Sunday, October 17, 2010

James Dasher and Giveaway!

Earlier this week I went to meet James Dashner in Burlington, Massachusetts while he was on tour for his newest book, The Scorch Trials. James Dashner is the author of The Maze Runner Series and The 13th Reality series


When I first heard about his signing, and how close it was, I was ecstatic! Usually the closest authors come to where I live, is 6 hours away. 


Meeting James Dashner was amazing. It was the first big author event I've ever been to. It was so fun learning about James Dashners life before his writing career. 


When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is black. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, a large expanse enclosed by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning, for as long as they could remember, the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night, they’ve closed tight. Every thirty days a new boy is delivered in the lift. And no one wants to be stuck in the maze after dark.
The Gladers were expecting Thomas’s arrival. But the next day, a girl arrives in the lift—the first girl ever to arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they can solve the maze that surrounds the Glade, they might be able to find their way home . . . wherever that may be. But it’s looking more and more as if the maze is unsolvable.
And something about the girl’s arrival is starting to make Thomas feel different. Something is telling him that he just might have some answers—if he can only find a way to retrieve the dark secrets locked within his own mind.

Information from Goodreads.com


The Maze was only the beginning...

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more Variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.

In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety... until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, much of the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated--and with it, order--and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim... and meal.

The Gladers are far from done running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Thomas can only wonder--does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?

Information from Goodreads.com
Here's a link to James Dashners blog http://jamesdashner.blogspot.com/


When I was at the signing I got two signed copies of The Scorch Trials. One for me and one to giveaway. US only guys. All you have to do is
-Become a follower if your not already.
-Leave a comment and include your email address so I can notify you if you win.


The contest will end on November 6.

9 comments:

  1. Heyy Heyy! Contests where I get books! Super Exciting!!!!! I love new books!

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  2. Hey Corey! I finally got a chance to get on your blog. This is great! I love what your doing, keep it up!

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  3. I love your blog, very cool.
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  4. Heyy Heyy Heyyy!!! Your blog is, like, amazing!!!! :) !!!!!

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  5. Hey corey you know i'm better than anyone so i'm not gonna kiss up.





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  6. As your first follwer I must say your blog is super and I am honored I am on of the first peeps you told about it.
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  7. I'm a new follower <3 I'm sad I didn't come across it sooner! =x You're so lucky you got to meet James! He came to my state, but was way too up-north for me to go to visit. :(

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  8. I'd love a copy! Been saving to buy it!
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  9. Oooh I want a copy. I have been waiting to for this book to get to our library, but I am still waiting. I loved the Maze Runner. Probably my favorite book I read this year.

    My e-mail address is
    dave.reiss@covhsv.org

    Thanks!

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