Lawrence's uprising raizes the last remaining civilized city, and though WCKD attempts to evacuate in order to keep pursuing a cure, Janson killing Paige - then being killed by Cranks - seemingly leaves the organization in chaos. In the third act of The Death Cure, the actual cure becomes somewhat secondary to the other crises playing out. When Thomas learns this, he and his friends escape and search out the Right Arm. At the start of The Scorch Trials, Thomas and his friends are housed at a facility with survivors of other Maze experiments, but they soon learn it's actually run by WCKD, which they believed they had escaped. In a later scene, Paige reveals to fellow WCKD scientists that the first phase of their experiment was a success, as the teens move into phase 2.

The Gladers are told they're part of an experiment looking for a cure. At the end of the first movie, Ava Paige appears on a video screen and explains to the Gladers that Earth was devastated by a solar flare, and then humankind's already dwindling numbers were ravaged by the Flare virus. Since Thomas and the rest of the Gladers were put into the Maze after having their memories wiped, they didn't discover the purpose for the Maze until after they had escaped. “ Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.The Maze Runner 3 ending explained crucial mysterious elements from the previous films, while the concepts of the Flare and the cure weren't truly introduced until the end of The Maze Runner. “ Heart-pounding to the very last moment.” - Kirkus Reviews “Breathless, cinematic action.” - Publishers Weekly “ mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” - EW Praise for James Dashner and the Maze Runner series:Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the YearĪn ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book The first two books, The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials, are also #1 worldwide blockbuster movies featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O'Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster!Īlso look for The Fever Code, the much-buzzed-about series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built, and James Dashner's other bestselling series, the Mortality Doctrine : The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives.

And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say. What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. The trials are complete, after one final test.

WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends-the Gladers. Don’t miss book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, now a major motion picture starring Dylan O’Brien!

Book 3 of the maze runner