{"product_id":"the-fever-code-isbn-9780553513097","title":"The Fever Code","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e [and] \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e” (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story that fans all over the world have been waiting for — the story of how Thomas and WICKED built the Maze — is finally here. You do not want to miss it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce there was a world’s end.\u003cbr\u003eThe forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled.\u003cbr\u003eThen came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man.\u003cbr\u003eNext came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy.\u003cbr\u003eThe boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze.\u003cbr\u003eNow there are secrets.\u003cbr\u003eThere are lies.\u003cbr\u003eAnd there are loyalties history could never have foreseen.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of that boy, Thomas, and how he built a maze that only he could tear down.\u003cbr\u003eAll will be revealed.\u003cbr\u003eA prequel to the worldwide Maze Runner phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eThe Fever Code\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that holds all the answers. How did WICKED find the Gladers? Who are Group B? And what side are Thomas and Teresa really on? Lies will be exposed. Secrets will be uncovered. Loyalties will be proven. Fans will never see the truth coming. Before there was the Maze, there was \u003ci\u003eThe Fever Code\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAZE RUNNER • THE SCORCH TRIALS • THE DEATH CURE • THE KILL ORDER • THE FEVER CODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Maze Runner series: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Series\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Teen Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book\u003cbr\u003e An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as \u003cb\u003ea fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Wonderful action writing—\u003cb\u003efast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e…but smart and well observed.”—Newsday\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A\u003cb\u003e] nail-biting\u003c\/b\u003e must-read.”—\u003ci\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Breathless, \u003cb\u003ecinematic action.\u003c\/b\u003e”—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eHeart pounding\u003c\/b\u003e to the very last moment.”—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eExclamation-worthy.\u003c\/b\u003e”—Romantic Times\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e [\u003cb\u003eSTAR\u003c\/b\u003e] “James Dashner’s illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as \u003cb\u003eexciting for readers\u003c\/b\u003e new to the series.”—Shelf Awareness, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eTake a deep breath before you start\u003c\/b\u003e any James Dashner book.\"-Deseret News\u003cb\u003eJames Dashner \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in Georgia but now lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains. He is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Maze Runner series—\u003ci\u003eThe Maze Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Scorch Trials\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death Cure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kill Order\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fever Code\u003c\/i\u003e—as well as the bestselling Mortality Doctrine series—\u003ci\u003eThe Eye of Minds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. To learn more about James and his books, visit jamesdashner.com and follow @jamesdashner on X and dashnerjames on Instagram.\u003cp\u003e221.11.28 | 9:23 a.m.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. My name is Stephen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e He’d been chanting it over and over to himself for the last two days--since they’d taken him from his mom. He remembered every second of his last moments with her, every tear that ran down her face, every word, her warm touch. He was young, but he understood that it was for the best. He’d seen his dad plummet into complete madness, all anger and stink and danger. He couldn’t take seeing it happen to his mom.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Still, the pain of their separation swallowed him. An ocean that had sucked him under, its coldness and depth never-ending. He lay on the bed in his small room, legs tucked up to his chest and eyes squeezed shut, curled into a ball, as if that would bring sleep down on him. But since he’d been taken, slumber had come only in fits, snatches full of dark clouds and screaming beasts. He focused.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. My name is Stephen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e He figured he had two things to hold on to: his memories and his name. Surely they couldn’t take the first away from him, but they were trying to steal the second. For two days they’d pressed him to accept his new name: Thomas. He’d refused, clinging desperately to the seven letters his own flesh and blood had chosen for him. When the people in the white coats called him Thomas, he didn’t respond; he acted as if he couldn’t hear them or as if he thought they were talking to someone else. It wasn’t easy when only two people stood in the room, which was usually the case.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen wasn’t even five years old, yet his only glimpse of the world had been full of darkness and pain. And then these people took him. They seemed intent on making sure he realized that things could only get worse, every lesson learned harder than the one before it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His door buzzed, then immediately popped open. A man strode in, dressed in a green one-piece suit that looked like pajamas for grown-ups. Stephen wanted to tell him he looked ridiculous, but based on the last few encounters he’d had with these people, he decided to keep his opinion to himself. Their patience was beginning to wear thin.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thomas, come with me,” the man said.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. My name is Stephen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e He didn’t move. He kept his eyes squeezed shut, hoping the stranger hadn’t noticed that he’d taken a peek when the man had first entered. A different person had come each time. None of them had been hostile, but then, none had been very nice either. They all seemed distant, their thoughts elsewhere, removed from the boy alone in the bed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The man spoke again, not even trying to conceal the impatience in his voice. “Thomas, get up. I don’t have time for games, okay? They’re running us ragged to get things set up, and I’ve heard that you’re one of the last ones resisting your new name. Give me a break, son. This is seriously something you want to fight about? After we saved you from what’s happening out there?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen willed himself not to move, the result only a stiffness that couldn’t possibly look like someone sleeping. He held his breath until he finally had to suck in a huge gulp of air. Giving up, he rolled onto his back and glared at the stranger dead in the eye.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “You look stupid,” he said.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The man tried to hide his surprise but failed; amusement crossed his face. “Excuse me?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Anger flared inside Stephen. “I said, you look stupid. That ridiculous green jumpsuit. And give up the act. I’m not going to just do whatever you want me to do. And I’m definitely not putting on anything that looks like those man-jammies you’re wearing. And don’t call me Thomas. My name is Stephen!”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It all came out in one breath, and Stephen had to suck in another huge gulp of air, hoping it didn’t ruin his moment. Make him look weak.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The man laughed, and he sounded more amused than condescending. It still made Stephen want to throw something across the room.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “They told me you had . . .” The man paused, looked down at an electronic notepad he carried. “. . . ‘an endearing, childlike quality’ about you. Guess I’m not seeing it.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “That was before they told me I had to change my name,” Stephen countered. “The name my mom and dad gave me. The one you took from me.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Would that be the dad who went crazy?” the man asked. “The one who just about beat your mom to death he was so sick? And the mom who asked us to take you away? Who’s getting sicker every day? Those parents?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen smoldered in his bed but said nothing.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His green-clothed visitor came closer to the bed, crouched down. “Look, you’re just a kid. And you’re obviously bright. Really bright. Also immune to the Flare. You have a lot going for you.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen heard the warning in the man’s voice. Whatever came next was not going to be good.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “You’re going to have to accept the loss of certain things and think of something bigger than yourself,” he continued. “If we don’t find a cure within a few years, humans are done. So here’s what’s going to happen, Thomas. You’re going to get up. You’re going to walk with me out that door. And I’m not going to tell you again.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The man waited for a moment, his gaze unwavering; then he stood and turned to leave.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stephen got up. 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