THE DEATH CURE [updated]

THE DEATH CURE, by James Dashner (Delacorte 2011).  In this follow-up to THE MAZE RUNNER and THE SCORCH TRIALS, Thomas and the Gladers, having survived the challenges of the Maze and the gauntlet of the Scorch Trials, are now confronted directly with those behind WICKED itself.

Although told their trials are over, Thomas doesn't know whom he can trust.  When some of his memories begin to come back and when he learns that WICKED is planning another set of trials with another set of Immunes, he knows he has to do everything in his power to destroy WICKED.  But what can a handful of Gladers do to take down the most powerful organization on the planet?

 THE DEATH CURE offers edge-of-your-seat excitement and dystopian chills, while providing a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy and Thomas's story.

Update:  James Dashner will be appearing at the Texas Book Festival on Saturday, October 22 from 12-12:45 in Capitol Extension E2.014. 

THE MAZE RUNNER

THE MAZE RUNNER, by James Dashner (Delacorte Press 2009)(12+). Sixteen year old Thomas wakes up without a memory and in a "lift" in the center of the Glade, an open area surrounded on all sides by walls that lead to a Maze that changes every night. And you don't want to be caught out there at night. Once a month, a new boy is delivered into the Glade, where the Gladers have formed their own society and are seeking answers to the mysteries of why they're there.

But after Thomas arrives, everything changes: the next day, a girl is delivered. And food deliveries stop...Can they solve the mystery of the maze and make it home? Or will they be trapped there forever?

THE MAZE RUNNER is an exciting, suspenseful, thrill-ride with an intriguing "world" that's more than meets the eye. Readers will be eagerly awaiting the next installment.