James Dashner

Michael used to live to game but the games he was playing have become all too real. Only weeks ago sinking into the Sleep was fun. The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michaels passion. But now every time he sinks he risks his life. The games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine - Kaines master plan - has nearly been realised 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 - if Michael can figure out who his friends really are.

When Thomas arrives in the Glade a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre maze all he remembers is his first name.