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

Awmazing

This is a amazing book I would completely recommend this book I love it so much

a great read, amazing story!

Overall, it was a great book! This was my first audible book and the reading was super easy to understand and the tone always matched the situation. For the story, it was so unique and well written. Definitely give this a read!

great book!

great narrator. easy to follow. overall is recommended. it has your attention hanging till the end.

Kept my interest!

Would you listen to The Maze Runner again? Why?

A really interesting story. Lots of twists to the story, and the story is bizarre, Definitely from the imagination of the author.. We have to go to book 2 for more!

A great post apocalyptic series!

This book is the start of a great post apocalyptic time period where natural disaster and government testing both converge in a high stakes high anticipation saga, it’s a good series for both teenagers and young adults and I’m sure even older generations would like it too!

Love Love Love

I love the maze runner series. I seen the movies first and found out they were books. I chose to read them and it's the best choice I have made this month. dont expect them to be anything like the movie.

I didn’t expect to enjoy it.

All the aspects of a great story. 1)An unwilling protagonist 2) An ever changing antagonist 3) Uncertain group dynamics 4) Constant introductions of conflict. 5) Characters which the audience can identify with and and quickly, and rightly, become endeared. 6) An unforeseen arrival then an epiphany 7) Climactic resolution 8) And then ... . Use a credit. Listen to this one. Escape your everyday trials with some literary adventure. I’ve downloaded all of the other pieces of the series as well. I didn’t expect to enjoy it. Thankfully it grabbed onto and held me. I’m fully in for the rest of the story now.

Very good start to a new series.

Fantastic story. Narration was very good. Just maybe not quite 5 stars. No foul language, makes it very enjoyable.

great series I highly recommend this listen

It was a great series I absolutely love The Maze Runner the ideology behind the background of all the characters in the book their backgrounds the story plot the way they gotta get out of the maze the way they worked together is just an unbelievable book and I'm excited to read book 2 and 3

I loved it!!!! Way better than the movie!

the book was soooo good, I have watched all the movies befor and though I'd read the books and I was so shocked at how much I loved it. I enjoyed it wayyy better than the movie surprisingly, and 100%%% recommended you read it. I could not stop reading and just wanted to keep going. the only thing that I donr like is ypu have to pay or use credits, which is a lot of money for 1 book.