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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports: A Maximum Ride Novel
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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports: A Maximum Ride Novel
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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports: A Maximum Ride Novel

Written by James Patterson

Narrated by Kasey Lee Huizinga

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There's one last chance to save the world in Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the closing chapter of James Patterson's thrilling trilogy. The time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution", a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race – and to terminate the rest.

Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them, but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another?

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Release dateOct 28, 2014
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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports: A Maximum Ride Novel
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James Patterson

James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There's one last chance to save the world in Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the closing chapter of James Patterson's thrilling trilogy. The time has arrived for Max and her winged 'Flock' to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of 'Re-evolution,' a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another? (from the publisher)I have enjoyed this series from James Patterson and hope to see more.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Maximum Ride Saving The Wold And Other Extreme Sports is the third book in the Angel Experiment series. The author of this book is James Patterson. I would suggest this book to people who are patient and like action, and also have read the first two books. I say patient because there a several slow chunks of the book. the main characters are Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel. These six characters form the flock. They are called the "flock" because each one of those six people are genetic experiments. The time frame is set around modern day. The plot of the story is that the flock is being chased around america by robots called erasers. Erasers are robots and some times also expiermented humans that look like flying were wolfs. The erasers belong to a company called Itex. Itex created all of the expierments including the flock. The flock eventualy gets separated and on half of the flock get captured by itex. In the end the captued half of the flock get rescued by the other half of the flok and the entire flock reunites.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    In this book, it starts off right where the second one (School's Out Forever) Max and er flock, try to save the world, as it says in the title. Max is on her way to the "School" to stop the the "School" from blowing up half of the world, to get rid of poor, weak, and sick people, Max and her flock run into some resistance, which is expected, when you are trying to attack one of the largest companies in the world.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I must say that the more I read this series, the more I love Max. She is sarcastic and witty, loving and caring, and tough and fiesty. Her constant ability to be sarcastic and still admit things to herself has me laughing through most of the book. She has to try to learn things on her own while basically raising 4 kids herself before she reaches age 15. That is a tough spot for anyone. With the recent trials that the group has befallen, throwing in some love triangles and things get even more interesting. Whereas there are plenty of funny times in this book, we also see Max reach her breaking point.
    For the past five or so months this group has been on the run from everything like people, mutants, psychos, and now even robots. She breaks down and decides to try and remove her chip from her arm herself which really freaks everyone out and we finally see Fang make a move to show he cares for her. Fang and Max go looking for some place for them all to settle down together and just try to live without fighting for their lives or running all the time. She and Fang ends up kissing and oh how wonderful! Then, Max freaks out and they end up at Dr Martinez's again where she tries to take out Max's chip. While high on valium Max embarassingly confesses her love to Fang. While there, the rest of the group gets kidnapped and it looks like Angel has switched sides. When Max and Fang gets to the school to try to rescue the kids, they end up getting captured. Next occurs one of my most favorite scenes yet. I laughed til I cried at all the questioning and responses these kids gave. It was so well written that I couldn't believe it. Then, when they are about to be killed Angel turns out to be following a plan from Max and even Ari switches sides and helps them escape.
    So, Max decides to let Ari come with them. His expiration date has already shown up, so Max wants to help him in the last month of his life. However, Fang ain't having it since Ari has tried to kill all of them more times than they care to count and he decides to leave. The next scene is sad because it becomes like parents making their children chose a side. It ends up the girls and Ari head to Europe while the boy head to LA. While in Europe they get captured in Germany and end up finding out many many things. Jeb comes in and tells Max about her real mom and dad and about Ari being her half brother. Max has to defeat a major person and Fang comes to the rescue in time through his blog while kids everywhere rise up against these big corporations.
