The Death Cure (Maze Runner Series #3)

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The final volume of James Dashner's Maze Runner trilogy ties the bow in unforgettable ways. Thomas has learned and remembered much since he first awakened knowing only name, but now he and Glade survivors must risk everything as they confront one final test for the cure. A young adult dystopian sci-fi series with wings. (P.S. Watch for a forthcoming Maze Runner film, to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke, whose credits included Red Riding Hood and Twilight.)

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An explosive ending to The Maze Runner trilogy.

Thomas and the rest of the survivors of the Maze and the Scorch Trials are being held at WICKED (World in Catastrophe, Killzone Experiment Department) headquarters. Subjected to even more tests, they've learned enough to know that they're all part of a massive experiment to find a cure for the pandemic Flare disease. But does any cure justify what they've been put through? Or the engineered deaths of their friends? It's hard to believe that "WICKED is good," even though that's the message they're bombarded with. Discouraged, rebellious and definitely not trusting, Thomas, Newt, Minho, Brenda and Jorge break out and escape to Denver, now a walled city meant to be reserved for the uninfected and the immune. But it's all too clear that Newt has already been infected and is teetering on the verge of madness. It's equally clear that WICKED has put a bounty on their heads and won't rest until they have these survivors back in hand—especially Thomas, who may have been part of all the experiments from the very beginning and is now the Final Candidate. Dashner again displays his mastery of the action sequence, making readers turn pages even as they become further invested in the well-developed characters.

Heart pounding to the very last moment. (Science fiction/thriller. 12 and up)