The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials
The Scorch Trials
AuthorJames Dashner
Cover artistDennis Louis
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Maze Runner series
GenreYoung adult, science fiction, post-apocalyptic
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
18 September 2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages360 pp.
ISBN978-0-385-73875-0
OCLC502029786
LC ClassPZ7.D2587 Sc 2010
Preceded byThe Maze Runner 
Followed byThe Death Cure 

The Scorch Trials is a 2010 young adult post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel written by American author James Dashner, the second book, fourth chronologically, in The Maze Runner series. The novel was published on 18 September 2010 by Delacorte Press. It follows The Maze Runner, and is followed by The Death Cure. A film adaptation was released on september 18, 2015 by 20th Century Fox.