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* New York Times Bestseller
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* Barnes & Noble 선정 최고 신인작가
* Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
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청소년 소설 중에서 현존하는 최고의 베스트셀러입니다.

과거의 기억을 삭제당한 채 거대한 미로 속에 감금된 소년들의 생존과 탈출을 그린 소설. 국내에는 "메이즈 러너"라는 제목으로 번역서기 출간되었습니다. 출간 전부터 출판계는 물론 영화 관계자들 사이에서까지 큰 관심의 대상이 된 이 소설은 뉴욕타임스 베스트셀러, 아마존 베스트셀러를 휩쓸며 위력을 과시했고, 20세기폭스사에서 영화로 만들고 있습니다.

정체를 알 수 없는 존재에 의해 거대한 벽에 둘러싸인 미로에 갇혀버린 소년들의 의문과 갈등, 그리고 살아남기 위한 분투를 폭발적인 액션과 서스펜스가 가미된 방대한 스케일로 풀어낸 소설입니다. 이유도 모르는 채 자유를 잃어버린 10대 청소년들의 불안한 심리를 세밀하게 포착하여 페이지를 넘길수록 더욱 흥미를 더해가는 강력한 흡입력을 보여주고 있습니다. 도대체 그들은 왜 미로 속에 갇힌 것인지, 과연 미로 밖으로 탈출할 수 있을지, 그 해답을 찾는 과정 속에 흐르는 팽팽한 긴장감과 황량한 절망감, 지치지 않고 등장하는 반전과 재미 덕분에 독자는 앞으로 벌어지게 될 사건에서 눈을 뗄 수 없게 됩니다.

총 62개의 챕터로 구성되어 있습니다.






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Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 0385737955
ISBN-13: 978-0385737951
책 크기: 20.7 cm x 13.8 cm



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Book Description
The first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series—The Maze Runner is a modern classic, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every thirty days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.
Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.



School Library Journal
Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He emerges into a world of about 60 teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies from below. A new boy arrives every 30 days. The original group has been in "the glade" for two years, trying to find a way to escape through a maze that surrounds their living space. They have begun to give up hope. Then a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change. There are some great, fast-paced action scenes, particularly those involving the nightmarish Grievers who plague the boys. Thomas is a likable protagonist who uses the information available to him and his relationships (including his ties to the girl, Teresa) to lead the Gladers. Unfortunately, the question of whether the teens will escape the maze is answered 30 pages before the book ends, and the intervening chapter loses momentum. The epilogue, which would be deliciously creepy coming immediately after the plot resolves, fails to pack a punch as a result. That said, The Maze Runner has a great hook, and fans of dystopian literature, particularly older fans of Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember (Random, 2003), will likely enjoy this title and ask for the inevitable sequel.