The Maze Runner
Book One of the Maze Runner Series
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · August 24, 2010
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • A teenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon. “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games” (Entertainment Weekly) When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name.
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- Who it’s for
- Teen readers interested in survival challenges
- Themes
- survival, memory loss, post-apocalyptic
- Pacing
- Fast
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • A teenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon. “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games” (Entertainment Weekly) When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
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Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run. Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series: THE MAZE RUNNER • THE SCORCH TRIALS • THE DEATH CURE • THE KILL ORDER • THE FEVER CODE
Who it’s for
- Teen readers interested in survival challenges
- Fans of post-apocalyptic young adult fiction
Where it sits
| YA Survival Stories | 78% |
|---|---|
| YA Apocalyptic Fiction | 77% |
| YA Dystopian Fiction | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- YA Apocalyptic Fiction
- YA Dystopian Fiction
- Authors
- James Dashner
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- August 24, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- survival · memory loss · post-apocalyptic
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories