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The Kill Order

by James Dashner

Before WICKED and the Maze, Mark and Trina survive sun flares only to face a virus turning humanity murderous.

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About The Kill Order

Read after The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. When sun flares hit the Earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food. For Mark and his friends, surviving is difficult, and then an enemy arrives, infecting people with a highly contagious virus. Thousands die, and the virus is spreading. Worse, it's mutating, and people are going crazy. It's up to Mark and his friends to find the enemy - and a cure - before the Flare infects them all ...

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Series

The Maze Runner · Book 4 of 5

Content warnings
  • plague/pandemic
  • death
  • murder
  • attempted murder
  • gun violence
  • violence
  • disease/illness
  • mental illness
  • self-harm
  • sexual content
  • sun flares/disaster

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