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The Kill Order: The Origin of the Maze Runner

by James Dashner Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE

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Before the Maze

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Starred praise from Shelf Awareness

    The book is praised in a starred notice as an illuminating prequel that will thrill series fans and excite new r...

  • Series recognition

    #1 New York Times bestselling series

    The metadata describes the Maze Runner series as a #1 New York Times bestselling series.

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Before the Maze

Set before the formation of WICKED and the construction of the Glade, this prequel shifts the Maze Runner story to the catastrophe that reshaped the world. Mark and Trina have survived the sun flares that killed much of humanity; now a spreading virus brings murderous rage, turning survival into a struggle against both illness and a devastated landscape. The book serves as an origin-era entry in the series, placing its central crisis before Thomas’s arrival in the Maze and tracing the stakes of a world where survival and trust are under pressure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in action-and-adventure fiction.
  • Existing Maze Runner readers curious about events before the Maze and the Glade.
  • Readers drawn to post-catastrophe stories involving survival and a spreading virus.

Themes

Survival after catastropheEpidemic and social breakdownThe origins of the Maze Runner setting

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Book overview

Book four in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don't missThe Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!

Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth, killing most of the population.
Mark and Trina were there when it happened. They survived. But now a virus is spreading. A virus that fills humans with murderous rage.
They're convinced that there's a way to save those who are left--if they can stay alive. Because in this new, devastated world, every life has a price. And to some you're worth more dead than alive.
The end is only the beginning.

The Maze Runner, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure are all 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.

Also look for James Dashner's edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series!

Praise for the Maze Runner series:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

"[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost." --EW

"Wonderful action writing--fast-paced...but smart and well observed." --Newsday

"[A] nail-biting must-read." --Seventeen

"Breathless, cinematic action." --Publishers Weekly

"Heart pounding to the very last moment." --Kirkus Reviews

"Exclamation-worthy." --Romantic Times

"James Dashner's illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series." --Shelf Awareness, Starred

"Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book." --Deseret News

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