Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge and Angel are six extraordinary avian hybrids, the results of a cruel experiment which changed their DNA and turned them into recombinant life forms with wings. Evading capture, they have been driven to Antarctica. Now they have a new mission, one with devastating global consequencs.

Until now, Max and the flock have lived a lonely existence - hunted down, tortured and pushed to the fringe of society. But things are changing - the flock have finally found acceptance for their unusual skills. Together, they have taken on new challenges and used their extraordinary powers to fight for the greater good on a global scale.

Is this the end of Max and Fang, and the beginning of Max and Dylan? Only Angel knows. Maximum Ride and her friends have always had each other's backs because they can't trust anyone else. No. Matter. What. But now the flock is up against a threat unlike any they've ever faced.