Waking up inside a dark, moving elevator, the only thing Thomas can remember is his name. He doesn't know who he is. Nor where he's going. But he's not alone: when the box reaches its destination, the doors open and he finds himself surrounded by a group of young men. Welcome to the Glade, Greenie. The Glade. An open space enclosed by gigantic walls. Like Thomas, none of them know how they got there. Or why. What they are sure of is that every morning the stone doors of the surrounding labyrinth open and at night, they close. And that every thirty days someone new is delivered by the elevator. One event radically alters the routine of the place: a girl arrives, the first ever sent to the Glade. And even more surprising is the message she brings. Thomas will be more important than he imagines. But for that he must discover the dark secrets hidden in his mind. For some reason, he knows that to achieve this he must run. Running will be the key. Or he will die. James Dashner has woven a thrilling psychological and action thriller. The Maze Runner is the first title in a trilogy that will uncompromisingly captivate the reader. Because every exit can become the passage to a true nightmare.