The Fate of Fang

For those, like me, who love James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, you are eagerly awaiting the release of Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel on March 15th. The ominous tagline on the novel scares me:  "Angel says Fang will be the first to die.  Angel is never wrong." 

I read Book One of Fang on the James Patterson website.  It started off ... ok.  I get a little tired of their "save the world from itself" garbage, and I would rather read about them battling evil villains.  But, it quickly picked up pace after they discussed the geography of Africa and started getting shot at by dudes on camels.  Oh yeah, it got much better after that.

People on the internet are comparing Fang with a character named Oz from Patterson's The Lake House.  I haven't read that book.  Have any of you?  I think I might have to now, so I can make my own decisions.  Unfortunately, word on the web is that Patterson killed off Oz in the end of that book.  Maybe I don't want to read it after all!

They are also discussing a Maximum Ride movie.  Apparently, it is going to happen, but it is currently "in development" so nothing is confirmed about casting.  One of the rumors is that Catherine Hardwicke, director of Twilight, will direct.  If that is true - please, please, please let someone introduce her to new special effects people.  Seriously - she had trouble making vampires run, imagine how much harder it will be to make kids fly!

Let's keep our fingers crossed about the movie, and all rush to the book store on March 15th!

Shaffer