📖 About Maximum Ride

Maximum Ride is a series universe written by James Patterson. The complete collection runs to 21 books across 3 series, published between 2005 and 2021.

The main series is Publication Order of Maximum Ride Books with 9 books. It opens with The Angel Experiment (2005) and currently runs to Maximum Ride Forever (2015).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Maximum Ride

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Angel Experiment (2005), book 1 of Publication Order of Maximum Ride Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Maximum Ride Books in Order

Publication Order of Maximum Ride Books
9 books
1
The Angel Experiment book cover1The Angel Experiment2005Buy on Amazon
School's Out - Forever book cover2School's Out - Forever2006Buy on Amazon
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports book cover3Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports2007Buy on Amazon
The Final Warning book cover4The Final Warning2008Buy on Amazon
Max book cover5Max2009Buy on Amazon
Fang book cover6Fang2010Buy on Amazon
Angel book cover7Angel2011Buy on Amazon
Nevermore book cover8Nevermore2012Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride Forever book cover9Maximum Ride Forever2015Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Maximum Ride Graphic Novels Books
10 books
2
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1 book cover1Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 12009Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2 book cover2Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 22009Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 book cover3Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 32010Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 book cover4Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 42011Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 5 book cover5Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 52011Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 6 book cover6Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 62012Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 7 book cover7Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 72013Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 8 book cover8Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 82014Buy on Amazon
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 9 book cover9Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 92015Buy on Amazon
Max Ride: Ultimate Flight book cover10Max Ride: Ultimate Flight2016Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Maximum Ride: Hawk Books
2 books
3
Hawk book cover1Hawk2020Buy on Amazon
City of the Dead book cover2City of the Dead2021Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Maximum Ride books are there?
There are 21 books in the Maximum Ride collection, organised into 3 series and published between 2005 and 2021.
What is the first Maximum Ride book?
The first book is The Angel Experiment, published in 2005.
What order should I read the Maximum Ride books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Maximum Ride books?
The Maximum Ride books were written by James Patterson.
Is the Maximum Ride series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Maximum Ride Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Maximum Ride series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2005, and the most recent in 2021.