Read the second book in the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Maze Runner series, perfect for fans of <i>The Hunger Games</i> and <i>Divergent</i>. The first book, <i>The Maze Runner</i>, is soon to be a major motion picture starring the star of MTV's <i>Teen Wolf</i>, Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Will Poulter, and Aml Ameen and hits theaters September 19, 2014! Also look for James Dashner's newest book <i>The Eye of Minds</i>, book one in the Mortality Doctrine series.<br> <br> <i>Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. </i><br> <br> 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. <br> <br> <i>There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.</i><br> <br> 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. <br> <br> <i>Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off. </i><br> <br> There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers' destruction - and they're determined to survive.<br> <br> <b>Praise for the Maze Runner series:</b><br> <br> "[A] nail-biting must-read." <b> - Seventeen.com</b><br> <br> "Wonderful action writing<b> - </b>fast-paced ... but smart and well observed." <b> - <i>Newsday</i></b><br> <br> "Breathless, cinematic action." <b> - <i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br> <br> "Heart-pounding to the very last moment." <b> - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br> <br> "Exclamation-worthy." <b> - <i>Romantic Times</i></b><br> <br> "Gripping reading." <b> - <i>BOOKLIST </i></b><br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
