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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
01/10/2006 . Source: Sue Davies 
pub: Headline. 468 page paperback. Price: £ 5.99 (UK). ISBN: 0-7553-2963- Buy Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment in the USA - or Buy Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment in the UK  check out websites: www.madaboutbooks.com , www.jamespatterson.co.uk and www.maximumride.co.uk
Max longs for a normal childhood. It's a little late for that. She's been bringing up her family for a while now. They would have liked a home of their own. It would be nice to have parents. Heck, even a healthy diet would be preferable to their own form of self-catering.
But Max and her young family, related by adversity, are doomed to be outcasts and be on the run. They are victims of a cruel experiment. Hybrids. Their DNA crossed with that of birds. They have wings. It makes clothing a little difficult but they do get the freedom of flight without booking...
Characters first created as part of an adult novel, these children are on their own. Broken out of their lab by Jeb Batchelder but now he's dead or lost to them. They are sort of free. The six of them Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel are all under age but already have honed survival instincts and special skills.
Then the Erasers turn up. These hybrids are part-wolf and totally dedicated to the destruction of the kids. They take away little Angel. She's only seven and very afraid. Back in the lab, she learns a little about what these experiments are for but her ability to read minds won't get her out of this rat trap. The rest of the kids must set off to rescue her.
From New York to California, from high fashion to the sewers, it's a non-stop heart-racing chase to rescue Angel and find out who they are. There's also the little matter of the voice in Max's head and saving the world.
It's all good fun and an excellent and not to taxing read for young adults. The pace rarely lets up and it fairly flies along! This franchise could run and run. It looks like there will be a film franchise as well. Such are the wonders of special effects that adding wings to teenagers is no flight of fancy. Let's hope they remember that kids like intelligent drama as well and remember to add a decent script.
Sue Davies
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