A novel of the future explores a world that has been devastated by ecological and scientific disasters.

Unconventional FBI agent Kit Harrison, determined to pursue a conspiracy of illegal human genetic experimentation, travels to Colorado where he and veterinarian Frannie O'Neill work together to save a group of children who can fly.

After Ender Wiggin's triumph over the Formics, society has been altered by the destruction of unity between the nations, but Peter Wiggin, Ender's older brother, is determined to restore Earth's unity with the help of young warriors.

"Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but...