THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner is the first book in a four book series. It was published in 2009 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
What happens when you wake up in a dark box with no memories of how you got there or who you are, except you have the name Thomas? Well, you get scared, confused and really terrified when you see faces and hear voices coming from above you. You are pulled out, no one answers your questions and you eventually find that you are in a maze.
There are monsters, moving walls, antagonists and people who befriend you. What do you do with your day? Try to find the end of the maze so you can escape from the area called the Glade and get back to your previous lives, if only you could remember what they were.
I thought the book started off a little disjointed but then we were getting Thomas's reaction to his new surroundings. The Glade is the safe zone at night, to stay away from the Grievers, monster creations of blubber, metal spikes and clanking noises, that will rip you apart or sting you so that you go through a Changing. The only protection from death is a serum to keep you from changing.
The book picks up pace and draws you in so that you want to find out what happens next. It is a science fiction book made for teens. It was a pretty fast read, it took about 2 days or about 8 hours max to finish. Some of the scenes still feel a little far fetched, but it is coming out in the movies, so I will see how it plays on the big screen. It ends in a cliff hanger, so I guess I am somewhat hooked, but will not read the rest until I have finished all the other books that I am reading.
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