The Scorch Trials is the second book released in the series, on September 18, 2010.

The Gladers thought that getting through The Maze was it. They were wrong. The Maze was only the beginning, and now WICKED demands they undergo the Scorch Trials, in which they must cross The Scorch——a barren wasteland left burned and scarred by violent sun flares. What's worse, the denizens of The Scorch are being consumed by an infection known as The Flare, corrupting their very minds until they lose all that makes them human. The game is set again, and WICKED controls the board, but if the Gladers want another chance at freedom, they must play WICKED's game and survive The Scorch Trials.

灼热试验》是该系列的第二本书，于2010年9月18日发行。

Gladers认为通过迷宫就可以了。他们错了。迷宫只是一个开始，现在《邪恶》要求他们接受焦炭试验，他们必须穿越焦炭--一片被猛烈的太阳耀斑烧得伤痕累累的不毛之地。更糟糕的是，灼热之地的居民正被一种被称为 "耀斑 "的感染所吞噬，腐蚀他们的思想，直到他们失去所有使他们成为人类的东西。游戏又开始了，WICKED控制着棋盘，但如果Gladers想再有机会获得自由，他们就必须玩WICKED的游戏，在灼热试验中生存下来。