Title: Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Series: Maximum Ride, book 3
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Recorded Books
Narrator: Nancy Wu & James Jenner
Duration: 9 hours, 12 minutes
Copyright: 2007
Genres: science fiction, action, Juvenile
Filed in: Audiobook reviews
Review copy provided by Carrollton Public Library.
THE GIST: Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have been captured by The School again. The evil laboratory known as The School is no longer interested in experimenting on the kids, however, or even just containing them. The scientists have decided that it is time to “retire” the human-avian hybrids permanently in favor of a new generation of mutants. Max and her flock won’t go down quietly, though, and surprisingly, they get a little help from an old enemy.
Ari, the last remaining Eraser, wolf-human hybrids created by The School as guards and hunters, helps the flock escape. He’s a little ticked off at the School since he's been slated for "Retirement" also. So with Ari’s help, the flock escapes. Max, being the old softy that she is, decides it is only fair to let Ari come with them, but Fang disagrees. He thinks Ari is still a dangerous psycopath. For the first time ever, the flock finds itself divided. Fang, Iggy, and Gasman go one way, while Max, Nudge, Angel,and Ari go the other.
Max doesn’t let this latest development in her already complicated life get in her way, however. While they were imprisoned, Max learned that The School is only a small part of a large, multi-national, evil corporation called Itex. It is Itex's ultimate goal to eliminate half of the world's population. The hand-picked few chosen by Itex to survive will therefore be able to create a utopia in the much emptier world. Max learns that it is her destiny to save the world. This is what she was created for. School is definitely out for Max, and it is time for her to step into her role as savior.
She leads her half of the flock to Germany, home of Itex’s world headquarters. She may have bitten off more than she can chew, however. To stop the evil Director of Itex, Max must first get past Omega, the latest human hybrid model fresh off the Itex assembly line.
Meanwhile, back in America, Fang is working to rally all the kids of the world to rise up against Itex using his extremely popular blog. Will he be able to get some help to Max over in Germany before it's too late?
MY THOUGHTS: “Maximum Ride: Saving the World And Other Extreme Sports” is the third audio book in James Patterson’s Maximum Ride” series and brings the storyline to an end. Of the three audio books, I would have to say this one is my favorite, mainly because it finally answers a lot of questions. As with the first two audio books in the series, this one has plenty of action to keep the story moving along.
NARRATOR: Nancy Wu and James Jenner team up again to provide the narration for”Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports." I enjoyed Nancy Wu’s reading as usual, but just like in the second book, James Jenner has way too much saliva in his mouth. I don’t know if he stands too close to the microphone or what, but I can't stand listening to him read. Luckily, most of the narration is done by Wu so I was able to fast forward over Jenner’s parts without missing too much of the story.
FINAL WORD: “Maximum Ride: Saving the World And Other Extreme Sports” is an exciting conclusion to the Maximum Ride audio books. James Jenner is a little bit gross, but I didn't let him ruin the audio book for me.
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I love this series! Now the one's that follow become a little too far fetched and over the top but they have Max and Fang and well, that is all Patterson needs to make this story continue into success.
ReplyDeleteHe's created some really good characters in this series. Like a good sitcom that takes all good players to be a success, Patterson has struck gold with these kids.
And for all ages! :)