For Hawk, being a hero weighs heavily on her wings.  In the City of the Dead, life happens in the shadows. That's why a war is brewing against an enemy no one can see.  Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from a conflict, or from each other, and they argue more than they agree. But as the dead begin to outnumber the living, a mother's experience and a daughter's instinct can make for one powerful arsenal.