The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner

Part of The Maze Runner, book 2

First published 2010

Freed from the Maze, Thomas and his fellow Gladers now face a scorched, desolate wasteland known as the Scorch. Battered by the elements and stalked by unseen enemies, they race against time to reach their next destination. But WICKED has stacked the odds against them, and other desperate survivors will stop at nothing to ensure the Gladers' destruction. With friendships tested and loyalties broken, Thomas and his allies must navigate WICKED's deadly experiment if they hope to survive.

Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action, young-adult, post-apocalyptic

Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, survival

Setting: Scorch

Period: 21st-century

361 pages · Paperback · Delacorte Press

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