Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Jun Bei, Cole, Anna, Leoben, Ziana. Five children with extraordinary potential. 
 
They don't get many visitors at the remote laboratory where they live under the eye of legendary geneticist, Lachlan Agatta. The man and woman who arrive are nothing like the others. 
 
They're from Cartaxus and offer the children something rare and unfathomable: escape. 
 
But freedom means different things to the five children. For one of them, getting want they want may mean betraying everyone else.

These Precious Scars

A Mortal Coil Short Story

James Patterson

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the 'Flock' - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel - are just like ordinary kids - only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time - like when Angel, the youngest member of the 'Flock', is kidnapped and taken back to the 'School' where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, California, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare - this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf 'Erasers' in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb - now her betrayed and greatest enemy - that her purpose is save the world - but can she?

Maximum Ride: Manga Volume 1

Scott Reintgen

Emmett Atwater isn't just leaving Detroit; he's leaving Earth. Why Babel recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on his contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family, forever. 
 
As he and nine other teenagers wormhole their way through space, Emmett discovers that each recruit must earn the right to travel down to Eden. There, Babel will use them to mine a substance that's quietly become the most valuable one in the world. For the chosen 10, every training session is measured, every point matters, and Emmett will do anything to win. 
 
But Babel's ship is full of secrets. And as Emmett uncovers the truth, he realizes he's not fighting for wealth or glory. He's fighting for his life.

Nyxia

The Nyxia Triad

Despite their initial hesitation, living with Anne has softened the flock, so Max is keenly aware that it's time to leave. With Thanksgiving so near, though, all of them want to stay, at least until they've had their first ever Thanksgiving turkey! But danger is on the horizon as Jeb's plan advances, and while the flock's new school seems normal and safe, secrets are hidden beneath its prestigious facade...

Maximum Ride: Manga Volume 4

Narrowly surviving their encounter with erasers in New York City, the flock is following up a lead on their pasts in Washington, D.C. But what they find waiting for them is ... a home?! How will the flock adjust to a real school - one that doesn't involve mad scientists and genetic freaks?

Maximum Ride: Manga Volume 3

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Fang will be the first to die . . . 
 
Maximum Ride is used to surviving against the odds, but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as the horrifying prophesy that she will lose her best friend, her soulmate. 
 
Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer together than ever. But when the magnificent Dylan is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. 
 
Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan has been created for only one reason: to be Max's perfect partner. 
 
And meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming . . . 
 
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Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 6)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Nobody said saving the world would be easy . . . 
 
 Until now, Max and her best friends have lived a lonely existence: hunted, tortured and pushed to the fringes of society. But things are changing. 
 
 The flock have finally found acceptance for their extraordinary skills. But fame always comes at a price, and Max soon realises a life of celebrity isn’t all she expected. 
 
Meanwhile, something deadly is lurking in the depths of the ocean. As the flock uncover a terrible secret that is set to threaten the world, they must prepare to save the day. 
 
But is this a disaster too tough to tackle – even for them? 
 
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This book was recently reissued with a new cover, so stock may vary.

Max: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 5)

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