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Where The Maze Runner sits
- Series
- Book 1 of The Maze Runner. See all The Maze Runner books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- The Scorch Trials
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of The Maze Runner series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 2 is The Scorch Trials. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about The Maze Runner
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- Publication
- First published in 2009. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 375-page edition from Delacorte Press. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
What The Maze Runner is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Thomas, who is sixteen, comes to with no memory of who he is, stuck at the center of a maze. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze
- To get out, he will have to cooperate with the people he finds there. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Topics in this book
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Genres
Topics
- Amnesia
- Cooperativeness
- Labyrinths
Book type
- Novel
Reading ages
- Young Adult
Other books in The Maze Runner
5 books listed so far
- Book 2: The Scorch Trials
- Book 3: The Death Cure
- Book 4: The Kill Order
- Book 5: The Fever Code
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