The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials is the second book in The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner.

Plot Teaser
"Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant that he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and sefety... until Teresa triggered teh end. In the world outide the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago. Burned by the sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. .... Thomas can only wonder - does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?"

From the book sleeve of The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner, released in 2010.

Synopsis
After having escaped the Maze, the surviving Gladers find themselves in a dormitory being attacked by Cranks (those affected by the deadly disease called The Flare). A new boy, named Aris, has repleaced Teresa in their group. The boys soon discover tattoos providng them with labels.

In the common area of the dormitories, they meet a WICKED sicentist that explains The Flare and that the Maze experiments were meant to be a cure. They now must enter the Scorch and attempt to find a safe haven before the Flare (or the Cranks) kills them.

Characters

 * Thomas: The main protagonist and last boy to enter the Maze. He was knowingly a part of the WICKED experiments before entering the Maze.
 * Minho: The Keeper of the Runners when in the Glade.
 * Newt: A former Runner, became the leader of the Gladers upon Alby's death.
 * Teresa: The first and only girl to enter the Maze. She knew Thomas from before the Maze.
 * Brenda: A girl from Canada the Gladers meet along the way.
 * Aris: A boy who appeared in the dormitory with the Gladers.
 * Jorge: The self-proclaimed leader of the Cranks.

Adaptations
The Scorch Trials was made into a movie in 2015.

Other Books In Series

 * The Kill Order (prequel), released 2012
 * The Fever Code (prequel), to be released 2016
 * The Maze Runner (book 1), released 2009
 * The Death Cure (book 3), released 2011

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