🐦 Maximum Ride Series Order Checker
Track your reading progress through James Patterson's complete Maximum Ride series — all 9 books in order
| # | Title | Year | Pages | Avg Reading Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Angel Experiment | 2005 | 422 | ~5.3 hrs |
| 2 | School's Out—Forever | 2006 | 416 | ~5.2 hrs |
| 3 | Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports | 2007 | 448 | ~5.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Final Warning | 2008 | 256 | ~3.2 hrs |
| 5 | Max | 2009 | 310 | ~3.9 hrs |
| 6 | Fang | 2010 | 327 | ~4.1 hrs |
| 7 | Angel | 2011 | 305 | ~3.8 hrs |
| 8 | Nevermore | 2012 | 368 | ~4.6 hrs |
| 9 | Maximum Ride Forever | 2015 | 384 | ~4.8 hrs |
| Format | Avg Size (in) | Avg Size (mm) | Avg Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 in | 170 x 107 x 28 mm | ~0.55 lbs / 250 g |
| Hardcover | 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.4 in | 216 x 147 x 36 mm | ~1.1 lbs / 499 g |
| eBook / Digital | 6.8 x 4.7 in screen | 173 x 120 mm | ~0.4 lbs / 180 g |
| Audiobook CD | 5.5 x 5.0 x 0.4 in | 140 x 127 x 10 mm | ~0.25 lbs / 113 g |
| Graphic Novel | 10.0 x 6.6 x 0.35 in | 254 x 168 x 9 mm | ~0.7 lbs / 318 g |
| Collection | Books | Shelf Space (in) | Shelf Space (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback Complete Set (9) | 9 | ~9.9 in | ~25.1 cm |
| Hardcover Complete Set (9) | 9 | ~12.6 in | ~32.0 cm |
| Graphic Novels (3 vols) | 3 | ~1.1 in | ~2.8 cm |
| Mixed Paperback + HC | 12 | ~13.8 in | ~35.1 cm |
| Full Collection inc. spin-offs | 14 | ~16.4 in | ~41.7 cm |
| Reader Type | Pages/Hr | Time Per Book | Full Series Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slow / Careful | ~40 pages | ~9.5 hrs avg | ~85 hrs |
| Average Reader | ~60 pages | ~6.3 hrs avg | ~57 hrs |
| Fast Reader | ~80 pages | ~4.7 hrs avg | ~43 hrs |
| Speed Reader | ~120 pages | ~3.2 hrs avg | ~28 hrs |
Maximum Ride is made up of nine books, that James Patterson wrote. The plot twists around a girl called Max also known as Maximum Ride, that can fly. Those stories for young readers show six youngsters, that are 98 percent human and only 2 percent bird.
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The stories change during the time through the whole series so matter to read them in order.
Maximum Ride books in order
Here the whole list to read. The first book is called The Angel Experiment and appeared in 2005. Second comes School’s Out.
Forever from 2006. The third is Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports of 2007. Fourth: The Final Warning, that came out in 2007.
Fifth: Max from 2009. Sixth: Fang from 2010. Seventh: Angel of 2011.
Eighth: Nevermore from 2012. Ninth: Maximum Ride Forever from 2015.
The order of publications matches the time line, so you do not need to jump around. Events from later books matter for the relations between teh members of the flock, the dangers that they meet, and the main storyline. The best way to enjoy the series is start from the first and follow the order.
In new versions, one split the series in two parts: The Fugitives and The Protectors. The Fugitives describe the flock in their efforts to escape from the claws of the School. After the first book, two more published to close this part.
In The Protectors, the flock works too protect the whole world.
Fang is a main character, that leaves the flock sometimes after conflicts with Max, but always comes back. In Angel, he forms his own team from mutants and briefly gets close with Maya, a friend of Max. He makes up with Max in Nevermore. Fang takes a hit and dies in Maximum Ride Forever, but Dylan revives him.
Nevermore forms the final ending, in which Maximum Ride and her friends face two of the biggest threats to mankind. The risks grow, while the heart of Max splits between two boys. The ninth and last book happens in a world after the end times and finishes the story with something, that none foresaw.
Although the series first ended with Maximum Ride Forever in 2015, one brought it back for a second part since 2016. Spin-offs include Hawk from 2020 and City of the Dead from 2021. One also turned the series into manga.
Patterson before wrote two books, When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, that inspired theMaximum Ride books, but their worlds do not connect.
