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The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book 3) Hardcover – October 11, 2011
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WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test.
What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say.
Thomas beat the Maze. He survived the Scorch. He’ll risk anything to save his friends. But the truth might be what ends it all.
The time for lies is over.
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!
Also 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.
Praise for James Dashner and the Maze Runner series:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
“[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” —EW
“Wonderful action writing—fast-paced . . . but smart and well observed.” —Newsday
“[A] nail-biting must-read.” —Seventeen
“Breathless, cinematic action.” —Publishers Weekly
“Heart-pounding to the very last moment.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Exclamation-worthy.” —Romantic Times
“Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.” —Deseret News
- Print length327 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 9
- Lexile measureHL760L
- Dimensions5.88 x 1.2 x 9 inches
- PublisherDelacorte Press
- Publication dateOctober 11, 2011
- ISBN-100385738773
- ISBN-13978-0385738774
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A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
“[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” —EW
“Wonderful action writing—fast-paced . . . but smart and well observed.” —Newsday
“[A] nail-biting must-read.” —Seventeen
“Breathless, cinematic action.” —Publishers Weekly
“Heart-pounding to the very last moment.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Exclamation-worthy.” —Romantic Times
“Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.” —Deseret News
About the Author
James Dashner is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series: The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, The Kill Order and The Fever Code, as well as the bestselling Mortality Doctrine series: The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives. Dashner was born and raised in Georgia, but now lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains. To learn more about him and his books, visit JamesDashner.com, follow @jamesdashner on Twitter, and find dashnerjames on Instagram.
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- Publisher : Delacorte Press; 1st edition (October 11, 2011)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 327 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0385738773
- ISBN-13 : 978-0385738774
- Reading age : 11+ years, from customers
- Lexile measure : HL760L
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.88 x 1.2 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #189,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #347 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure
- #421 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories
- #1,592 in Dystopian Fiction
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James Dashner is the #1 NY Times Bestselling author of over a dozen books, including The Maze Runner series (movies by 20th Century Fox, now owned by Disney). He grew up in Georgia but now lives in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and their four children. For more information on him and his books, events, etc., please visit jamesdashner.com.
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I saw the excellent movies made using the first three books in the series a couple of years ago and decided to read the books finally. The third movie is somewhat faithful to the third book with Dylan O'Brien (Teen Wolf) playing the part of Thomas.
The basic premise is that the Sun goes wild and scorches the Earth in an event called the Flare, outright killing most of the people on Earth. And then a manmade virus rolls through the remaining population, killing many of them and making most of the survivors crazy. A group of kids wake up in a glade surrounded by a huge maze full of dangerous creatures and learn how to survive in very difficult situations. The kids make their way out of the maze and into the control room for the maze. A group of scientists takes them to a safe place and then sends them across the blistering desert. At the so-called safe place, the kids find out that there was another maze and another group of kids.
The survivors of the kids end up in Denver which is trying to keep the city free of diseased people. The diseased people are kept outside the city in a big camp. But, eventually the city is overrun by the diseased people.
Warning: Several of the kids are killed in the book and the movie.
My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!
On the way, they found Newt, and Thomas remembered what the letter wanted. He told the driver to pull over for a minute, because he had to do something. By then, Newt had noticed them and was making a slow approach. Thomas got out and Newt told him to kill him. Thomas raised his gun but couldn’t shoot. He had to get tackled by Newt, and the ex-leader had to hold the gun to his head for Thomas to do anything. Finally, after a lot of screaming, Thomas closed his eyes, counted to three, and shot. Once they got to their destination, they flew back to WICKED. There, Rat Man gave everyone their memories back, if they wanted them. Only Minho and Thomas refused. When the rest were given their memories back, a group called the Red Flag decided to blow up WICKED, and in the big escape, something worse than Newt’s death happened.
SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!!! SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!!!
Right as they were running to the flat trans, Teresa tripped, and fell behind the others. Just then, as she started to run again, a loud BOOM erupted. As she started to scream and run faster, a bulbous chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling, crushing her lungs. She was still alive, and Thomas wanted to help, but there wasn’t enough time. Everyone was out now, other than four, Thomas, Minho, Brenda, and a dying Teresa. Minho jumped through, then Brenda, and Thomas hesitated, but went eventually, after a last goodbye, he went. They are in a large warehouse after they go through the Flat Trans, and Brenda shuts it down, everyone leaves, and she burns the building to the ground, “Just in case.”

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2015
SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!
On the way, they found Newt, and Thomas remembered what the letter wanted. He told the driver to pull over for a minute, because he had to do something. By then, Newt had noticed them and was making a slow approach. Thomas got out and Newt told him to kill him. Thomas raised his gun but couldn’t shoot. He had to get tackled by Newt, and the ex-leader had to hold the gun to his head for Thomas to do anything. Finally, after a lot of screaming, Thomas closed his eyes, counted to three, and shot. Once they got to their destination, they flew back to WICKED. There, Rat Man gave everyone their memories back, if they wanted them. Only Minho and Thomas refused. When the rest were given their memories back, a group called the Red Flag decided to blow up WICKED, and in the big escape, something worse than Newt’s death happened.
SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!!! SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!!!
Right as they were running to the flat trans, Teresa tripped, and fell behind the others. Just then, as she started to run again, a loud BOOM erupted. As she started to scream and run faster, a bulbous chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling, crushing her lungs. She was still alive, and Thomas wanted to help, but there wasn’t enough time. Everyone was out now, other than four, Thomas, Minho, Brenda, and a dying Teresa. Minho jumped through, then Brenda, and Thomas hesitated, but went eventually, after a last goodbye, he went. They are in a large warehouse after they go through the Flat Trans, and Brenda shuts it down, everyone leaves, and she burns the building to the ground, “Just in case.”

