The stories in this collection move from Malaya to America and England, and include some of Maugham`s most famous tales; `Flotsam and Jetsam`, the story of an old woman trapped for years in a loveless marriage in the remote rubber plantations; `The Man with the Scar`, and notably the opening story `The Vessel of Wrath`, a tale of the unexpected love that grows between a devout missionary nurse and a drunken reprobate. In this second volume of his collected stories, Maugham illustrates his characteristic wry perception of human foibles and his genius for evoking compelling drama from an acute sense of time and place.
ISBN: 978-0-09-942884-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2012
Escaping Itex in Florida, the flock head west, with Max more burdened than ever by the knowledge that she`s meant to save the world. But while their leader is keen to stay on the path leading to her destiny, Fang and the others are more interested in settling down and letting the chips fall where they may. With the erasers eerily absent from their lives of late, has the flock finally earned a bit of or is this all just the calm before the storm?
ISBN: 978-0-09-953844-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
In this #1 "New York Times" bestseller, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of a sinister experiment to reengineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.
ISBN: 978-0-316-15427-7
Издательство:
Hachette Book US
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The second exhilarating novel in bestselling novelist James Patterson`s first teen series. It`s 24 hours since Max Ride and her fellow bird-kids escaped the New York Institute, and they`re still on the run. But the six companions - 98% human, 2% bird - came away with some vital information. If they can decode the garbled words and numbers, perhaps they`ll find out where their parents are. There`s a lot of trouble ahead for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel - not to mention Total, the talking dog. Their enemies, the fearsome Erasers, have acquired a new skill - they too can now fly. After an air-battle, Fang ends up in hospital. The FBI track down the flock, who`ve become more visible than they ever wanted to be. They even end...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-2198-8
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Until now, Max and the flock have lived a lonely existence: hunted down, tortured, and pushed to the fringe of society. Always on the run, they have never been able to live a normal life. But things are changing. The flock have finally found acceptance for their extraordinary skills. They don`t have to hide away any longer - far from it: now everyone wants to see just what they can do. But fame and fortune always come at a price. Meanwhile, sinister forces are plotting their attack, putting more than just the flock in danger. Something deadly is lurking in the depths of the ocean. As the flock uncover a terrible secret set to threaten the world, can they save the day or is this a disaster too tough to tackle, even for them?
ISBN: 978-0-09-951496-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Max Ride and her best friends have always had one another`s backs. No matter what. Living on the edge as fugitives, they never had a choice. But now they`re up against a mysterious and deadly force that`s racing across the globe - and just when they need one another the most, Fang is gone. He`s creating his own gang that will replace everyone - including Max. Max is heartbroken over losing Fang, her soulmate, her closest friend. But with Dylan ready and willing to fight by her side, she can no longer deny that his incredible intensity draws her in. Max, Dylan, and the rest of their friends must soon join with Fang and his new gang for an explosive showdown in Paris. It`s unlike anything you`ve ever or read.
ISBN: 978-0-09-952529-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: май 2012
Can Fang escape a terrifying prophesy? Maximum Ride is used to surviving - living constantly under threat from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world - but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as the horrifying prophesy that Fang will be the first to die. Fang is Max's best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of bird kids. A life without him is a life unimaginable. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer together than ever. But when a newly created winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan exists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952528-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Narrowly surviving their encounter with erasers in New York City, the flock is following up a lead on their pasts in Washington, But what they find waiting for them a home? How will the flock adjust to a real school - one that doesn`
ISBN: 978-0-09-953842-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Max Ride and her five friends grew up in a science lab/prision called the School. They were created as an experiement. An experiment where they ended up only 98 percent human. These children are special and when they find themselves on the run in an adventure beyond even their wildest dreams.
ISBN: 978-0-7553-2963-2
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Un moraliste? Nullement. C`est un romancier, le premier en date de nos romanciers. Tout lui vient de l`imagination, de la brusque perception qu`il a d`un sentiment humain par la capture d`un regard ou d`un mot. Chacune de ses maximes est une intrigue découverte. Au lieu de développer l`histoire, il la réduit, lui donne une articulation, l`incline selon son humeur. Cette humeur est sombre. C`est que, dans le monde, là où il vit, on ne pénètre un peu profondément les êtres que par les défaillances et les de Lacretelle. Le premier grand livre de la Prose franç
ISBN: 978-2-253-05720-8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge and Angel are six extraordinary avian hybrids. The result of a cruel Biotech experiment which manipulated their DNA and turned them into recombinant life forms with wings. This flock has endured a turbulent upbringing and they have been continually faced with evil. Evading capture on a daily basis, they have endured torture and been pushed to the very brink of sanity. Hunted all their lives, they`ve had to fight life-threatening and belief-defying battles pitting their strength against the fearsome force of their shadowy enemies. But as their predators evolved, their unique ability to fly is no longer enough to save them. With their genes mutating to astonishing affect, the flock establishes a new set of...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952808-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Despite their initial hesitation, living with Anne has softened the flock, so Max is keenly aware that it`s time to leave. With Thanksgiving so near, though, all of them want to stay, at least until they`ve had their first ever Thanksgiving turkey! But danger is on the horizon as Jeb`s plan advances, and while the flock`s new school seems normal and safe, secrets are hidden beneath its prestigious
ISBN: 978-0-09-953843-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Angel says that Fang will be the first to die, and Angel is never wrong. Maximum Ride is used to living desperately on the run from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world - but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as this horrifying prophetic message.
ISBN: 978-0-316-03831-7
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As for the rest of you – meet Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge and Angel; six unforgettable kids (and a dog). With some major problems. They’re being hunted by killers. But who? And that’s not all! Max is sure that a microchip’s been inserted under her skin – bringing evil forces to ambush them at any moment. Oh yeah, and they’re supposed to save the world. But from what? When? And how? Max will stop at nothing to find answers. One thing she does know: it’s got something to do with an astonishing ability they have. They can fly. Max’s heart-stopping quest to protect her ‘family’ and investigate the mind-blowing mystery of her destiny continues in the scariest, strangest, and funniest James Patterson thriller yet.
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3509-1
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011