<P> Thomas wakes up in a metal elevator that brings him to a place called the Glade . He has no memory of who he is or how he got there . He gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys : Alby , the leader , and Newt , the second - in - charge , who both maintain order by enforcing simple but effective rules . The elevator box surfaces from under the ground every month supplying new food , tools , and sometimes weapons . Every month a new boy with no memory of anything but his first name , finds himself in that elevator box . The Glade is surrounded by a square of 4 mile - high walls made of concrete . Outside the walls is the Maze , a labyrinth of high concrete walls covered in ivy that changes every day . The Maze houses strange , lethal creatures known as Grievers . Grievers are described as amorphous monsters of metal and flesh . The Gladers are trying to stay alive as well as `` solve '' the Maze by running through it as fast as they can while tracking movements of the walls and trying to find an exit to escape . </P>
<P> Thomas wakes up in a metal elevator that brings him to a place called the Glade . He has no memory of who he is or how he got there . He gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys : Alby , the leader , and Newt , the second - in - charge , who both maintain order by enforcing simple but effective rules . The elevator box surfaces from under the ground every month supplying new food , tools , and sometimes weapons . Every month a new boy with no memory of anything but his first name , finds himself in that elevator box . The Glade is surrounded by a square of 4 mile - high walls made of concrete . Outside the walls is the Maze , a labyrinth of high concrete walls covered in ivy that changes every day . The Maze houses strange , lethal creatures known as Grievers . Grievers are described as amorphous monsters of metal and flesh . The Gladers are trying to stay alive as well as `` solve '' the Maze by running through it as fast as they can while tracking movements of the walls and trying to find an exit to escape . </P>
where does the maze runner book take place
where does the maze runner book take place
the Glade
the Glade