The Kill Order (Prequel)

by James Dashner

“They’ve already got a name for it, by the way. They’re calling it the Flare.”

Those bastards are trying to wipe out half the population. Half!”

A purple alien by any chance?

“Scared. That’s good. A fine soldier is always scared. Makes you normal. It’s how you respond to it that makes or breaks you.”

“I’m sick, Mark. I’m really, really sick. I need to die. I need to die and I don’t wanna die for nothing.”

“You know who invented those things, right? Maybe we should call this one Thomas.”