title: The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials: The Collector's Edition (Maze Runner, Book One and Book Two) (The Maze Runner Series)
author:  James Dashner 
description: <b><u>Praise for the Maze Runner series:</u></b><br /> <b>A #1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Series</b><br /> <b>A <i>USA Today</i> Bestseller</b><br /> <b>A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Teen Book of the Year</b><br /> <b>An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book</b><br /> <b>An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick</b><br /> <br /> "[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as <b>a fusion of <i>Lord of the Flies</i>, <i>The Hunger Games</i>, and <i>Lost</i>.</b>"EW.com<br /> <br /> Wonderful action writing<b>fast-paced</b>but smart and well observed.<b></b><i>Newsday</i><br /> <br /> [A] <b>nail-biting</b> must-read.<b></b>Seventeen.com<br /> <br /> Breathless, <b>cinematic action.</b><i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /> <br /> <b>Heart pounding</b> to the very last moment.<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /> <br /> <b>Exclamation-worthy.</b><i>Romantic Times</i><br /> <br /> [<b>STAR</b>] James Dashners illuminating prequel [<i>The Kill Order</i>] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as <b>exciting for readers</b> new to the series.<i>Shelf Awareness</i>, Starred<br /><br /> "<b>Take a deep breath before you start</b> any James Dashner book."-<i>Deseret News</i>
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  ALSO BY JAMES DASHNER  
    
  
  
  THE MAZE RUNNER SERIES
  
  
  _The Maze Runner_  
   _The Scorch Trials_  
   _The Death Cure_  
   _The Kill Order_
  
  
  THE 13TH REALITY SERIES
  
  
  _The Journal of Curious Letters_  
   _The Hunt for Dark Infinity_  
   _The Blade of Shattered Hope_  
   _The Void of Mist and Thunder_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  Text copyright © 2013 by James Dashner  
  Jacket art copyright © 2013 by Kekai Kotaki
  
  
  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an
  imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.,
  New York. Delacorte Press is a registered trademark and the colophon is a
  trademark of Random House, Inc.
  
  
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