The Maze Runner

Maze Runner, Book 1

By: James Dashner

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built! 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.

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.

The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure all are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

Also look for James Dashner’s edge-of-your-seat Mortality Doctrine series!

Praise for the Maze Runner series:

A number one New York Times best-selling series

A USA Today best seller

A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year

An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

“[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.” (EW)

“Wonderful action writing - fast-paced…but smart and well observed.” (Newsday)

“[A] nail-biting must-read.” (Seventeen)

“Breathless, cinematic action.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Heart pounding to the very last moment.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Exclamation-worthy.” (Romantic Times)

“James Dashner’s illuminating prequel [The Kill Order] will thrill fans of this Maze Runner [series] and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series.” (Shelf Awareness, starred)

“Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.” (Deseret News)

©2009 James Dashner (P)2009 Listening Library

Loved it!!

I loved it and can't wait for book 2 if there is one.I want you to write more books please!!!
Loved it!!!

So good

I love the story the ending is so good I've seen the movie but I enjoyed the book more if you have watched the movie I really recommended to listen to this audio because it's very easy to understand and you can listen to it in the car it's easy to use and very time consuming!

Great Book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Maze Runner to be better than the print version?

Was a exciting book. Constantly keeping you on edge! One of the best audio books to date.

What other book might you compare The Maze Runner to and why?

This is one of my first fiction books, i will continue with the whole series. Definitely listen to more fiction books from now on.

Have you listened to any of Mark Deakins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Absolutely, he achieves this by changing accents for different charterers which he does extremely well!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Nothing at all i highly recommend this book.

Any additional comments?

Great book, highly recommend.

Better than I expected

Great story with twists and turns you won't see coming. When I read it I didn't know it was a series of books. So glad to have more to listen to after getting to know the characters.

Great story, but writing could use some work.

I wanted to enjoy the book before I saw the movies, so I gave this a shot. The storyline was captivating sucked you in with the first chapter. The only thing that threw me was the way in which the author continued to use over exaggerated and/illustrated descriptions for everything that happened. It almost became comical to the point of me laughing every time he did it. Might have been how the reader read the book, but either way, I still really enjoyed the book and can't wait to go to the next one!

Maze Runner

I thought this book was good. The book was very well read by the narrator. The book did keep my interest, and I listened to it rather quickly. I would recommend this book for any age.

Solid adventure, with great twists, visuals, and heartbreaking plot character development.

Some of the reviews are less than kind to this book but I definitely enjoyed it. I’m 30, an avid audiobook listener, and have my pick of favorites from the narrators I’ve listened to, one of which being Scott Brick. That being said I came off of a book Brick narrated and was a little put off by Mark Deakins performance. It left a little to be desired, and the writing style of Dashner was a bit elementary at times, but over all I really enjoyed the mystery and thrills this book offered.

Not too much of an investment at just over 10 hours, and it leads nicely into the next book. It was also pleasantly devoid of harsh language, though Dashner did write in his own form of Sudo-profanity.

I was also surprised, being a fan of the film series based on these books, how tightly the film held to the narrative of the first installment.

Great book for imaginative readers between the ages of 12-35. Anyone older may find the character interaction a bit juvenile. Anyone younger may be scared by the violent themes, and graphic creature descriptions. Over all, I give this book a solid 4/5 stars and I’m definitely looking forward to jumping into part two.

Lost in the Maze, still!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Maze Runner to be better than the print version?

Never read the print version of this book. I'm not sure it would make a difference in my opinion of the book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Most of the characters were forgettable. None really stuck with me.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listen to all my books over weeks at a time. Drive time to work and home, so no more than a couple hours a day. I don't think this book would cause me to want to listen straight through.

Any additional comments?

This is one of the few books series I don't plan to finish.

I really enjoyed the book. Didn't want it to end.

This book held my interest until the very end. I can't wait to read the rest of the books

This was amazing.

I loved this book. It was amazing. I know you will love it too. Hope you like it too.