De Moordopdracht by James Dashner

A fast-paced prequel set before the events of the Maze Runner series, this novel follows a small group of survivors in the aftermath of catastrophic solar flares and the release of a deadly, engineered virus that plunges civilization into chaos. As society collapses and infected victims—feral, violent “Cranks”—spread the disease, the protagonists fight to survive, protect one another, and confront brutal moral choices while uncovering the human experiments and ruthless decisions that created the outbreak.

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