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When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.
Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.
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Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.
Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.
From the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
James Dashner is also the author of the 13th Reality series. James was born and raised in Georgia, but now lives in the Rocky Mountains with his family. After several years working in finance, he is now a full-time writer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Left me Breathless,
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This review is from: The Maze Runner (Paperback)
There has to be a way out; every maze must have a solution. They have been searching for two years, yet the boys are no closer to solving this maze than they were when they first entered it. Thomas's arrival in the glade, at the centre of the maze, appears to follow routine, at least for the next twenty-four hours, after which every pattern is broken and things start going crazy.Thomas arrives in the maze with no idea of who he is and where he's been. He feels totally lost and confused. No one answers his questions, they brush them away with the excuse that he is the newbie, he just doesn't understand. Of course he doesn't understand, none of the boys answer his inquiries. While reading this novel I felt as though I was trapped in the maze with the boys. I found my heart starting to race while Minho and Thomas were running to escape the grievers. I still don't know what grievers really are, but they are horribly nasty creatures. I felt anxious each time they approached a corner of the maze. In fact, I felt like Thomas, so many questions and very few answers. The glade itself is a fairly straightforward place. Rather simple in fact. It has housing, farming, and a forest with a burial yard. The maze and it's reason for existence is complicated. Then there is a world beyond. What is happening out there and how does it result in the boys being locked in the maze. This story gives me lots to ponder and look forward to. There are two further novels in this series: The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. Coming in August 2012 is the prequel The Kill Order.
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sci-fi at it's very best.,
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This review is from: The Maze Runner (Paperback)
This is a book which really grabs you, and sucks you in. It really manipulates your feelings and emotions throughout, something which all books do, in varying degrees of effectiveness. This particular novel was very effective in that sense. Describing the 16-year-old, Thomas's life in a mystery world refereed to as "the glade" after he awakens in black lift, his memories gone, stolen form him by an unknown source. Upon his arrival he meets his fellow "gladers" and learns of the puzzling maze which surrounds them, and hides hidden evils, including the sinister "grievers" mechanical monsters which stalk the boys, and live in the maze. The gladers have tarried for two years in a desperate attempt to solve the maze, but to no avail, yet they remain convinced that upon solving the deathly riddle, they will be free from the glade and allowed to return to the homes and lives they cannot remember. But after Thomas's expected arrival, another glader arrives, this one completely a surprise. She's a girl, and she bears ill news, "everything is going to change" After her arrival, the doors to the maze, which had previously shut every night, protecting the gladers form the grievers, refuse to close, and the monsters start picking the boys off one by one. Thomas and his fellow allies must find a way to reawaken their minds and deliver their fellow captives from their fate. Wonderfully written, jam-packed withe suspense, emotions, joy, fear, hopelessness, desperation and love. This book will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, from cover to cover. Truly, this is a book you will become addicted too. At first I was confused, just as the author planned for us to be, for Thomas to be. Later though you start getting sucked deeper and deeper into the mystery surrounding the un-slovable maze, and the challenges and horrors the teenaged boys are faced with. A must read for any lover of sci-fi and fantasy.
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Maze Runner,
This review is from: The Maze Runner (Paperback)
Great book for teens (girls included). Our bookclub group is made up of 6 girls and we all LOVED it! It starts of good and gets better and better. Half way through the book it becomes impossible to put down. Very little information is given about why the boys have been put into the maze but this didn't take away from the book at all. It keeps you guessing throughout. Since there are so few details right from the beginning, it makes the reader feel like one of the characters; trying to figure everything out right along with the characters in the book.We liked it so much that we have started "The Scorch Trials".
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