Strap yourself
in for a breathtaking new adventure in this latest instalment of the James
Patterson Maximum Ride series.
The apocalypse
may be over, but the threat to mankind is still very real.
Ten years ago,
a girl with wings saved the world from annihilation – these days that girl is
nothing more than a fading legend. Fifteen year old Hawk knows the legend but
not much else.
Having grown up in the poverty stricken City of the Dead, surviving each day is a challenge.
Hawk doesn’t even remember her real name, the only thing she does remember is
her parents telling her to wait on a particular street corner for them to
return – they never did.
Hawk manages to survive by living with a group of teenagers in the McCallum Children’s home. Their main aim is to avoid being captured for science experiments.
When soldiers
come in the middle of the night – Hawk escapes only to be attacked by a group
of chung bent on revenge. Unveiling her wings for the first time, Hawk escapes
to a friend’s house. Upon returning to the Children’s home, Clete is the only
one who managed to remain hidden and avoid capture.
Together they
make a plan to rescue their friends. When they encounter a mystery man he
reveals snippets of Hawk’s past – can it be true? How can she trust what he
says?
One thing is
for certain – someone is coming for Hawk but it isn’t a rescue, it’s an
execution.
Title: Hawk
Author: James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, $14.99
Publication Date: 19 January 2021
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781529120004
For ages: 14+
Type: Young Adult Fiction