Specifically: did you cry when you finished The Maze Runner saga because you wanted more? What is The Kill Order About and Why Should I Care?ĭo you hate waiting for the next installment of your favorite nudity-and-violence-filled HBO show? Do you sometimes stall while reading a particularly good book… because you don't want it to end? Have you ever cried after completing a trilogy because you just wanted more? So don't wait for actual sun-flares to hit our beautiful blue planet before picking up The Kill Order… although you really should devour the first three books of the Maze Runner saga before sinking your teeth into this one. The action scenes are gritty, hyper-realistic, and super-charged these guys aren't calloused action heroes, and they feel every blow and bullet keenly… and so do we.

These survivors could be any one of us, and they actually have to fight tooth and nail to survive. (We think it's pretty terrifying, though: those undies hadn't been washed for weeks.)Īnd the best part is that our characters aren't superheroes-they're just regular people. How about a dude running around with tighty-whiteys on his head? Yes… but that's played for laughs. Is there a woman eating a cat for a snack? You bet. Are there weapons that vaporize enemies? Yep. So what are our plucky heroes and heroines-from the grizzled Alec to the saintly Trina-supposed to do in this particularly nasty situation? Easy-peasy: they're supposed to rescue the one little girl who seems to be immune to this mind-chewing virus, get her to safety, and somehow destroy the roving hoards of lunatics who are hell-bent on their destruction. And, as if that weren't enough to totally harsh their collective mellow, the government unleashes a madness-causing death virus. It's about a few people who find themselves left over after sun-flares cook the surface of the earth. This novel is also just, quite simply, an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrillride of a book. And it's not just about watching a dude spiraling into full-blown crazytown. We get to witness a man in the full grip of Flare looney-tunes madness.īut The Kill Order isn't just about wrapping up the loose ends left over from the harrowing three-part Maze Runner phenomenon. Sure, he doesn't go completely cuckoo-he's not, for example, worried about Rose taking his nose-but we get to see glimpses of pure insanity. That's right, The Kill Order-James Dashner's fourth and final Maze Runner book-actually focuses on a man infected with the Flare. Go back and read the entire Maze Runner trilogy before you start this bad boy this novel is the prequel.)

(Important Shmoop PSA: before you go any further, ask yourself: do the words 'Scorch' or 'Cranks' mean anything to you? If the answer is 'No,' stop right here. Before the Maze, before the Scorch, before WICKED-there was Mark: one of the original Cranks.

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