James Dashner
The Maze Runner
Now a major motion picture from twentieth century fox
Chicken House
When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas can remember is his first name. But
he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade, an encampment at the centre
of a bizarre and terrible maze. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be
there, or what's happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls
slide back they will risk everything to find out.
For Lynette.
This book was a three-year journey,
and you never doubted.
He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air.
Metal ground against metal; a lurching shudder shook the floor beneath him. He fell down at the
sudden movement and shuffled backwards on his hands and feet, drops of sweat beading on his
forehead despite the cool air.