James Dashner

If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run.

What if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence, a new, alternate reality was created — the life that would’ve been had you made the other choice? What if those new realities were in danger? What if it fell to you to save all the realities? Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox. Postmarked from Alaska and cryptically signed with the initials “M.G.,” the letter informs Tick that dangerous — perhaps even deadly — events have been set in motion that could result in the destruction of reality itself. M.G. promises to send Tick twelve riddles that will reveal on a certain day, at a certain time, at a certain place, something extraordinary will happen. Will Tick have the courage to follow the twelve clues M.G. sends to him? Will he be able to solve the riddles in time? Will Tick discover the life he was meant to live? The first volume of an outstanding new children’s fantasy series, The Journal of Curious Letters is filled with adventure, humor, riddles, and, oh, yes — danger... As M.G. warns Tick, Very frightening things are coming your way. Will you join Tick and his friends on an amazing journey through the Realities? What will your choice be? From the Publisher (Shadow Mountain)

Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next. Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there’s something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it’s mutating, and all evidence suggests that it will bring humanity to its knees. Mark and Trina are convinced there’s a way to save those left living from descending into madness. And they’re determined to find it—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.

It’s the end of the line. WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test. Will anyone survive? What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say. The truth will be terrifying. Thomas beat the Maze. He survived the Scorch. He’ll risk anything to save his friends. But the truth might be what ends it all. The time for lies is over.

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end.   Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.  There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.   The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.  Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.   There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.

De har tagit ifrån Thomas allt: hans vanliga liv, hans minnen och nu hans enda vänner. Världen är full av kaos och han har skaffat sig övermäktiga motståndare. Men Thomas fiender vet inte att han har fler minnen av sitt tidigare liv än de tror. Han minns tillräckligt mycket för att veta att man har ljugit för honom. Tillräckligt mycket för att göra uppror. Thomas överlevde labyrinten. Han överlevde vansinnets öken. Han är redo att ge vad som helst för att rädda sina vänner. Men sanningen kan vara det som slutligen krossar honom. Missa inte det skrämmande slutet på den dystopiska serien Maze runner! Den fantastiska framgången som även gjort succé som film.

Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway? But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And one gamer has been doing exactly that, with murderous results. The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a hacker. And they’ve been watching Michael. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will need to go off the VirtNet grid to the back alleys and corners of the system human eyes have never seen—and there’s the possibility that the line between game and reality will be blurred forever.

Once there was a world’s end. The forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled. Then came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man. Next came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy. The boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze. Now there are secrets. There are lies. And there are loyalties history could never have foreseen. This is the story of that boy, Thomas, and how he built a maze that only he could tear down. All will be revealed.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series comes The Rule of Thoughts, the exciting sequel to The Eye of Minds. Fans of the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and The Hunger Games will love the new Mortality Doctrine series. Michael completed the Path. What he found at the end turned everything he’d ever known about his life—and the world—completely upside down. He barely survived. But it was the only way VirtNet Security knew to find the cyber-terrorist Kaine—and to make the Sleep safe for gamers once again. And, the truth Michael discovered about Kaine is more complex than they anticipated, and more terrifying than even the worst of their fears. Kaine is a tangent, a computer program that has become sentient. And Michael’s completing the Path was the first stage in turning Kaine’s master plan, the Mortality Doctrine, into a reality. The Mortality Doctrine will populate Earth entirely with human bodies harboring tangent minds. Any gamer who sinks into the VirtNet risks coming out with a tangent intelligence in control of their body. And the takeover has already begun.

From James Dashner, author of the #1 "New York Times" bestselling Maze Runner series, comes "The Game of Lives, "the final book in the Mortality Doctrine series, an edge-of-your-seat cyber-adventure trilogy that includes "The Eye of Minds" and "The Rule of Thoughts." Michael used to live to game, but the games he was playing have become all too real. Only weeks ago, sinking into the Sleep was fun. The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michael's passion. But now every time Michael sinks, he risks his life. The games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine--Kaine's master plan--has nearly been realized, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. And it looks like Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box--"if "Michael can figure out who his friends really are.

The Maze Runner Files is a 50+ page collection of classified records and concealed information from the world of the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. Lost emails between WICKED employees, memos meant to be destroyed after reading, and a selection of the Gladers suppressed memories make up this e-original short. These documents offer a unique glimpse of the world of The Maze Runner and are a must for any fan of The Maze Runner.

