with the aid of the and the United States Navy. Nudge decides to stay and have her wings cut off, because she "wants to be normal." When Max talks this o ver with Fang, they kiss. When they arrive back at the safe home to discover Dr. Martinez has been kidnapped. They go to a boot camp in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor w here they surprise their teachers and excel at all their survival courses. The o n the night they are approved to go on the sub expedition to search for Dr. Mart inez (who is, based on the video tapes sent to them, believed to be held on a bo at located somewhere off the coast of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, fairly close to where millions of fish seem to be mysteriously dying) Fang and Max go on a "d ate". The night goes off perfectly, with many unexplainable feelings for Fang fi lling Max, however it is interrupted when they are assaulted by a group of M-Gee ks who the two accidentally send hurling off a cliff. Later on their way back to base, they encounter Angel, Iggy, and Gazzy who had been stung by a poisonous f ish (which he quickly heals from the next day thanks to the Flock's rapid regene ration abilities) and find that Nudge had returned to them. The next day the Flock and Brigid, who surprises Total with his beloved Akila, a ll arrive on the USS Minnesota. Brigid continues to "flirt" with Fang which upse ts Max, who is already unhappy to be on a submarine. Later on the expedition, Ma x and Brigid take the miniature sub to take a closer look at the seabed for any signs of contamination that might have killed the fish. As the return they find the Minnesota attacked by a group of M-Geeks which Max takes out with the mini-s ub's mechanical arms as well as with a homemade bomb from Gazzy and Iggy. When neither seem to fend them off completely, Gazzy and Iggy come up with a way to destroy them with the same technique as the lightning rod weapon they create d when M-Geeks had attacked the group's safe house before leaving for Hawaii, de stroying them all. But as the group comes across radioactive barrels labeled "Pr operty of the Chu Corporation" which reveals the cause of the dead fish, an appa rent underwater mountain that was seen in earlier surveillance tapes emerges for m the sea floor. Inside it is an underwater cave which Max and Fang explore alon g with two accompanying scientist, one being Brigid, the other a friend of Dr. M artinez. As Max finds herself lost and attacked by a giant squid, she loses her underwater breather, only to discover that like Angel, she and Fang have develop ed gills. After fending off the squid, the group comes across a group of frighte ningly enormous underwater snakes that had apparently mutated from the radioacti ve material. Angel telepathically convinces them that they mean to help and the snakes lead them to a giant underwater dome where Max finds her mother being hel d. After breaching the forcefield, Max barely escapes with her mother as the fac ility is flooded due to the acidic mucus of the snakes burning through the dome. After returning to the base where Dr. Martinez is in recovery from torture and d ehydration, The Voice in Max's head tells her to beware of Mr. Chu as well as Br igid who were both in conference about the barrels found. As the Flock leaves, M ax and Fang hold hands as they fly, Max having confessed her love to Fang before they entered the cave. Max discusses with Fang how special the Flock is and how happy she is for them to be together. Fang and Max kiss, and Angel mentally app roves of their relationship. Main Characters[edit] Max: (age 14) Maximum Ride, the leader of the flock and main protagonist. She ha s a voice in her head (revealed to be Angel's voice in Maximum Ride: Nevermore) that gives her cryptic information about her task of saving the world. She also has the ability to fly at speeds of up to 200+ miles. Fang: (age 14) Max's best friend and "right wing man." There are awkward romanti c feelings between him and Max. He can disappear when he is still, quiet, and su rrounded by a dark background. He is mostly dark and mysterious, he does not tal

k much. Iggy: (age 14) Explosives expert along with Gazzy. Iggy is blind, though he can see with white surroundings. When he touches an object, he can feel its color. N ever misses a high five. Gazzy: (age 8) "The Gasman". He is a blood relative to Angel. (They're the only blood siblings in the flock.) Has digestion problems (from which his powers stem ), and can make bombs out of almost anything. Is called "The Gasman" for reasons unnamed Nudge: (age 11) Nudge is very talkative and loves fashion. She has the ability t o sense people via touch (i.e. if she touches a bench, she immediately knows alm ost everything about the person who last sat there). This power comes in handy w ith computers. She can figure out computer passwords in seconds. She can also at tract magnetic items with her hands. Angel: (age 6) Angel is Gazzy's younger sister. She can read and control other's minds. She can also change her appearance, talk to fish, and breathe underwater . Total: He is Angel's black Scottie dog. Total is a talking, mutant dog that is g rowing wings. He has a romantic relationship with a white malamute dog named Aki la. Valencia Martinez: Max's mom. She is a Veterinarian. Makes awesome chocolate coo kies. Mr. Chu: Megalomaniac and main antagonist. Brigid Dwyer: CSM researcher. Also crushes and flirts with Fang. John: CSM researcher. Reception[edit] MAX made it to the #1 New York Times bestseller list in the first week of its re lease. Despite this, the novel received negative reviews from both fans and crit ics. References[edit] [show] v t e James Patterson Categories: 2009 novelsMaximum RideLittle, Brown and Company booksNovels by Jame s Patterson Navigation menu Create accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView history Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools Print/export This page was last modified on 11 December 2013 at 00:38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; add itional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and P rivacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-prof it organization.