Complex sentence: Set thirteen years before the events of "The Maze Runner", the novel chronologically begins in New York City when the world is hit by solar flaBOLLBTrina form an alliance with Alec, Lana and others who rescue them from a group of street urchins.
Split into simpler sentences: Set thirteen years before the events of "The Maze Runner", the novel chronologically begins in New York City when the world is hit by solar flares. Mark and Trina form an alliance with Alec, Lana and others who rescue them from a group of street urchins.