Seventy-three years after the events of The Death Cure, when Thomas and other immunes were sent to an island to survive the Flare-triggered apocalypse, their descendants have thrived. Sadina, Isaac, and Jackie all learned about the unkind history of the Gladers from The Book of Newt and tall tales from Old Man Frypan, but when a rusty old boat shows up one day with a woman bearing dark news of the mainland--everything changes. The group and their islander friends are forced to embark back to civilization where they find Cranks have evolved into a more violent, intelligent version of themselves. The islanders are hunted by the Godhead, the Remnant Nation, and scientists with secret agendas. When they cross paths with an orphan named Minho from the Remnant Nation, the dangers become real and they don't know who they can trust. The islanders will have to survive long enough to figure out why they are being targeted, who is friend or foe, and what the Godhead has planned for the future of humanity.

What begins as a summer-day climb up his favorite tree quickly takes an ugly turn for poor Jimmy Fincher, as he witnesses something that turns his perception of reality upside-down. When the perpetrator of the act notices Jimmy in the tree, the ensuing adventures explode into a torrent of suspense and excitement. The next month of Fincher's life includes an ancient legend come to life, a conspiracy of madmen decades old, strange portals to other worlds, villains named everything from Raspy to Shadow and behind it all is the old wooden door in the forest by Jimmy's home. There, something wondrous awaits.

Sein Name ist Thomas. An mehr kann er sich nicht erinnern. Und er ist an einem bizarren Ort gelandet: eine Lichtung, umgeben von einem riesigen Labyrinth. Doch er ist nicht der Einzige. Zusammen mit fünfzig Jungen, denen es genauso geht wie ihm, sucht er einen Weg in die Freiheit. Der führt durch das Labyrinth, dessen gewaltige Mauern sich Nacht für Nacht verschieben und in dem mörderische Kreaturen lauern. Doch gibt es wirklich einen Weg hinaus? Ist das Ganze eine Prüfung? Und wer hat sich dieses grauenvolle Szenario ausgedacht? Den Jungen bleibt nicht viel Zeit, um das herauszufinden.

Thomas hat es geahnt: Statt der versprochenen Freiheit steht ihm die nächste Prüfung bevor. Mit einem operativen Eingriff soll ihm sein Gedächtnis zurückgegeben werden. Doch Thomas weiß, dass er den Wissenschaftlern von ANGST nicht trauen darf. Nicht nach allem, was sie ihm und seinen Freunden angetan haben. Deshalb müssen sie so schnell wie möglich fliehen, hinaus in die Todeszone. In eine Welt, in der sich ein tödlicher Virus immer weiter ausbreitet. Und er muss dafür sorgen, dass ANGST ihn nicht länger kontrollieren und manipulieren kann. Denn die grausamen Experimente müssen endlich gestoppt werden.

Sie haben einen Ausweg aus dem tödlichen Labyrinth gefunden und geglaubt, damit wäre alles vorbei. Dass sie frei sein werden und nie mehr um ihr Leben rennen müssen. Doch auf Thomas und seine Freunde wartet das Grauen: Sengende Hitze, verbranntes Land und Menschen, die von einem tödlichen Virus befallen sind. Und die undurchsichtigen Schöpfer halten noch immer die Fäden in der Hand. Damit steht den Jungen die nächste Prüfung bevor. Sie müssen innerhalb von zwei Wochen die Brandwüste durchqueren, sonst sind sie verloren. Und dabei wird ihnen alles abverlangt, sogar ihre Menschlichkeit. Doch dazu ist Thomas nicht bereit.