Is anything real? I love how this series gets me questioning every single thing I read. I got to the point where I thought, if it's written down, it must be a trick. I had to remind myself that not everything could be a trick, and that some things had to be real. But which things? It was perpetual. Something like I imagine was happening in the minds of the characters.
Memories are being returned to the survivors so they can finish the trials and find the cure. Thomas is terrified of what else he might remember. He didn't want to know what he had done before the start of the trials. He already knew that WICKED shouldn't be trusted. Finally, he escapes WICKED with a small band of other munies and they flee to the city of Denver, which has resisted the spread of the Flare. They believe that the other survivors, including Theresa, have also escaped and found their way to the city.
In Denver, munies (those immune to the Flare) held jobs that others couldn't do, but they were deeply resented by most of the population who weren't immune. After their arrival, Thomas is approached and offered a lifeline by an underground operation called The Right Arm. It’s an operation that includes a blast from his past, Gally from The Glade.
We also learn that Denver is the one place where there is someone who can remove the tracking device that has been implanted into Thomas’s head. Of course, in the meantime, the crazy Ratman can track him, and tries to convince him to return to WICKED and complete the final stage of the trials. Naturally, Thomas resists. As the story unfolds Thomas and his fellow munies join forces with The Right Arm and set plans in place to defeat WICKED once and for all.
Then, on February 13, 2015, I was on about page 200, when a post from James Dashner landed in my Facebook feed. It mentioned something about page 250. The post was littered with comments from readers that spilled forth information that I didn't need to know. The timing was dreadful, so I replied to Mr Dashner with my feelings. I got no reply, of course, but at least I got to vent my disapproval. What a spoiler at the worst possible time!
WICKED may have started off with the good of the world in its sights. But over time it morphed into something that was just as damaging as the problem it tried to solve. The lesson here is that good intentions aren't a license to do whatever you want. WICKED’s driving ambition had been running blind and it failed to stop and take a sanity check. Janson (Ratman) had lost all sense of right and wrong. But luckily there was a light in the darkness that left a thread of hope for a future.
Finally, there was an escape, but not a cure. The world was left to self destruct while the lucky few could start afresh. It was hardly a happy ending, but perhaps the only one that was plausible.
<b>In a Nutshell</b>
I can see why this series has a huge and faithful fan base, and I'm glad to call myself one of them. Recommended for readers who enjoy action filled with twists, tricks and lies, and relish the uncertainty of not knowing what to believe as they read.
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I'm sorry but the plot is to complicated to explain. All I will say is that it's a great end to the maze runner trilogy!
I 100% recommend you read this no matter what your age but probably not for people under 12 as there is a lot of violence and death.
Lots of the main characters die and it's quite sad but it also has a lot of humour (not to do with the people who die!).
Overall, I really enjoy this book and I'm begging you to read it! But, I mean, you probably will if you've read the first two books (which you probably have if your reading this) because you'll want to know what happens!
Thanks for reading and I hope this was helpful!!!!!!!!!!🙂


So after reading the other two books i decided to finish the trilogy when i found out about the death cure.
I personally do not understand all the hate about the ending i thought it was AMAZING!
Although i found myself not getting hooked to it and reading it in like 2 days like the other two books Im very glad i came back to read it because as i stated before i thought ending was very well written and unlike others i felt it wasnt written just for the sake of it. i felt the book really stood out from the other two and is very welcome to join them. I would almost go to far as to say it was the BEST in the trilogy :)
I give it four stars only because dashner really did stretch out every little detail, although some people may find this a nice thing i continuously found myself skipping some sentences or full paragraphs just because it was boring reading about 'the tint of thomass eyes as the bright sun shone down upon them.' and every other little thing
All in all i think this book is certainly worthy of a read and i hope you enjoy it. i would reccomend this to teenagers as im a 14 year old boy and i loved it.
p.s. it had me in tears at some parts hahahaha


At the end of this book, my main thought was that the series was a bit pointless. The story wasn’t great (the “explanations” that were given were very tenuous), nothing was actually achieved by the end and none of the mystery actually led anywhere. We are led to believe in the scorch trials that Thomas has some greater purpose and meaning, because he’s saved from the infection by wicked, there’s a sign saying he’s the real leader, etc. but none of this leads anywhere - it’s just the same old explanation of “oh well Thomas helped build the maze” - so what??
Anyway, I wouldn’t recommend this series. You’re better off reading the Hunger Games or Divergent for this genre, although the latter also has some quite tenuous explanations, but nothing compared to this. I’d even go as far as to say I’d recommend the Twilight books over this series - at least they made a bit more sense!!!
I’m only giving as high as three stars because:
1. I liked some of the characters (Newt mainly)
2. The concept was good, just badly executed