Alby is stung by the creature, which causes him to attack Minho who knocks Alby out. Minho, the Keeper of the Runners, goes into the Maze with Alby to see what they think is their first dead Griever. Alby saves Thomas and Ben is banished that night. Later that day a boy named Ben who went through the "changing" tries to kill Thomas. Ever." She wakes and says Thomas' name before falling into a week long coma. She was the first girl to arrive into the Glade and has a note stating "She's the last one. One day after Thomas' arrival, a girl, Teresa, is delivered through the elevator into the Glade. The Gladers try to stay alive as well as "solve" the Maze by appointing "runners" to run through it as fast as they can while they track movements of the walls and try to find an exit to escape. All that is known of them is that they are a combination of metal and flesh. The Maze houses strange, lethal creatures known as Grievers. Outside the walls is the Maze, a labyrinth of high concrete walls covered in ivy that changes every day. The walls have openings in them, which slide shut every night. The Glade is surrounded by a square of four-mile-high walls made of concrete. Every month, a new boy with no memory of anything but his first name also appears in the box. The elevator box surfaces from under the ground once every month and supplies new food, tools, medicine, and sometimes weapons. He gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys: Alby, the leader, and Newt, the second-in-charge, who both maintain order by enforcing simple but effective rules. He has no memory of who he is or how he got there, except for his name. Thomas wakes up in a metal elevator that brings him to the Glade. The novel was published on October 6, 2009, by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House, and was made into a 2014 major motion picture by 20th Century Fox, directed by Wes Ball. The Maze Runner is a 2009 young adult dystopian science fiction novel written by American author James Dashner and the first book released in The Maze Runner series. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book “ Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.Young adult, science fiction, post-apocalyptic “James Dashner’s illuminating prequel will thrill fans of this Maze Runner and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series.” - Shelf Awareness, Starred “ Heart pounding to the very last moment.” - Kirkus Reviews “Breathless, cinematic action.” - Publishers Weekly “Wonderful action writing -fast-paced…but smart and well observed.” - Newsday “ mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” - EW The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure all are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.Īlso look for James Dashner’s edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series!Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the YearĪn ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. It’s the only way out-and no one’s ever made it through alive. Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. He’s surrounded by strangers-boys whose memories are also gone. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!
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