Reading order · Young adult
The Maze Runner Reading Order
The Maze Runner by James Dashner has 5 main books (2009–2016). Start with The Maze Runner (2009) and read the numbered books in order.
The Maze Runner books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 34 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 16 min
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- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 43 min
Main books together: 1,885 pages, about 32 h 59 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Maze Runner: common questions
- How many books are in the The Maze Runner series?
- There are 5 main books in The Maze Runner. The most recent main book listed here is The Fever Code (2016).
- What order should I read The Maze Runner in?
- Read The Maze Runner in its numbered order: The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, The Kill Order, and so on. The Kill Order and The Fever Code are prequels set before The Maze Runner.
- What is the first The Maze Runner book?
- The first book is The Maze Runner by James Dashner, published in 2009.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Maze Runner series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 1,885 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 33 hours of reading, or about 66 days at 30 minutes a day.