: The Gladers are given two weeks to cross a desolate wasteland known as The Scorch —a region devastated by solar flares and inhabited by Cranks , victims of the mind-destroying Flare virus [3, 34].

: The narrative heavily involves the slow recovery of Thomas's memories and the unsettling reveal that their every move is being watched and recorded as data for a cure [11, 22]. Film Adaptation

: They must reach a "Safe Haven" to receive a cure for the virus they have been infected with [14].

A major motion picture adaptation was released in 2015, directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O'Brien as Thomas [5.1, 13].