Dječaci, od kojih su neki tamo i dvije godine, organizirali su i uredili život na tom neobičnom mjestu tako da svatko nešto radi, prema svojim sklonostima i sposobnostima: jedni obrađuju zemlju, drugi se brinu o domaćim životinjama, treći rade u kuhinji, četvrti su medikalci koji pomažu ozlijeđenima, a najcjenjeniji su trkači po labirintu jer oni traže izlaz. Noću se vrata labirinta zatvaraju, a izlaze žaleri, smrtonosna, grozna bića čiji ubod izaziva strašne bolove. Osoba koju ubodu prolazi kroz Promjenu te se prisjeća prijašnjeg života. Thomas ubrzo saznaje da ga prepoznaju svi koji su je proživjeli, ali mu ne žele reći tko je on. Iako ga svi uvjeravaju da trkač može postati nakon više mjeseci, Thomas je čvrsto odlučio to raditi odmah. Nakon što spašavajući dva dječaka preživi noć u labirintu, iako je to najstrože zabranjeno, Thomas postaje trkač. Bez obzira na golem strah i neizvjesnost situacije u kojoj se našao, Thomas neprestano propituje načine na koje se nešto radi i traga za novim rješenjima, čak i kad vidi da to ljuti neke koji su ondje dugo i koji su se već pomalo pomirili s tom čudnom situacijom. No na Poljanu dan nakon njega stiže i djevojka Teresa, jedina djevojka ikad, a s njom dolazi i poruka kako je ona posljednja, zauvijek. Sadržaj je to uzbudljive postapokaliptične serije Trkač u labirintu američkog pisca Jamesa Dashnera, čiji prvi dio Labirint: Nemogući bijeg izlazi u izdanju Profila neposredno prije dolaska holivudske ekranizacije ove velike uspješnice. Svoj najpoznatiji roman Dashner je počeo pisati u studenom 2005. godine kad mu je jedne večeri na um pala ideja o skupini tinejdžera koji – u budućnosti, u mračnom distopijskom svijetu – žive u labirintu prepunom užasnih stvorenja. „Ti mladi ljudi sudionici su eksperimenta tijekom kojeg im se rade užasne stvari kako bi se otkrilo kako im umovi funkcioniraju. Sve do trenutka dok bespomoćne žrtve ne odluče stvari preokrenuti naglavačke.“ U to je vrijeme Dashner već objavio seriju dječjih romana kod malog regionalnog izdavača. Nije se mogao otresti ideje o zastrašujućem labirintu i počeo je mahnito pisati Trkača. Nije bilo lako pronaći izdavača, ali kad ga je napokon, tri godine kasnije, uspio objaviti, roman je brzo osvojio liste najprodavanijih knjiga i postao izdavačka senzacija. U Kirkus Reviewsu napisali su: „Roman koji se teško pušta iz ruke... Ovo je očito samo prvi dio, a čitatelji će umirati od želje da saznaju što će se dogoditi.“ Govoreći o romanu, James Dashner opisuje ga kao kombinaciju serije Lost, romana Gospodar muha i kod nas neprevedena romana Ender's Game. Ova iznimno napeta priča govori o nadvladavanju prepreka, o upornosti, neodustajanju, prijateljstvu, solidarnosti i vjeri u sebe. Dječaci se tu moraju nositi s novim izazovima, stresnim problemima, bezizglednim situacijama, smrtonosnim opasnostima u labirintu, međusobnim kompliciranim odnosima i nenadanim sukobima, a autor vješto razvija radnju u neočekivanom smjeru. Ne čudi stoga što mu ni Hollywood nije mogao odoljeti. Filmsku adaptaciju romana režirao je Wes Ball, a Thomasa glumi Dylan O'Brien koji je uspio pobijediti jaku i brojnu konkurenciju. Uloga mu je umalo izmakla jer je redatelj smatrao da mu je frizura previše „MTV-ovska“. Blake Cooper pak toliko je želio dobiti ulogu Chucka, najsimpatičnijeg junaka romana, da je napravio pravu kampanju preko Twittera moleći da dobije priliku uz poruke: „Ja sam vaš Chuck.“ Redatelj je na kraju popustio i pokazalo se da je Cooper doista savršen za ulogu. Kay Scodelario – koja je između ostaloga glumila i u Sudaru Titana – dobila je ulogu Terese, jedine tinejdžerice u filmu. Tinejdžer Thomas iznenada se budi u dizalu koje se zaustavlja na Poljani okruženoj golemim zidovima iza kojih se nalazi opasni labirint. Ne sjeća se ni tko je on niti kako je dospio na to mjesto, a ubrzo saznaje da ondje žive samo dječaci njegove dobi koji pokušavaju pronaći izlaz te da svakog mjeseca pristiže novi dječak. Istim dizalom jednom tjedno stižu namirnice, lijekovi i sve potrebno za život na Poljani. No na Poljanu dan nakon njega stiže i djevojka Teresa, jedina djevojka ikad, a s njom dolazi i poruka kako je ona posljednja, zauvijek.

