Gunner Skale: An Eye of Minds Story (The Mortality Doctrine)

By: James Dashner

Narrated by: Erik Davies

From James Dashner, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling MAZE RUNNER series, comes an original thirty-page e-short returning fans to the fast-paced, high-tech world in the Mortality Doctrine series that includes The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives.

Find out how Gunner Skale, the best gamer on the VirtNet, becomes a legend in this story available exclusively online.

And don't miss The Fever Code, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Maze Runner series—the novel that finally reveals how the Maze was built!

Praise for the Bestselling MORTALITY DOCTRINE series:

“Dashner takes full advantage of the Matrix-esque potential for asking ‘what is real.’” —io9.com

“Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to add twists and turns like no other author.” —MTV.com

“A brilliant, visceral, gamified mash-up of The Matrix and Inception, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd.” —Christian Science Monitor

Critic reviews

Praise for the Mortality Doctrine Series:

“Dashner takes full advantage of the Matrix-esque potential for asking ‘what is real.’” —io9.com

“Set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly capture[s] Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to add twists and turns like no other author.” —MTV.com

“A brilliant, visceral, gamified mash-up of The Matrix and Inception, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd.” —Christian Science Monitor

"An exhilarating adventure story with touches of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider books and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game."-Booklist.com

“More realistic and addictive than any video game—The Eye of Minds sucked me in from the very first page. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets The Matrix in a vividly rendered world of gamers, hackers, and cyber-terrorists. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!”—Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of Unbreakable

“A gripping page-turner, Dashner’s latest is sure to please.”—BookPage

"Dashner's descriptions are screenplay-ready...This book will satisfy the author’s fans...[and readers] in search of an adrenaline rush."-School Library Journal

“Full of action [and] a rather surprising twist that will leave you flipping pages.”—fanboynation.com

“High on concept, this is an intriguing read for the digital generation.”—Kirkus Reviews

"Dashner once again creates a dystopian world in which nothing is what it seems."-VOYA

A Junior Library Guild Selection

A YALSA Teens Top Ten Pick

Short but worth the cost of a daily deal!

I enjoyed the Maze Runner series by James Dashner.
I was looking for other books by this author, but I was uncertain about the Eye of Minds series.

I bought this precursor (book 1.5) as a daily deal.
It has definitely captured my interest. I did not want this short book to end.
Now I am very eager to hear the Eye of Minds series!

For a Novela : this was a cool Back story

My students have read this series, cause I made them in class. They loved and kept thinking that Gunner Skale was actual Kane. They will be glad to know the true story !!

Awesome again!

Hooked from start to finish! More plz! Thanx Eric. Thanx James! Keep them coming! Faithful fan!

Best series of books I’ve read to date

Book is a fun story correlating with the main series in interesting ways. Also confusing when trying to compare them but fun and interesting all the same. The main series is amazing too.

Already Hooked!!!

Couldn't wait to start the Next Book!!
Absolutely loved Maze runner and James didn't stop on this page turner.