Fang (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Maximum Ride (Max): The flock's Leader, Fang's best friend, but recently she is starting to like him. She gets jealous easily and is very protective of the flock, especially Angel. Max can fly at extremely fast speeds and developed gills in the last book, book five, along with Fang and Angel.She also has a Voice inside her head that gives her valuable information. (Not her conscience) Max has brown hair, which she inherited from her mother Dr. Martinez, and has blonde streaks. She is 15. Her half- brother is Ari and her half-sister is Ella, daughter of Dr.Martinez and Jeb. She was a test tube baby along with the rest of her flock and she is in love with Fang. Angel is quickly loosing Max's trust but soon may regain it after admitting to a huge mistake.
• Fang: Second in command of flock, and Max's best friend. Is the strong and silent type, as described by Max. He's also the only person that Max trusts completely. He's 15. He is super cool and an under toned romantic.
• Iggy: The blind one, loves blowing things up along with Gazzy. Also a great cook. He's 15. He is slowly regaining some eyesight, he can see colors. And even though he is blind, he can still beat gazzy at video games.
• Nudge: The most talkative member of the flock. Fashion-loving. Age 12. Can hack into any computer system easily. Max's most loyal follower, besides Fang.
• The Gasman (Gazzy): Likes to blow things up with Iggy. Has an 'interesting' digestive system. Age 9. Second youngest member of the flock.
• Angel: The youngest member of the flock; yet the most talented. Can read minds, control people using her mind, and breathe under water. Angel also can speak to aquatic animals. Age 7. She is described as both creepy and sweet. In this book she betrays her flock and tries to take over leadership along with banishing Max. She thinks that everything she does is better than Max and goes against anything Jeb has to say. Later she makes a huge mistake in joining forces with Dr. Hans Gunther-Hagen and feels the consequences as Fangs fate comes to a finish.
• Dylan: A new addition to the flock. According to Max, he's "Mr. Perfect". He was made specifically to be Max's soul-mate, but Max isn't buying it.
• Dr. Hans Gunther-hagen: Max taunts him every time she see's him.Also called Dr. God or Dr. Hunken Gunken. He created Dylan.
• Mr. Chu: A mad-scientist who is seriously "off his rocker". He wants to take over the world, and the way he wants to do it is appalling.
• Jeb Batchelder: Max's "father". Worked for the school and is trying to "help" the flock. Max hates him and doesn't trust him.
• Dr. Valencia Martinez: Max's and Ella's mom, and a veterinarian. Kind to the flock.
• Ari: Max's half brother and eraser. Killed twice both by Max but turned into a "robot".
• Ella Martinez: Max's half sister who she first met in Arizona.
• Uber Director: He is another evil scientist who wants to catch and sell the bird kids for a very high price. He isn't human. He's a brain and a series of organs in glass building blocks put together to look slightly humanoid.
• Total: A talking dog that also has wings on his back and he can use them to fly. He is in love with Akila.
• The Voice: The voice that has been in Max since The Angel Experiment. The voice gives sound advice to Max, but in the recent books the voice has not appeared.
• Jeanne: Add a description of this character.
• Madeline Hammond
• Robert
• Akila
• Patrick Rooney III
• Mother Teresa
• Roger
• Eraser

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• “No!" I answered, a little too quickly. "I know; it's pathetic. One day I'm Mother Teresa, and the next I'm all me-me-me again. Us I mean.”

  Max

• “Q: Do you ever have dirty thoughts about SpongeBob? A: Definitely”

  Fang answering a question on his blog

• “So the first thing we're going to do is push you off the roof.”

  Max to Dylan

• “"Attack of the Kitchen Appliances!!!"”

  Gazzy

• “Q: ARE YOU FANGALICIOUS? A: I could never be as Fangalicious as you want me to be.”

  Fang answering a question on his blog.

• “What did my deserting, no-good, ex-boy friend, ex-best friend do before he fled from my life forever? He didn't delete his junk off my laptop before he left. That's what he did!”

  2nd Epilogue (Max)

• “Max! Why did they name themselves Chad? I mean, It's like naming a whole country Biff or Trey. I don't get it.”

  Iggy (Ig)

• “Q: Do you have a Jamaican accent?A:No, mon.”

  Fang answering his blog

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Chad, Africa: They travel here on a mission.
• Malibu
• Colorado: "Home"
• Las Vegas: Where Max and Fang spend time together.
• Hollywood

Organizations edit see section history

• The Flock: A flock of half-bird, half-human hybrids that are out to save the world.
• CSM (Coalition to Stop the Madness): The activist group that provides humanitarian relief missions.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Eraser: Half man/half wolf
• Flyboy: A flying eraser , the newer 'versions' are robots.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Mutant Freaks: People or things that do not fit in with others.
• Saving the World: Helping the world (earth) from getting destroyed.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Max, and followed by Angel.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. James Patterson (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Gabrielle Charbonnet

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ7.P27653 Fan 2010
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Some romance, violence and hardly any objectionable language.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure
• Books › Teens › Series › One Last Wish

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Max-Dan-Wiz: The Official Website of Witch and Wizard, Daniel X, Maximum Ride
• The Official James Patterson Website
• The James Patterson Community

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