Short flashback that occurs between "The Scorch Trials" and "The Death Cure."

Newt has been to hell and back with his friends. The Glade. The Maze. The Scorch. The inner halls of WICKED. But now he has a burden that can't be shared with Thomas and the others—the Flare. And Newt can't bear the thought of his friends watching him descend into madness as he succumbs to the virus. Leaving only a note, Newt departs the Berg before the Gladers return from their mission into Denver, Colorado. From there, he experiences the gritty nightmare of life on the streets, running from the infected and those hunting them, until he ends up in the Crank Palace, the last dumping ground of those without hope. Although Newt thought he was running away from his friends to save them from himself, along the way he meets a young mother named Keisha and her son, Dante, who end up saving Newt in a way he could never have imagined. Taking place during the latter events of The Death Cure, Crank Palace tells the story of Newt like never before, from inside his own mind, as he searches for meaning in a life gone horribly wrong. He will try to fulfill a newfound destiny before his path leads to its inevitable conclusion—and one last meeting with his best friend.

Titles in This Set: The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, The Kill Zone

Quando desperta, não sabe onde se encontra. Sons metálicos, a trepidação, um frio intenso. Sabe que o seu nome é Thomas, mas é tudo. Quando a caixa onde está para bruscamente e uma luz surge do teto que se abre, Thomas percebe que está num elevador e chegou a uma superfície desconhecida. Caras e vozes de rapazes, jovens adolescentes como ele, rodeiam-no, falando entre si. Puxam-no para fora e dão-lhe as boas vindas à Clareira. Mas no fim do seu primeiro dia naquele lugar, acontece algo inesperado - a chegada da primeira e única rapariga, Teresa. E ela traz uma mensagem que mudará todas as regras do jogo.

Thomas atravessou o Labirinto; sobreviveu à Terra Queimada. A CRUEL roubou-lhe a vida, as memórias, e até mesmo os amigos. Mas agora as Experiências acabaram, e a CRUEL planeia devolver as memórias aos sobreviventes e completar assim a cura para o Fulgor. Só que Thomas recuperou ao longo do tempo muito mais memórias do que os membros da CRUEL julgam, o suficiente para saber que não pode confiar numa única palavra do que dizem. Conseguirá ele sobreviver à cura?

Atravessar o Labirinto devia ter sido o fim. Acabar-se-iam os enigmas, as variáveis e a fuga desesperada. Thomas tinha a certeza de que, se conseguissem fugir, ele e os Clareirenses teriam as suas vidas de volta. Mas ninguém sabia realmente para que tipo de vida iriam regressar... O segundo volume da série Maze Runner ameaça tornar-se um clássico moderno para os fãs de títulos como Os Jogos da Fome.

«NUNCA LO OLVIDARÉ. NO DEBO OLVIDARLO NUNCA». HACE MUCHO TIEMPO, EL MUNDO LLEGÓ A SU FIN. Los bosques ardieron, los ríos se secaron, los mares se desbordaron. LUEGO SE EXTENDIÓ EL DESTELLO. La gente enfermó, la brutalidad se multiplicó, los viejos amigos se mataron unos a otros. POR ESO SURGIÓ CRUEL. Ellos impulsaron los secretos, las mentiras, ¿las lealtades? Y ENTONCES SE CONSTRUYÓ EL LABERINTO. Thomas, Newt, Teresa, Minho, Chuck... Ellos estaban allí. Además de aquellos que luego murieron.

«MÁTAME. SI ALGUNA VEZ HAS SIDO MI AMIGO, MÁTAME». Desde hace tres semanas, Thomas vive en una habitación sin ventanas, de un blanco resplandeciente y siempre iluminada. Sin reloj y sin contacto con nadie, más allá de las tres bandejas de comida que alguien le lleva a diario (aunque a horas distintas, como para desorientarle). Al vigésimo sexto día, la puerta se abre y un hombre le conduce a una sala llena de viejos amigos. —Muy bien, damas y caballeros. Estáis a punto de recuperar todos vuestros recuerdos. Hasta el último de ellos.

