{"product_id":"the-game-of-lives-the-mortality-doctrine-book-three-isbn-9780385741446","title":"The Game of Lives (The Mortality Doctrine, Book Three)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom James Dashner, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling MAZE RUNNER series, comes the final book in the Mortality Doctrine series, an edge-of-your-seat cyber-adventure trilogy that includes \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of Minds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes a sneak peek of \u003ci\u003eThe Fever Code\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe highly anticipated conclusion to the Maze Runner series—the novel that finally reveals how the Maze was built! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael used to live to game, but now, the games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and cyber terrorist Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine—Kaine’s master plan—has nearly been realized, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. And it looks like Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box—\u003ci\u003eif \u003c\/i\u003eMichael can figure out who his friends really are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author who brought you the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling MAZE RUNNER series and two #1 movies—\u003ci\u003eThe Maze Runner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials\u003c\/i\u003e—now brings you an electrifying adventure trilogy that takes you into a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyber terrorists, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Mortality Doctrine Series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Dashner takes full advantage of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e-esque\u003c\/b\u003e potential for asking ‘what is real.’” —io9.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to \u003cb\u003eadd twists and turns like no other author\u003c\/b\u003e.” —MTV.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, visceral, gamified\u003c\/b\u003e mash-up of \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd.” —\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Mortality Doctrine Series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Dashner takes full advantage of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e-esque\u003c\/b\u003e potential for asking ‘what is real.’”—io9.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to \u003cb\u003eadd twists and turns like no other author\u003c\/b\u003e.”—MTV.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, visceral, gamified\u003c\/b\u003e mash-up of \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd.”—\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An exhilarating adventure story \u003cb\u003ewith touches of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider books and Orson Scott Card’s \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—Booklist.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “More realistic and addictive than any video game—\u003ci\u003eThe Eye of Minds \u003c\/i\u003esucked me in from the very first page. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in a vividly rendered world of gamers, hackers, and cyber-terrorists. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!”—Kami Garcia, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eUnbreakable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dashner's descriptions are screenplay-ready. . . . \u003cb\u003eThis book will satisfy\u003c\/b\u003e the author’s fans . . . [and readers] in search of an adrenaline rush.\"—\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA gripping page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e, Dashner’s latest is sure to please.” —\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Full of action [and] \u003cb\u003ea rather surprising twist\u003c\/b\u003e that will leave you flipping pages.”—fanboynation.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eHigh on concept\u003c\/b\u003e, this is an intriguing read for the digital generation.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dashner once again creates a dystopian world in which \u003cb\u003enothing is what it seems.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003eJames Dashner is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling 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\u003e The Rule of Thoughts, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. Dashner was born and raised in Georgia but now lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains. To learn more about him and his books, visit JamesDashner.com, follow @jamesdashner on Twitter, and find dashnerjames on Instagram.\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael woke up, he had the not-so-pleasant sensation of bile rising in his throat. Not the happiest way to greet the conscious world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e He sucked in a slow breath. He wished he’d taken something for motion sickness. Sarah’s dad seemed to think he was a NASCAR driver, and the road wasn’t cooperating. Gerard the Gear Hound, the country’s next great race-car superstar on the world’s twistiest, most torn-up track.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As they wound their way around the tight curves of the north Georgia mountains, Michael leaned into each turn with his entire body, as if that would somehow keep the car on the road. Lush foliage and trees overgrown with kudzu formed a great tunnel through a cave of green, sparkles of sunlight winking between leaves as they drove.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “You’re sure she said Helga?” Michael asked once again, his dream fresh in his mind. Go to the Hallowed Ravine. That’s what she’d said. Which meant, logically, that his own mind was telling him the same thing. They had to go back to the place where it all started if they wanted to end it. Seemed reasonable enough.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Gerard, clutching the steering wheel as if he feared it might try to spin away from him, sighed at the question. His wife, Nancy, shifted in the passenger seat to face Michael.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Yes,” she said with a kind smile, then turned to the front again. Her patience made it seem as if that were the first time Michael had asked the question, though, in fact, it was probably the fifth or sixth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e He sat in the middle of the backseat, Bryson to his left, Sarah to his right. No one had spoken much since their initial reunion. Between being chased down, imprisoned, and rescued, it had been a long several days, and everyone seemed as dazed as Michael. Michael himself didn’t know what to think. Sarah’s parents had been kidnapped, then rescued by a group of mystery people. Those same mystery people had then directed Gerard and Nancy to pick up their daughter and her friends and take them to an address in the Appalachian Mountains.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But there’d been something about Tangents. And a woman named Helga.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It couldn’t possibly be his nanny, Michael thought for the hundredth time. Could it? His Helga was gone--wasn’t she? As far as he knew, she was a Tangent that had been decommissioned by Kaine, just like his parents. At the very least he’d hastened their Decay. Real or not, their deaths had emptied his soul, and not much had filled it since.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sarah nudged him with her elbow, then awkwardly fell into him, her whole body pressing against his as Gerard whipped around yet another curve. The tires squealed and a flock of birds exploded from the foliage at the side of the road, screeching as they flew away.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “You okay, there?” she asked, righting herself. “You don’t seem very chipper for someone who just got broken out of jail.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Michael shrugged. “I guess I’m still trying to put it all together.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thanks for the message you sent me,” she whispered. While separated, both Michael and Sarah had hacked through the prison firewall systems to send notes to each other. “It helped a lot.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Michael nodded, gave a half smile. A horrible image formed in his mind--Sarah dying beside the lava pits, her last struggle for breath before exiting Kaine’s Path in the deepest folds of the VirtNet. Michael had dragged her into all this. And her parents. And Bryson. It had broken his heart to see her in so much pain, and he couldn’t stop wondering--did worse fates await them than virtual molten rock?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Bryson leaned forward to look at them. “Hey, no one sent me a message. That’s not cool.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Sorry,” Michael said. “I know how much you love your naps--I didn’t want to interrupt.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As if to rub it in, Sarah clicked her EarCuff, illuminating her NetScreen. Michael’s message, We will win, hovered before them. A thrill of happiness warmed his chest to see that she’d saved it there. He smiled, more than a little embarrassed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Real sweet.” Bryson leaned back, eyeing Michael. “I’m pretty sure I haven’t slept in, oh, about three weeks--which I blame you for, by the way.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Blame accepted.” Michael knew his friend was joking--mostly--but he still felt bad. Bryson might have never said something so simple and yet so perfectly true. The nausea from the roller-coaster driving suddenly shot up a few notches. “Oh, man,” he groaned. “Sir? Uh . . . Gerard? Could we pull over a second? I’m not feeling so well.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Turn toward Bryson,” Sarah said, inching away from Michael. She rolled down the window. “Does that help?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But her dad had already slowed--the sudden braking sending Michael’s whirling stomach up another notch--and was pulling into a little patch of dirt on the side of the narrow road.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “There you go, son,” the man announced. He seemed familiar enough with the maneuver that Michael was sure it wasn’t the first time he’d driven someone to the brink of losing their lunch. “But hurry--we’re already late.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sarah’s mom smacked her husband on the arm lightly. “Have a heart, honey. For heaven’s sake. No one likes to throw up.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Michael was already climbing over Sarah. He opened the door and jumped out of the car before she could complain. His horrible prison breakfast was coming up, and there was no stopping it. 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