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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesLeft out of the films
The prequel is set 13 years before the first book and shows the start of the Flare virus. Wes Ball's films did not adapt it.
source ↗ - ReferenceDifferent heroes
The leads are Mark and Trina, not Thomas and the Gladers. The link to the trilogy comes only through what the book reveals about WICKED and the virus.
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- Behind the scenesThe missing link
Published on September 27, 2016, the book connects The Kill Order to The Maze Runner and ends where the first book begins.
source ↗ - ReferenceBefore the name Thomas
Here the boy still has another name and WICKED renames him Thomas. The films only show a short flashback of his childhood.
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- ChangeTalking without speaking
In the book, Thomas and Teresa communicate by telepathy. The 2014 film leaves that out.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Grievers change shape
In the book, the Grievers are creatures of flesh and metal, the size of a cow with no distinct shape. In the film they get legs and a mechanical-spider look.
source ↗ - ChangeAva Paige only on paper
In the book, Ava Paige shows up only in an email in the epilogue. The film gives her an actress, Patricia Clarkson, and on-screen scenes.
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- ChangeTwo weeks to cross
In the book, WICKED gives the Gladers two weeks to cross the Scorch. The film swaps the deadline for an escape from Mr. Janson's facility.
source ↗ - ChangeAris instead of Teresa
In the book, Thomas wakes to find Aris in Teresa's room, and Teresa gone. In the film, the group has to rescue Teresa from a separate wing.
source ↗ - ChangeJorge and the Cranks
In the book, Jorge leads a group of Cranks, with Brenda as his second. In the film, the two run a camp of survivors.
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In the book, Winston dies in a lightning storm. In the film, he is scratched, infected and shoots himself before he turns.
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In the book, Newt hands Thomas a note to open "when the time is right", asking to be killed. Thomas shoots him. In the film, Newt stabs himself with his own knife.
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The book takes the group to Denver, where they look for the scientist Hans. The film spends most of its time in the Last City, walled in and ringed by protesters.
source ↗ - ChangeGally on the other side
In the book, Gally joins the Right Arm and meets Thomas again in Denver. In the film, he turns up in a rebel crew wearing gas masks.
source ↗ - ChangeBrenda and Jorge work for WICKED
In the book, Thomas learns that Brenda and Jorge work for WICKED and feels betrayed. In the film, the two remain allies.
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