EL LABERINTO ERA SÓLO EL PRINCIPIO. Resolver el laberinto se suponía que era el final. No más pruebas, no más huidas. Thomas creía que salir significaba que todos recobrarían sus vidas, pero ninguno sabía a qué clase de vida estaban volviendo. Árida y carbonizada, gran parte de la tierra es un territorio inservible. El sol abrasa, los gobiernos han caído y una misteriosa enfermedad se ha ido apoderando poco a poco de la gente. Sus causas son desconocidas; su resultado, la locura. En un lugar infestado de miseria y ruina, y por donde la gente ha enloquecido y deambula en busca de víctimas, Thomas conoce a una chica, Brenda, que asegura haber contraído la enfermedad y estar a punto de sucumbir a sus efectos. Entretanto, Teresa ha desaparecido, la organización CRUEL les ha dejado un mensaje, un misterioso chico ha llegado y alguien ha tatuado unas palabras en los cuellos de los clarianos. La de Minho dice «el líder»; la de Thomas, «el que debe ser asesinado».

MEMORIZA. CORRE. SOBREVIVE. «Bienvenido al bosque. Verás que una vez a la semana, siempre el mismo día y a la misma hora, nos llegan víveres. Una vez al mes, siempre el mismo día y a la misma hora, aparece un nuevo chico, como tú. Siempre un chico. Como ves, este lugar está cercado por muros de piedra… Has de saber que estos muros se abren por la mañana y se cierran por la noche, siempre a la hora exacta. Al otro lado se encuentra el laberinto. De noche, las puertas se cierran… y, si quieres sobrevivir, no debes estar allí para entonces». Todo sigue un orden… y, sin embargo, al día siguiente suena una alarma. Significa que ha llegado alguien más. Para asombro de todos, es una chica. Su llegada vendrá acompañada de un mensaje que cambiará las reglas del juego. ¿Y si un día abrieras los ojos y te vieses en un lugar desconocido sin saber nada más que tu nombre? Cuando Thomas despierta, se encuentra en una especie de ascensor. No recuerda qué edad tiene, quién es ni cómo es su rostro. Sólo su nombre. De pronto, el ascensor da un zarandeo y se detiene. Las puertas se abren y una multitud de rostros le recibe. «Bienvenido al Claro -dice uno de los adolescentes-. Aquí es donde vivimos. Esta es nuestra casa. Fuera está el laberinto. Yo soy Alby; él, Newt. Y tú eres el primero desde que mataron a Nick».

The Infinite Glade is the final book of The Maze Cutter series, resolving long-unanswered questions of The Maze Runner world... When Newt's journal is decoded, long-buried secrets of the past come to light and the group of descendants along with Old Man Frypan are forced to choose between risking their lives to share the painful truth of the evolving maze trials with the world, or escaping the chaos with their lives and letting the deepest darkest of secrets stay buried in The Glade forever.

O Labirinto foi só o começo... o pior está por vir. Depois de superarem os perigos mortais do Labirinto, Thomas e seus amigos acreditam que estão a salvo em uma nova realidade. Mas a aparente tranquilidade é interrompida quando são acordados no meio da noite por gritos lancinantes de criaturas disformes – os Cranks – que ameaçam devorá-los vivos. Atordoados, os Clareanos descobrem que a salvação aparente na verdade pode ser outra armadilha, ainda pior que a Clareira e o Labirinto. E que as coisas não são o que aparentam. Para sobreviver nesse mundo hostil, eles terão de fazer uma travessia repleta de provas cruéis em um meio ambiente devastado, sem água, comida ou abrigo. Calor causticante durante o dia, rajadas de vento gélido à noite, desolação e um ar irrespirável – no Deserto do novo mundo até mesmo a chuva é a promessa de uma morte agonizante. Eles, porém, não estão sozinhos – cada passo é espreitado por criaturas famintas e violentas, que atacam sem avisar. Manipulação, mentiras e traições cercam o caminho dos Clareanos, mas para Thomas a pior prova será ter de escolher em quem acreditar.

The first book in James Dashner’s New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series is soon to be a major motion picture. Featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster, the movie will be in theaters September 19, 2014. The Maze Runner is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.   Explore the Glade and uncover the secrets to the Maze in the ultimate Maze Runner movie companion book. This action-packed volume features more than 100 thrilling full-color photographs, up-close profiles of the Gladers, and details about the Glade, the Maze, and more! A must-have for fans of the Maze Runner series, who’ll want to learn all they can before The Maze Runner movie hits theaters on September, 19, 2014.

