"Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"-- Provided by publisher.

In a world where monsters do battle with superpowered humans, Dekka, Shade, Cruz, Malik, Armo, and a new mutant with unmatched powers must stop a failed stand-up comic who can now control anyone with the power of his voice.

It's been four years since the invisible dome that was created by an alien virus appeared over Perdido Beach. Inside the dome, animals began to mutate and the teens remaining the dome developed dangerous powers. Now the dome has disappeared, but meteors are hitting the Earth with an even deadlier virus. Humans all over the world will mutate into monsters and as some teens begin to turn into heroes, they find that others are out of control and that...

Reveals how Thomas and WICKED built the Maze against the backdrop of an apocalyptic world.

Beyond the Titan wall lies the Feral Zone, and the only people who break quarantine and venture there are the "fetches", who are paid exorbitant sums to bring back items that were left behind when the wall went up--but Delaney McEvoy's father is there and she is being forced to find him and bring him back.

"Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. Four percent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find themselves "locked in"--fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. One per cent doesn't seem like a lot. But in the United States, that's 1.7 million people "locked in"...including the President's...