Books like…

Books Like The Maze Runner

by James Dashner · about this book

Loved The Maze Runner by James Dashner? If its series, survival story and kids in danger hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Dungeon Crawler Carl, Sunrise on the Reaping and The 100. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Maze Runner: Series · Survival Story · Kids in Danger · Dystopian · Teen Protagonist

1. 

   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Matt Dinniman

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Creature Feature · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Dystopian · Survival Story · Teenagers · Kids in Danger · Teen Protagonist

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   The 100

   Kass Morgan

   Post-Apocalyptic · Dystopian · Survival Story · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist

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4. 

   The Bourne Identity

   Robert Ludlum

   Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Tense and Suspenseful · Fast-Paced · Conspiracy

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5. 

   Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   J.K. Rowling

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Friendship and Betrayal · Death of a Friend · Young Adult

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6. 

   The Naturals: Bad Blood

   Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Teenagers · Tense and Suspenseful · Teen Protagonist · Kids in Danger · Young Adult

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7. 

   Scythe

   Neal Shusterman

   Dystopian · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Tense and Suspenseful

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8. 

   Boy Nobody

   Allen Zadoff

   Teen Protagonist · Fast-Paced · Teenagers · Young Adult · Plot-Driven

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9. 

   The Loop

   Ben Oliver

   Dystopian · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction

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10. 

    The Last Murder at the End of the World

    Stuart Turton

    Post-Apocalyptic · Amnesia Plot · Dystopian · Puzzles and Riddles · Plot-Driven

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11. 

    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir

    Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Survival Story · Puzzles and Riddles · Plot-Driven

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12. 

    The Institute

    Stephen King

    Kids in Danger · Teenagers · Tense and Suspenseful · Conspiracy · Death of a Friend

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13. 

    Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler

    Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction

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14. 

    The Lost Hero

    Rick Riordan

    Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Kids in Danger · Creature Feature · Fast-Paced

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16. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Survival Story · Young Adult · Fast-Paced

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17. 

    Crooked Kingdom

    Leigh Bardugo

    Death of a Friend · Teenagers · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven

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18. 

    Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card

    Kids in Danger · Plot-Driven · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced · Twisty

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19. 

    Golden Son

    Pierce Brown

    Dystopian · Death of a Friend · Fast-Paced · Twisty · Science Fiction

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20. 

    Wool Omnibus

    Hugh Howey

    Post-Apocalyptic · Dystopian · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Conspiracy

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