Antes de a CRUEL existir, de a Clareira ser construída e de Thomas ter entrado no Labirinto, os fulgores do Sol atingiram a Terra, arrasando o planeta e dizimando grande parte da humanidade. Mark e Trina estão entre os sobreviventes que agora lutam por uma existência em condições precárias nas pequenas comunidades que se formaram nas montanhas. Mas se eles achavam que a situação em que se encontravam não podia piorar, estavam enganados. Um inimigo surge, infetando a população com um vírus altamente contagioso e mortal…

Thomas sa di non potersi fidare delle menti malvagie che fanno parte della C.A.T.T.I.V.O., l'organizzazione che continua a tenere sotto scacco lui e gli altri Radurai, i sopravvissuti al Labirinto. Il tempo delle menzogne è finito, gli ripetono, i loro ricordi sono stati ripristinati e le tremende Prove cui sono stati sottoposti sono terminate. Sostengono di aver raccolto tutti i dati di cui avevano bisogno, ma di dover fare ancora affidamento su di loro per un'ultima missione: tocca ai Radurai trovare una cura per l'Eruzione, lo spietato morbo che conduce alla follia. Ma accade qualcosa che nessuno degli uomini della C.A.T.T.I.V.O. poteva prevedere: i ricordi di Thomas si spingono molto più lontano di quanto possano anche solo sospettare, fino alla verità. Il ragazzo adesso ha la conferma: non può credere a una sola parola di quello che dicono. E i suoi ricordi gli rivelano che dovrà fare molta attenzione, se vuole sopravvivere, perché la verità è più pericolosa della menzogna.

Il Labirinto e i viscidi Dolenti sono ben poca cosa se paragonati alla lunga marcia che la malefica organizzazione denominata C.A.T.T.I.V.O. ha pianificato per i pochi sopravvissuti che tiene prigionieri, i Radurai, attraverso la Zona Bruciata. La squallida landa inaridita da un sole accecante è sferzata da tempeste di fulmini, e popolata da esseri umani che l'Eruzione, il temibile morbo che rende folli, ha ridotto a zombi assetati di sangue. Nelle due settimane in cui dovranno percorrere i centocinquanta chilometri che li separano dal porto sicuro, la loro meta, tra cunicoli sotterranei infestati da sfere metalliche affamate di teste umane e creature senza volto dagli artigli letali, i Radurai dovranno dar prova del loro coraggio e dar voce al loro istinto di sopravvivenza. In questo scenario di desolazione, superando le insidie di città fatiscenti e foreste rase al suolo, il viaggio verso il luogo misterioso in cui potranno ottenere la cura che salverà loro stessi e il mondo diventerà per Thomas, Brenda, Minho e gli altri un percorso di scoperta del proprio mondo interiore, del limite oltre il quale è possibile spingere le proprie paure.

Quando Thomas si risveglia, le porte dell'ascensore in cui si trova si aprono su un mondo che non conosce. Non ricorda come ci sia arrivato, né alcun particolare del suo passato, a eccezione del proprio nome di battesimo. Con lui ci sono altri ragazzi, tutti nelle sue stesse condizioni, che gli danno il benvenuto nella Radura, un ampio spazio limitato da invalicabili mura di pietra, che non lasciano filtrare neanche la luce del sole. L'unica certezza dei ragazzi è che ogni mattina le porte di pietra del gigantesco Labirinto che li circonda vengono aperte, per poi richiudersi di notte. Ben presto il gruppo elabora l'organizzazione di una società disciplinata dai Custodi, nella quale si svolgono riunioni dei Consigli e vigono rigorose regole per mantenere l'ordine. Ogni trenta giorni qualcuno si aggiunge a loro dopo essersi risvegliato nell'ascensore. Il mistero si infittisce quando - senza che nessuno se lo aspettasse - arriva una ragazza. È la prima donna a fare la propria comparsa in quel mondo, ed è il messaggio che porta con sé a stupire, più della sua stessa presenza. Un messaggio che non lascia alternative. Ma in assenza di qualsiasi altra via di fuga, il Labirinto sembra essere l'unica speranza del gruppo... o forse potrebbe rivelarsi una trappola da cui è impossibile uscire.