    Overall, a well writtne action packed story that has you wanting the final warning.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is one of the best books in the series in my opinion. Just so you know, there will be spoilers in this review.Max is a little confused toward Fang. Max, why did you fly away after Fang kissed you?! I mean I kind of know why, but still. It's kind of obvious that Max is falling for him. We saw in book one when she kissed him, and in book two when she got jealous.I still love Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel. The Flock is awesome.We also find out who Max's parents are. We also see Dr. Martinez and Ella again.This book helped me like Ari more then I did. In books one and two I hated him. But in this book he was trying to make up for his mistakes.The ending was so sweet! I love the epilogue. Who else ships Iggy and Ella!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This one actually finished with a certain level of completion.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I must say that the more I read this series, the more I love Max. She is sarcastic and witty, loving and caring, and tough and fiesty. Her constant ability to be sarcastic and still admit things to herself has me laughing through most of the book. She has to try to learn things on her own while basically raising 4 kids herself before she reaches age 15. That is a tough spot for anyone. With the recent trials that the group has befallen, throwing in some love triangles and things get even more interesting. Whereas there are plenty of funny times in this book, we also see Max reach her breaking point.
    For the past five or so months this group has been on the run from everything like people, mutants, psychos, and now even robots. She breaks down and decides to try and remove her chip from her arm herself which really freaks everyone out and we finally see Fang make a move to show he cares for her. Fang and Max go looking for some place for them all to settle down together and just try to live without fighting for their lives or running all the time. She and Fang ends up kissing and oh how wonderful! Then, Max freaks out and they end up at Dr Martinez's again where she tries to take out Max's chip. While high on valium Max embarassingly confesses her love to Fang. While there, the rest of the group gets kidnapped and it looks like Angel has switched sides. When Max and Fang gets to the school to try to rescue the kids, they end up getting captured. Next occurs one of my most favorite scenes yet. I laughed til I cried at all the questioning and responses these kids gave. It was so well written that I couldn't believe it. Then, when they are about to be killed Angel turns out to be following a plan from Max and even Ari switches sides and helps them escape.
    So, Max decides to let Ari come with them. His expiration date has already shown up, so Max wants to help him in the last month of his life. However, Fang ain't having it since Ari has tried to kill all of them more times than they care to count and he decides to leave. The next scene is sad because it becomes like parents making their children chose a side. It ends up the girls and Ari head to Europe while the boy head to LA. While in Europe they get captured in Germany and end up finding out many many things. Jeb comes in and tells Max about her real mom and dad and about Ari being her half brother. Max has to defeat a major person and Fang comes to the rescue in time through his blog while kids everywhere rise up against these big corporations.
    Overall, a well writtne action packed story that has you wanting the final warning.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Audiobook. Cute series. Definitely meant for a younger audience, but I enjoy listening to the books. The production is well done with great voice acting and sound effects. The story itself is entertaining as well. I will continue to the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Patterson does not fail to pack adventure into this series. Although I was a little unsatisfied with the way he tied up the ending, it was a great read overall. Can't wait to see what happens to Max and the Flock in "The Final Warning".
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The third book in the Maximum Ride series has Max and her friends on the run again. In this book Max develops a relationship with Fang. Max finds her real mother a hispanic woman named Dr. Martinez. She also finds out who her father is. Max also finds her half-brother, Ari, who is a also a hybreed mixture between a human and a wolf. The human-wolf hybreeds are also known as erasers. Max and her friends stop an evil organization called Itexicon. I recommend this book for science fiction readers.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was good except it started talking about global warming. Why?! I get the point like, trying to bring awareness to the subject but c'mon!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Has a little violence and some romance.Between Max and Fang
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    More standard fare from the flying kids in this third installment of the Maximum Ride series. They are still flying, running, hiding, and flying some more. I actually enjoyed the second book in the series but this one was just too over the top for me. "Over the top?" you say, "But they are flying genetically modified children! What's more over the top than that?" Yes I know. I really do. But the whole plot was a little too deus ex machina for me. Hundreds and hundreds of enemies attacking at once and Max and her small flock either punch, kick, bomb, or otherwise incapacitate ALL of them. Just like that! No, really. Guns, bombs, adults, robot-wolf thingies, prison-like compounds, OTHER genetically altered superchildren. They are no match for these adolescents. That is the whole plot. Over and over ad nauseum. Oh yeah, and Max find her mom. But not really. But then she does. Maybe. It could all just be a dream. "But what about the dialog!" you protest, "James Patterson is a literary powerhouse! Surely that at least sort of made up for it!" Ugh. Patterson strives for clever and snarky and "hip teenager" and just misses by a mile. It's stilted and awkward and a little lame. I was a little embarrassed from time to time that he actually thinks that's how kids speak. Like others have said, I hate to not finish what I start and this is no exception. I will keep plowing through because I sort of liked the second one, but this series is just not doing it for me.