The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #3)

by James Patterson

Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel, six extraordinary kids who can fly, are back for another wild adventure as they try to save the world... and themselves.

The Uber-Director who created them is planning a worldwide auction of the children to the highest bidder he sees this as his chance to become a billionaire. But first his mutant army must track them down and capture them which won't be easy.

While in hiding from their predators, all six of them wake one evening having heard voices in their heads, they are being told they have an important mission - to save the world from global warming. Their task takes them to the South Pole but as ever, danger is never far away...

• ISBN10: 1415954186
• ISBN13: 9781415954188
• Publish Date: 1 April 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Books on Tape
• Format: Audiobook
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber (The Literary Phoenix)]

This is one of the laziest and preachiest books I've read. It wouldn't be so bad if Patterson seem to make an effort, but it really feels more like a Mad Lib where he's taking one of his favorite political messages and has thrown some of his characters and it just to get people to read about it.

New characters are flat. Old characters are weakly written and poorly developed. The plot? Well he jumps around the idea of a plot, but considering the fact that this is a person with dozens of books on the New York Times bestseller list, one would expect a little bit more focus and direction. And that's being kind.

Elements you might've liked from the first three books are all but completely missing. His attempt to develop a love story is weak and pathetic. I almost never give books one star, especially if I can finish them, but this one is just awful. In my opinion. Maybe I'm too old for the series, or maybe I've always been a little judgmental of them from the start, but this book was not for me.

[ladygrey]

Maximum Ride was clearly a trilogy. But [a:James Patterson|3780|James Patterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1198342084p2/3780.jpg] created great characters that apparently young adults can relate to. So, why not use those characters to good effect and use them to inform kids about global warming, encourage them to do something to make the world better. It's a great idea for a book, but doesn't make for a great story.

There are of course good moments in it. The characters are fun and quirky as always. But there's less emotional interplay between them (except for Fang and Max), there's less action and the plot is a lot of "message" and a few robots (which are a weaker villain than the School or Erasers). I'd have like to have seen more story and the message woven in more subtly, but I'm also not the intended demographic. Maybe it's really effective for teenagers.