ASÍ ES CÓMO LA VIDA DE MARK EMPEZÓ A DESMORONARSE: PRIMERO, fueron las erupciones solares, que mataron a millones de personas, entre ellas a su hermana. SEGUNDO, las inundaciones, escasez de alimentos y un calor insoportable. TERCERO, los supervivientes resolvieron salvarse... a toda costa. CUARTO, ahora un virus ha empezado a propagarse. Nadie sabe sus orígenes ni el remedio, sólo que produce la locura y cosas peores. Ya le han puesto nombre. Lo llaman EL DESTELLO.

De Laarders zijn terug! Eerst kwamen de zonnevlammen die de aarde vernietigden. Toen kwam de Vuring, een muterend virus dat een groot deel van de mensheid uitroeide. Toen kwam WICKED, op zoek naar een oplossing. En die vonden ze in één uitverkoren jongen. Zijn naam was Thomas. Thomas bouwde een labyrint. Er zijn geheimen. Er zijn leugens. Dit is het verhaal van Thomas, en hoe hij een labyrint bouwde dat alleen hij weer zou kunnen afbreken.

Vóór het bestaan van WICKED, voordat de Laar was gebouwd en voordat Thomas in het labyrint terechtkwam, werd de aarde geteisterd door zonnevlammen. Mark en Trina wisten die te overleven. Dat bleek een peulenschil bij wat nog zou volgen. Een onheilspellend virus raast over de aardbol. Het muteert en het ziet ernaar uit dat de mensheid volledig zal worden weggevaagd. Mark en Trina zijn er echter van overtuigd dat er een mogelijkheid moet bestaan om niet ten onder te gaan. Ze zijn vastbesloten om te overleven. Maar in deze bijna vergane wereld heeft alles zijn prijs, en ben je voor sommigen dood meer waard dan levend.

Een weg vinden uit het labyrint had de oplossing moeten zjin. Maar WICKED is nog niet klaar. De tweede fase is pas net begonnen: de Schroei. Thomas, Teresa en de andere overlevenden van het labyrint hebben twee weken om de Schroei, het meest verbrande deel van de wereld, over te steken. Vriendschappen worden op de proef gesteld. Er is geen hulp. Voor wie het niet haalt, wacht onherroepelijk de dood.

WICKED heeft alles afgepakt van Thomas. Zijn identiteit, zijn geheugen en nu ook zijn enige vrienden: die uit de Laar. Maar het einde is nabij. Alle beproevingen zitten erop, na nog een allerlaatste test. Maar zal iemand die overleven? Wat WICKED niet beseft is dat de herinneringen van Thomas veel verder teruggaan dan de organisatie vermoedt. En daarom weet Thomas dat hij geen woord moet geloven van wat ze zeggen. Thomas ontsnapte uit het Labyrint. Hij overleefde de Schroei. En hij zal alles op alles zetten om zijn vrienden te redden. Maar het is de waarheid zelf die echt een einde aan alles zal maken. De tijd voor leugens is voorbij. De doodskuur is het einde van de Labyrintrenner-trilogie

EXPLOSIÓNINFECCIÓNCONTAGIOEPIDEMIAEXTINCIÓNAntes de que existiera CRUEL, antes de que se creara el Laberinto y mucho antes de que Thomas ingresara al Área, las llamaradas solares azotaron la Tierra y destruyeron el mundo que la Humanidad daba por sentado. Mark y Trina estaban allí cuando esto ocurrió, y sobrevivieron. Pero sobrevivir a las llamaradas fue sencillo, comparado a lo que vino después. Ahora una enfermedad que nubla la mente con ira y dolor se expande por todo el territorio, y hay algo muy sospechoso sobre su origen. Peor aún, está mutando, y la evidencia sugiere que pondrá a la Humanidad de rodillas ante el caos, previo a una muerte cada vez más segura y espantosa. Mark y Trina están convencidos de que hay un modo de salvar de la locura a los pocos que quedan. Y están determinados a encontrarlo si pueden mantenerse vivos y sanos. Porque en este nuevo y devastado mundo, cada vida tiene un precio. También la tuya. Y para algunos, vales más muerto que vivo.Virus letal es la precuela de la trilogía Maze Runner, saga best seller del New York Times, éxito internacional en varios idiomas. En estas páginas se narra la historia de la caída del mundo y la civilización, y de cómo la Llamarada, enfermedad que comenzó por enloquecer a sus habitantes, hizo que algunos se plantearan soluciones drásticas y crueles para la supervivencia de los seres humanos… y del planeta al borde del delirio y la extinción.