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great new series by James Patterson! I was looking for a series to interest my daughter in reading and I ended up reading them all myself before I passed them along. Safe for younger readers, a lot of action type violence but very little gore, with a pinch of romantic angst built in. I enjoyed them, and so did my 11 year old daughter.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I loved this book. I was hooked in the series from the start. In this book I was hooked from the first page. I loved the page turning action this book holds.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another exciting ride with Max and the gang with the added enticement of some answers to the "big picture". There was a lot I liked about this story, most especially the revelation of Max's parents (which was obvious but I still liked it) and the separation of Max and Fang. It was interesting to see how Max and Fang see things and do things differently and how much they depend on each other.This is still a very engrossing series with the added appeal of being an easy read with fast moving action.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Liked this book every bit as much as the first two and had fun reading it. Sometimes Max just makes me laugh ou loud! And I thought I had it bad at 14...atleast I wasn't charged with saving the world or trying to keep myself and my friends alive!
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I hate reading part way through a book and then putting it down never to pick it up again. I always feel like a failure. I like to finish what I start. But I have failed with this book. I just could not justify wasting my time continuing to read it. And the other 2 books in the series are out of my TBR pile. I don't even care about what happens to the characters. Usually I make myself finish reading just to find out how it ends, how the characters make it to the ending. But not this one. It's gone, back at the library, never to be seen again.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was just awesome! In this book, Fang and Max split up...which also means half the flock splits up too! :( Max, Nudge, Angel and Total (plus an old friend) are trapped in the school again! How sad!! :(:( But they're in Europe now!! Sadly Fang, Gazzy and Iggy are still in the USA, so they can't help! I hope you love this book!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I am reviewing book four in the Maximum Ride series. This book was wrighten by James Patterson.I chose to read this book because it is from a very good series that i am almost comepletely addicted to, if it were possible. The story is about, human avian(bird)hybrids.Fighting to save the world. The main charictor Max is amazing, she was chosen to save the world because she is "the last experiment with a soul." She is the leader of her Flock. The Flock consist of six members,Max,Fang,Gasman.Iggy,Angel,and Nudge.Each of the members are human/bird hybrids, and have developed several other supperhuman strengths. Long story short.Max has to save the world, and take care of a bunch of kids.She figures out her mother is and makes it out alive. The book really did make me happy, but the ending really shouldnt have cut me off mid-sentence it kinda makes me mad because he always dose it..
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The flock is carrying on with the usual order of business. Run. Hide. Survive. Then Fang recieves a mysterious message saying that one of the flock has become a traitor... I didn't like this book as much as the previous two. The first half in particular seemed to be a little heavy on the snappy comebacks, a little light on actual happenings. And trust me, there needs to be A LOT of snappy comebacks before it gets to be too much for me. It may have been just me, but I thought there were a lot more people saying "like." Like, you know what I mean. That bugs me. That said, this was a good continuation of the series, once it got going. There are more twisty turns in the plot than in your average maze. I also enjoyed the developing romance between two of our favorite characters. At one point in the book, the flock splits up for a while, continuing the story on two fronts, which I thought made for an interesting dynamic. My final word: 3 out of 5. Wildly improbable, but entertaining nonetheless.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is my SSR book for quarter 3. I have read 432 pages. )I can't really say much about this book since it is a series and I don't want to give anything way about the other books, especially is someone hasn't read it. But I'll do my best without giving anything away from the previous books).This book is about a group of mutant kids. But these aren't the mutant kids that you would normally hear about. These kids: Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge, and Angel, are humans that were given with wings by scientists call the whitecoats. But now those same scientists that created them are actually trying to kill them. In this book continuing from the previous books are trying to escape those whitecoats from "retiring" them, as they put it. On there journey, they cross another breed of mutants that the whitecoats have create called the Flyboys. They are robots that are twice as fast as the Erasers. They go against them while trying to stay alive. Not only this but the oldest of the group, Max, has had a great and major task put on her shoulder, she apparently is in charge of not just saving herself and her flock, but also the world. So the big question is: HOW IS A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL SUPPOSED TO DO ALL THIS AND STAY ALIVE?!
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Rated: PG
    I love these Maximum Ride books. Yeah they are a little cheesy... but quick fun, full of adventure. Maximum Ride and her family are the results genetic experiments. They are on the run from the company that made them.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is actually the third book in the series. I have not read the first two but When the Wind Blows (of which this series was based on,) is one of my favourite books by James Patterson.

