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The Fever Code

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The Fever Code is a 2016 young-adult dystopian novel by James Dashner and a prequel to The Maze Runner. It is set before the events of the first book and follows Thomas and other characters during the construction of the maze and the development of the trials conducted by WICKED. The novel provides additional background on the relationships, memories, and decisions that shape the original trilogy. It is written for readers familiar with the post-apocalyptic Maze Runner setting.

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What order should I read The Fever Code in?

The Fever Code was the fifth Maze Runner novel to be published, so it is best read after The Maze Runner trilogy and after the first prequel, The Kill Order (2012). It directly sets up the events of the original 2009 book.

When was The Fever Code published and by what publisher?

James Dashner's The Fever Code was published in 2016 by Delacorte Press. It served as the second prequel and fifth novel overall in the Maze Runner series.

Does The Fever Code reveal how the Maze was built?

Yes. The novel follows Thomas as a child working within WICKED, showing how he, Teresa, and other future Gladers such as Newt and Minho were involved in designing the Maze and the trials. It ends at the point where The Maze Runner begins.

Is The Fever Code the last book in the Maze Runner series?

It was the most recent book in the timeline of Thomas's story when it appeared in 2016, but Dashner later returned to the universe with The Maze Cutter in 2022, set decades after the original trilogy. Fever Code remains the final prequel about Thomas's generation.

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