Search - The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Bk 1)

Keep in mind, this was written for the younger set. That said, I think it was great - I read it through in one day. It's not like his adult books but I think it will go over well with younger readers.

Some of James Patterson's faithful readers will have read When The Wind Blows and/or The Lake House and already be familiar with a winged girl names Max. As Patterson carefully points out, the Max in this series is not the same girl, and this series is not connected with the two earlier books. The Angel Experiment begins a new series written to be enjoyed by younger readers (teens and pre-teens) as well as adults, and it succeeds beautifully. As a longtime science fiction fan but relative newcomer to Patterson's work, I found myself unable to put this book down; as soon as I finished it, I began looking for its sequel, School's Out - Forever, and the rest of the Maximum Ride series. I recommend it highly.

STRAP YOURSELF IN for the thrill riide you'll want to take again and again!From Death Valley, California to the bowls of the New York City subway system, you're about to take off on a heart-stopping adventure that will blow you away...Your faithful companioons:Max,Fabg,Iggy,Nudge,the Gasman, and Angel. Six kids who are pretty normal in most ways...except that they are 98% human, 2% bird. they greew up in a lab, living like rats in cages, but now they're FREE. Aside from the fact that they are hunted by Erasers-wicked, wolf-like creatures with a taste for flying humans...

James Patterson is a prolific and accomplished writer. He has skillfully crafted a YA urban fantasy about kids infected by scientists with a virus that gives them extraordinary powers. The story is original and suspenseful. However, IMO it would appeal to preteens rather than older teens or above. The five star rating is given for interested young teens. Adults would find it interesting and a quick read.

A totally different side of James Patterson. Very sci-fi. I liked it because I like sci-fi books.

There can be no disputing James Patterson's writing ability, though I have not liked his adult books. This was because of subject matter, not writing. This book , Maximum Ride, skims the borderline between sci fi and ordinary literature. It contains just enough of the outrageous to captivate a teen or even a Young- Adult -book- reading -grandma like me. I enjoyed it immensley. Patterson has the ability to make the absurd realistic. When I finished this book I sent it to my grandsons. They will have to wait in line, though, because my son got it first and is reading it.
I liked book II also and am waiting for book III to arrive.