Can Fang escape a terrifying prophesy? Maximum Ride is used to surviving -living constantly under threat from evil forces sabotaging her quest tosave the world - but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her asthe horrifying prophesy that Fang will be the first to die. Fang is Max'sbest friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of birdkids. A life without him is a life unimaginable. Max's desperate desire toprotect Fang brings the two closer together than ever. But when a newlycreated winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock,their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylanexists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other half.Thus unfolds a battle of science against soul, perfection versus passion,that terrifies, twists, and turns ...and meanwhile, the apocalypse iscoming.