When Ben asks Chuck how it feels to be promoted, Chuck replies that it feels great to be promoted. Thomas and Chuck see Minho and Ben returning to the Glade and running past them. Thomas walks towards the Maze, causing Chuck to chase after him and tell him that no one leaves the Glade. While setting up a hammock for Thomas, Chuck tells him that when he and the Gladers arrived in the Glade, Alby gave them a tour. Chuck arrives at the tower and is asked by Alby to set a hammock up for Thomas. Alby takes Thomas up to the tower and tells him the rules of the Glade. He introduces Thomas to Newt, the second-in-command of the Gladers, who he says will be in charge when Alby isn't around. Alby, the leader of the Gladers, approaches the Pit, introduces himself to Thomas, gets him out of the Pit, and gives him a tour of the Glade. Thomas gets thrown into the Pit by two boys. Thomas gets up and looks around the Glade. The Gladers, who have arrived in the Glade three years before Thomas arrived, gather around Thomas, who gets up and starts to run, but trips and falls, causing the Gladers to laugh at this. Gally opens the doors of the Box and gets Thomas out of the Box. Thomas wakes up in the Box with no memory. He is Teresa, Newt, Minho, and Frypan's best friend and fellow Glader, Gally's former rival, current best friend, and fellow Glader, Aris, Brenda, Jorge, Vince, Sonya, and Harriet's best friend and fellow Right Arm member, and the last male Glader.Īs a young adult, Thomas is portrayed by Dylan O'Brien, who also portrays Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf, Mitch Rapp in American Assassin, Sam Taylor in Amazing Stories, and Joel Dawson in Love and Monsters, and voices Bumblebee in the 2018 film of the same name.Īs a young child, he is portrayed by Luke Gallegos. Thomas, originally named Stephen, is the titular main protagonist of the Maze Runner series. ~ Thomas to Gally before stopping him from cutting off Teresa's finger. (Gally: What are you, squeamish? I guarantee you she's done a lot worse to Minho.) We don't necessarily need her, right? Not all of her. ~ Thomas vowing to rescue Minho after he was captured by the World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department (WICKED/WCKD). It's about everyone WCKD has ever taken, everyone they WILL take. It's not just about Minho, it's about all of us. This, what you're talking about, is impossible.) So if there is any way that we could help him, trust me, I would be up there, standing next to you. (Vince: Hey, kid, look around you, alright? WCKD just kicked our ass. I made a promise to Minho that I wouldn't leave him behind. ~ Thomas explaining that there will not be a cure for the Flare. (Teresa Agnes: It stops when we find a cure.) How many more people is it gonna take? How many more kids do they have to round up, torture, kill? Huh? When the hell does it stop? I remember watching my friends die in front of me. I remember that they sent me into the Maze. We were put here, okay? We were trapped here. ~ Thomas's reaction after Teresa betrays them. “ Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.Teresa, what have you done? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! “James Dashner’s illuminating prequel will thrill fans of this Maze Runner and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series.” - Shelf Awareness, Starred “ Heart pounding to the very last moment.” - Kirkus Reviews “Breathless, cinematic action.” - Publishers Weekly “Wonderful action writing -fast-paced…but smart and well observed.” - Newsday “ mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” - EW The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure all are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.Īlso look for James Dashner’s edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series!Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the YearĪn ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. It’s the only way out-and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. He’s surrounded by strangers-boys whose memories are also gone.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name.
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Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!