Volume 9 was published in late 2015 and features Iggy on the cover. It adapts the first part of MAX. Max acquired a bank card with her name on it in The Angel Experiment; however, it is only mentioned in that book.

Dylan was designed as Max's perfect mate. Max first meets him in FANG and feels attracted to him, although she is dating Fang at the time. They grow closer in ANGEL after her breakup, with their relationship developing into more of a romance, but Max continues to feel torn between the two boys. Volume 4 was released in April 2011 and features Nudge on the cover. It almost finishes the second book but cuts off right before the real Max battles with Max II. It is the first—and so far the only—volume to have a brief character profile at the beginning. The art style also changes slightly. At the end is a preview of the Witch & Wizard manga as well as an advertisement for other James Patterson books/manga adaptations and Yen Press. Around the time that Max turned ten years old, Jeb rescued her along with Iggy, Fang, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel. He took them to an isolated house in the mountains where they could be free to fly, learn, and interact with new parts of the world. On her eleventh birthday (an arbitrary date of her own choosing), she selected the full name Maximum Ride. Fang's "self-mutation" is the ability to become near-invisible when holding still, discovered in The Final Warning. This skill only plays a significant part in that book. Barnes and Noble.com: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment: James Patterson: Books". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23 . Retrieved 2009-12-31.Good characters are interesting and little children like to dress up like them. There are Superman costumes everywhere. All the children want to be like their hero, courageous and always fighting for justice. Here we see that Max is out to find a way to escape from Erasers and rescue Angel at the same time. Ever since the children escaped from the school, the Erasers have been figuring out some way to keep the children in their place. Volume 8 was released in July 2014 and features Fang once again on the cover. It continues The Final Warning. A Comprehensive Education (comic)". Penny Arcade. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved July 13, 2014. This was supposed to be the last book in the series, but it was announced later that Maximum Ride Forever would be released in 2015. As an avian-human hybrid, Fang's physical attributes are enhanced to the point his speed and strength are superior to normal teenagers and even most adults. He uses this to keep up with Erasers in combat. However these attributes are inferior to newer enhanced beings such as Dylan, Kate, Star, and Horsemen.

Volume 6 was released in December 2012 and features Angel on the cover. It almost finished Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports but cuts off around the time Fang's blog readers are destroying Itex. The Marvel Comics adaption Max Ride: First Flight debuted April 8, 2015. It featured the talents of Marguerite Bennett and Alex Sanchez. [15] It was followed by Max Ride: Ultimate Flight beginning in November 2015, and Max Ride: Final Flight beginning in September 2016. Together, the comic series adapted the first three books of the series. There are significant differences from the books. Rather than avian wings, the characters have wings made of a metal alloy. Not long after, Fang calls Max and asks her to meet him in San Diego. The groups meet at a hotel restaurant, where the members vie for dominance and brag about their powers. Fang and Max begin to argue, revealing that Fang is jealous of Dylan, while Max is jealous of Maya. The groups get into a food fight and are nearly arrested, Dylan defuses the situation by singing. Later, when both groups are on a plane, Gazzy mentions that Dylan was made to be Max's mate, which infuriates Fang. He and Max argue again, only for Angel to calm them down. Fang and Max awkwardly agree to work together to search for the Doomsday Group. a b Miller, Erin Collazo. "Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever - Book Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07 . Retrieved 2009-12-31.

Max is forcibly awoken by one of the prison guards. She gets up only to see that another inmate, Kenton, has been paid to kill her. Her wings are cuffed so she cannot fly, but manages to survive the fight, accidentally killing Kenton in the process and getting stabbed in the side herself. She manages to remove the shiv and stumble to the infirmary, where she collapses. Series of fantasy young adult novels by James Patterson Maximum Ride Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Max wakes up on an operating table to hear McCallum and the doctor discussing how to remove her wings. She begins devising a plan but is interrupted when she passes out again.