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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Waiting on Wednesday- The Scorch Trials

By James Dashner
Published by Delacorte Books For Young Readers
To Be Released October 12th, 2010

The Maze was only the beginning...

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more Variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.

In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety... until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, much of the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated--and with it, order--and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim... and meal.

The Gladers are far from done running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Thomas can only wonder--does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED? (quoted from Goodreads)

I really like this cover and I'm looking forward to this sequel to The Maze Runner. Last weekend James was in town for the Austin Book Festival (if you haven't met him yet and have the chance to go to one of his signings, be sure you do), it was great visiting with him and talking about his books. I was able to read a teaser from The Scorch Trials, and those first 5 chapters have left me wanting more. Be sure to pick up your copy when it hits stores next Tuesday!!

You can find out more about James and his books here http://www.jamesdashner.com/ and here's James's latest tour dates (quoted from his site):

TOUR EVENTS:
Official Launch Party (Please come and make it big and great!):

Tuesday, October 12th @ 7 p.m.
The King’s English
1511 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105

Wednesday, October 13th @ 7 p.m.
Tentative
Borders
255 Grossman Dr.
Braintree, MA 02184

Thursday, October 14th @ 7 p.m.
Barnes and Noble
98 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803

Friday, October 15th @ 7 p.m.
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53211

Saturday, October 16th @ 1:30 p.m.
Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival (sponsored by Next Chapter Bookshop)
Presentation and signing
Sheboygan, WI

Monday, October 18th @ 7 p.m.
Barnes and Noble
Greyhound Plaza
14709 US Hwy 31 North
Carmel, IN 14709

October 19th @ 7 p.m.
Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108

Wednesday, October 20th at 7 p.m.
Barnes and Noble
Chesterfield Oaks
1600 Clarkson Rd.
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Thursday, October 21st @ 7 p.m.
Powell’s
2720 NW 29th Ave.
Portland, OR 97210

Friday, October 22nd @ 4 p.m.
A Children’s Place
4807 Northeast Fremont Street
Portland, OR 97213

Monday, October 25th @ 7 p.m.
Kepler’s
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tuesday, October 26th @ 7 p.m.
Copperfield’s
2316 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95405-5000

Wednesday, October 27th @ 10 a.m.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(In-store with school groups)

10 comments:

  1. I haven't read The Maze Runner, it's not my typical Genre but this sounds like something that might capture my interest. My WoW is posted here!

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  2. The teaser really hooked me! I'm looking forward to it. You've got a great wow!

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  3. I can't wait for this one!!!! I'm dying to know what happens next, I love love love The Maze Runner!!!! =D

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  4. FINALLY! I really enjoyed the Maze-Runner! : )

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  5. I picked this one for my WoW this week, too! :) I really, really enjoyed The Maze Runner and can't wait to pick this one up!

    And ooh, James is coming to my state! I wonder if I can get there, since it's up north. :S

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  6. My son and I love James Dashner's books! Looking forward to this one and I, too, really love the cover.

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  7. Haven't read the first one yet (happens to me a lot) but I know this is something to look forward to!

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  8. I just got this book in the mail today...I can't wait to start reading it!!!

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  9. I think it's going to be even more amazing than The Maze Runner.

    Mrs DeRaps-enjoy!!

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