In The Maze Runner which is book one, the Gladers, a group of kids who like him are alone, are trying to retain a sense of normalcy which they think that they may possibly remember. This series of novels revolve around the end of human civilization and a loss our a moral compass leading to confusion. The Maze Runner series consists of four novels, beginning with the Maze Runner and followed by The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure and finally The Kill Order. Probably the better of his known works are The 13th Reality series and The Maze Runner series. The theme of his Young Adult Novels is fantasy and science fiction. Other awards he has won are NY State Charlotte Award, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Missouri Truman Readers Award the New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Read award among others. His writing has won him many accolades, with his book The Maze Runner sitting on the New York Times Bestseller list for a year.

Lord of the Flies as well as Ender’s Game where huge influenced on his The Maze Runner. His inspiration comes from the countless books that he has read the many TV programs and movies that he had seen over the years. An avid, even obsessive reader, he would read anything that he was able to get hold of from The Lord of the Rings to The Hardy Boys. He originally worked in finance before deciding to turn his hand to writing.ĭashner knew he wanted to be a writer very early on.

After he graduated from Duluth High School in 1991 he attended Brigham Young University, graduating with a Degree in Accounting. Born in Austell, Georgia on November 26th 1972, James Dashner is the well known author of books for young adult readers as well as writing some adult novels.

The maze runner book series in order