    When I heard that Patterson had written a children's novel I was surprised. Knowing what his adult books are like, I couldn't imagine how he could write for children without being to scary. I find his writing style completely different in this book, it is hard for me to think of the books as having the same author.

    Speaking of writing styles, the book is written differently than most books. It is like there is a narrator who is sitting next to me, telling me the story. Quite a few times the reader is directly addressed. This put an interesting spin on things, I enjoyed it.

    Having not read the first two books, I was unsure if I would be able to follow the storyline in number 3 but things are well explained in this book so that you don't even need to have read books one and two.

    I found the story a little slow at the beginning, it took a while for things to start happening but once they did, I couldn't put the book down. I wanted to know what happened next. At 24, it wasn't that long ago that I was a teenager and I've always liked teen fiction so I can see why this book is so popular with kids already. One reason why I think Max's stories will become popular is because it's something entirely new. Bird kids? What other book do you know of with bird kids that have escaped from the school they were bred in? I'm glad to hear that the book will be made into a movie, I would like to see it when it comes out.

    One thing I didn't like about the book although most others I've heard from did like it, was Fang's blog. If by chance this is the first review you've read of this book, (highly unlikely but still,) then you may not know that Fang (one of the character's) has his own blog (which is really online) and it is consulted and used throughout the entire story. Also modern culture is mentioned like Brad Pitt, Harry Potter and Oprah. What I like about books is that they take me away from the real world into a new world so when the two worlds are combined, I find it harder to imagine life in the "book world."

    My favourite part of the book is when Ter Borcht interviews the flock. Max's (and occasionally the other's) smart-alec answers are hilarious! I know most kids would love to be able to talk back to adults like that but obviously can't so it's great!

    Overall I enjoyed this book and recommend it to those 12 and up. I hope that James Patterson chooses to write more novels for kids/teens when Maximum Ride is finished. It's books like these that get kids reading.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In this book Max and fang split up and the guys go with fang and the girls, Total and Ari go with max. max meets the director. My favorite part was her conversation with ter Borcht: "So!" said ter Borcht, coming toward us. "I vass verry disappointed dat you are not dead by now!" "Vee feel de same vay about you!" I said [mockingly in a fake accent]....."But I don't tink I vill haf to vait dat much longer," he said. "Maybe by dinner, yah? In de meantime , some people vant to talk to you."....."Dey vill ask you qvestions. You will answer. Are ve clear?" "Clear as pea soup!" I said
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Loved the first two flying kid books, Could not get into this one.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was a fun read. I like where the author is taking Max and Fang's relationship. Max's voice is smart-assed for sure, but as the series progresses it sounds more natural.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was awesome! I just loved the way it ended!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Max and her flock have to save the world from being reduced by half. Anyone who is ill or diseased will be killed. They escape, get captured, escape, get captured... She has a collar around her neck that never really gets explained, but somehow she gets free of it. Ari dies. She finds out who her real mom and dad are, and for sure there will be a book four.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Max and her flock of bird kids is still on the run from Itex, the evil biogenetics company that created them. Now, though, they have a purpose -- to prevent Itex from exterminating half of the worlds population. Max must come to terms with her parents (a surprise to me!), her relationship with Fang, and the fate of other mutants like Ari to save the world.This book is fast-paced and fun, though somewhat one-note. I particularly enjoyed the way blogging and the internet played a role in the plot arc. While this is satisfying as part of the larger series, particularly in explaining a lot of back story, I don't know that I would recommend it on its own.