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James Dashner Books in Order

James Dashner has written 26 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is A Door in the Woods (2003) and the newest is The Infinite Glade (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2003–2025
Confirmed
24 of 26 titles
Pages on record
4,905 in 17 of 26 books
Reading time
82–123 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,905 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of James Dashner, author

The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series The 13th Reality are what American writer James Dashner, born November 26, 1972, is best known for. Much of Dashner's speculative fiction is aimed at children or young adults. The Journal of Curious Letters (2008), first in The 13th Reality, was a Borders Original Voices pick. The Maze Runner reached cinemas in 2014, with further films in 2015 and 2018 grossing an estimated $949 million together. The catalogue lists 26 books from A Door in the Woods (2003) to The Infinite Glade (2025), with the Jimmy Fincher Saga, Mortality Doctrine and Maze Cutter among the series.

How many James Dashner books are there?

James Dashner has 26 books, released between 2003 and 2025. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

James Dashner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 James Dashner books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Door in the Woods by James Dashner, book 1 of the Jimmy Fincher Saga (2003)
  2. Cover of A Gift of Ice by James Dashner, book 2 of the Jimmy Fincher Saga (2004)
  3. Cover of The Tower of Air by James Dashner, book 3 of the Jimmy Fincher Saga (2004)
  4. Cover of War of the Black Curtain by James Dashner, book 4 of the Jimmy Fincher Saga (2005)
  5. Cover of The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner, book 1 of the 13th Reality series (2008)
  6. Cover of The Maze Runner by James Dashner, book 1 of the Maze Runner series (2009)
  7. Cover of The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner, book 2 of the 13th Reality series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Scorch Trials by James Dashner, book 2 of the Maze Runner series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Scortch Trails by James Dashner (2010)
  10. Cover of The Blade of Shattered Hope by James Dashner, book 3 of the 13th Reality series (2010)
  11. Cover of The Death Cure by James Dashner, book 3 of the Maze Runner series (2011)
  12. Cover of A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner, book 1 of the Infinity Ring series (2012)
  13. Cover of The Kill Order by James Dashner, book 4 of the Maze Runner series (2012)
  14. Cover of The Void of Mist and Thunder by James Dashner, book 4 of the 13th Reality series (2012)
  15. Cover of The Eye of Minds by James Dashner, book 1 of the Mortality Doctrine series (2013)
  16. Cover of The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner, book 3 of the Mortality Doctrine series (2014)
  17. Cover of The Iron Empire by James Dashner, book 7 of the Infinity Ring series (2014)
  18. Cover of The Game of Lives by James Dashner, book 4 of the Mortality Doctrine series (2015)
  19. Cover of The Scorch Trials: The Official Graphic Novel Prelude by James Dashner (2015)
  20. Cover of The Fever Code by James Dashner, book 5 of the Maze Runner series (2016)
  21. Cover of Crank Palace by James Dashner, book 1 of the Maze Runner Short Stories/Novellas series (2020)
  1. 1
    A Door in the WoodsJimmy Fincher Saga #12003 · 149 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003149
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  2. 2
    A Gift of IceJimmy Fincher Saga #22004 · 197 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004197
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  3. 3
    The Tower of AirJimmy Fincher Saga #32004 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004250
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  4. 4
    War of the Black CurtainJimmy Fincher Saga #42005 · 270 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005270
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  5. 5
    The Journal of Curious Letters13th Reality #12008 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008432
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  6. 6
    The Maze RunnerMaze Runner #12009 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009378
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  7. 7
    The Hunt for Dark Infinity13th Reality #22009 · 446 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009446
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  8. 8
    The Scorch TrialsMaze Runner #22010 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010384
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  9. 9
    The Scortch Trails2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010384
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  10. 10
    The Blade of Shattered Hope13th Reality #32010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    The Death CureMaze Runner #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    A Mutiny in TimeInfinity Ring #12012 · 196 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012196
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  13. 13
    The Kill OrderMaze Runner #42012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    The Void of Mist and Thunder13th Reality #42012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    The Eye of MindsMortality Doctrine #12013 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013310
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  16. 16
    The Maze Runner FilesMaze Runner #12013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    Gunner SkaleMortality Doctrine #22014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    The Rule of ThoughtsMortality Doctrine #32014 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014336
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  19. 19
    The Iron EmpireInfinity Ring #72014 · 190 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014190
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  20. 20
    The Game of LivesMortality Doctrine #42015 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015337
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  21. 21
    The Scorch Trials: The Official Graphic Novel Prelude2015 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201596
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  22. 22
    The Fever CodeMaze Runner #52016 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016384
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  23. 23
    Crank PalaceMaze Runner Short Stories/Novellas #12020 · 166 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020166
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  24. 24
    The Maze CutterMaze Cutter #12022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    The Godhead ComplexMaze Cutter #22023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023–
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  26. 26
    The Infinite GladeMaze Cutter #32025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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James Dashner series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

James Dashner books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Maze Runner books in order

6 books by James Dashner
  1. 1. The Maze Runner
  2. 1. The Maze Runner Files
  3. 2. The Scorch Trials
  4. 3. The Death Cure
  5. 4. The Kill Order
  6. 5. The Fever Code

Jimmy Fincher Saga in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Door in the Woods
  2. 2. A Gift of Ice
  3. 3. The Tower of Air
  4. 4. War of the Black Curtain

13th Reality in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Journal of Curious Letters
  2. 2. The Hunt for Dark Infinity
  3. 3. The Blade of Shattered Hope
  4. 4. The Void of Mist and Thunder

Mortality Doctrine in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Eye of Minds
  2. 2. Gunner Skale
  3. 3. The Rule of Thoughts
  4. 4. The Game of Lives

Infinity Ring in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Mutiny in Time
  2. 7. The Iron Empire

Maze Runner Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

2 books

2 James Dashner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Dashner books in order?

You only need to read James Dashner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Dashner

Start with the first book of the James Dashner series you want to read: Maze Cutter starts with The Maze Cutter (2022) and Maze Runner starts with The Maze Runner (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is A Door in the Woods (2003).

What is the newest James Dashner book?

The Infinite Glade (2025) is the newest James Dashner book released so far.

Is there a new James Dashner book coming?

No next James Dashner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James Dashner at a glance

Still publishing
James Dashner published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
James Dashner books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,905 pages across the 17 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Dashner books, 15 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
15 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 24 in at least three.

What the James Dashner books are about

20 of the 26 James Dashner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 15 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.