title: The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, Book One)
author:  James Dashner 
description: <b><u>Praise for the Mortality Doctrine Series:</u><br /><br /></b>Dashner takes full advantage of the<b><i>Matrix</i>-esque</b> potential for asking what is real. io9.com<br /> <br /> Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashners hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to <b>add twists and turns like no other author</b>. MTV.com<br /> <br /> A <b>brilliant, visceral, gamified</b> mash-up of <i>The Matrix</i> and <i>Inception</i>, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd. <i>Christian Science Monitor</i><b><br /></b><br /> "An exhilarating adventure story <b>with touches of Anthony Horowitzs Alex Rider books and Orson Scott Cards <i>Enders Game</i>.</b>"-Booklist.com<br /><br /> More realistic and addictive than any video game<i>The Eye of Minds </i>sucked me in from the very first page. <b><i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo </i>meets <i>The Matrix</i></b> in a vividly rendered world of gamers, hackers, and cyber-terrorists. I cant wait to read the next book in the series!Kami Garcia, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling coauthor of <i>Beautiful Creatures</i> and author of <i>Unbreakable</i><br /> <i></i><br /> "Dashner's descriptions are screenplay-ready...<b>This book will satisfy</b> the authors fans...[and readers] in search of an adrenaline rush."-<i>School Library Journal<br /><br /></i><b>A gripping page-turner</b>, Dashners latest is sure to please.<i>BookPage </i><br /> <i></i><br /> Full of action [and] <b>a rather surprising twist</b> that will leave you flipping pages.fanboynation.com<br /><br /> <b>High on concept</b>, this is an intriguing read for the digital generation.<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><br />"Dashner once again creates a dystopian world in which <b>nothing is what it seems.</b>"-<i>VOYA</i><br /> <b><br />A Junior Library Guild Selection</b><br /><br /><b>A YALSA Teens Top Ten Pick</b><br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  BOOKS BY JAMES DASHNER
  
  
  THE MORTALITY DOCTRINE SERIES
  
  
  _The Eye of Minds_
  
  
  _The Rule of Thoughts_
  
  
  _The Game of Lives_
  
  
  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 © 2015 by James Dashner
  
  
  Cover art copyright © 2015 by Richard Jones
  
  
  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an
  imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a divis