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Violence
A lot
Significant violence; the maze experiments and WICKED's methods are disturbing
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the YA sci-fi register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological weight of knowing these children's futures — and watching the machinery of their imprisonment being built — creates the prequel's distinctive dread
What this book is about
The fifth Maze Runner novel is a prequel revealing how WICKED was established, how Thomas and Teresa became involved, and how the maze came to be. Dashner fills in the gaps in the trilogy's history with the same high-action YA writing. The content is consistent with the parent series; the experiments on children are disturbing. For fans who have completed the trilogy.
Notes for sensitive readers
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