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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‘Has all the characteristics of his work ... pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge and Angel are six extraordinary avian hybrids. The result of a cruel Biotech experiment which manipulated their DNA and turned them into recombinant life forms with wings. This flock has endured a turbulent upbringing and they have been continually faced with evil. Evading capture on a daily basis, they have endured torture and been pushed to the very brink of sanity. 
 
Hunted all their lives, they've had to fight life-threatening and belief-defying battles pitting their strength against the fearsome force of their shadowy enemies. But as their predators evolved, their unique ability to fly is no longer enough to save them. With their genes mutating to astonishing affect, the flock establishes a new set of skills to unleash as they strive for survival. But just as they struggle to get to grips with these physical changes, emotionally they face new challenges too: life on the fringe of society can be a lonely existence. 
 
Driven to the wastelands of Antartica, each day brings a new threat for the flock. Danger is never far away and while fighting to save their own skin, they have a new mission to undertake - one with devastating global consequences...

The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 4)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Max. Fang. Iggy. Gasman. Nudge. Angel. 
 
Six extraordinary avian-human hybrids, they are the result of a cruel Biotech experiment which manipulated their DNA and turned them into kids with wings. 
 
Hunted all their lives, the flock have had to fight life-threatening battles against their shadowy enemies. But as their predators evolved, their unique ability to fly is no longer enough to save them. 
 
Driven to the wastelands of Antartica, each day brings a new threat for the flock. While fighting to save their own lives, they have a new mission to undertake . . . 
 
One with potentially devastating global consequences. 
 
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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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Max: A Maximum Ride Novel

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Maximum Ride and her best friends have always had one another's backs, no matter what. 
 
Living as fugitives, they never had a choice – but, just when they need one another the most, Fang has left the flock. 
 
 Max is heartbroken at losing her closest ally but, with Dylan ready and willing to fight by her side, she can no longer deny that his incredible intensity draws her in. 
 
With a deadly force racing across the globe, Max will need Fang for the greatest battle they’ve ever faced. 
 
Can they reunite for the ultimate showdown? 
 
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Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 7)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
All her life, Maximum Ride has been fighting to save the world. 
 
But the unthinkable has happened, and the world she once knew is gone. 
 
Max and her broken flock are left roaming the post-apocalyptic earth, searching for answers to what happened, and for the few survivors. 
 
In the midst of the chaos and destruction, a new evil force has emerged – one that threatens to end everything, once and for all. 
 
In the final battle of good versus evil, who will emerge victorious? 
 
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Forever: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 9)

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