Book Review of The Infinite Glade
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The Infinite Glade
Written by James Dashner
Ages: 12-17 | 268 Pages
Publisher: Akashic Media Enterprises (2025) | ISBN: 979-8988421535
What to Expect: Post-apocalyptic sci-fi, high-stakes action, found family, moral dilemmas, conspiracy, the Maze Runner saga’s endgame.
The Infinite Glade brings the Maze Cutter trilogy to a decisive, propulsive close.
War has finally broken out between the Remnant Nation and the islanders loyal to the Goddess, pushing Sadina and her friends into a gauntlet of choices that test loyalty, courage, and the cost of truth. As long-buried secrets about the original maze trials surface, the narrative shifts from survival to accountability: who benefits from engineered myths, and what do survivors owe the future?
Dashner keeps the pace brisk—tight chapters, escalating set pieces, and constant turning points—while threading in character beats that give the action emotional stakes. The island setting and the specter of the “Glade” echo the series’ origins but with a wider lens: power, faith, and science collide, forcing the characters to confront the stories they’ve been told and the ones they choose to live by.
For teen readers who’ve grown up with the Maze Runner books (or jumped in with The Maze Cutter), this finale delivers the big-canvas payoff: revelations, reckonings, and enough heart to make the explosions matter. It’s a satisfying, conversation-starting conclusion about truth versus comfort—and how communities rebuild after manipulation and fear.
Fans of action-driven dystopian sagas, readers who like their sci-fi threaded with big moral questions, and anyone seeking closure to the Maze Runner world will find this finale especially rewarding.
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About the Author
James Dashner is the #1 NY Times Bestselling author of over a dozen books, including The Maze Runner series (movies by 20th Century Fox, now owned by Disney). He grew up in Georgia but now lives in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and their four children.
For more information on him and his books, events, etc., please visit jamesdashner.com.
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