Books Like The Maze Runner: 6 Series to Read Next
Six young adult series to read after The Maze Runner, from The Hunger Games and Divergent to Alex Rider, each with its reading order.
The Maze Runner: full reading order →
1.The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games (2008), a trilogy that our guide says the films adapt along with the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
2.Divergent
Veronica Roth · 4 books
Veronica Roth's trilogy of Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant (2011 to 2013), which our guide says is one continuous story.
3.Maximum Ride
James Patterson · 9 books
James Patterson's Maximum Ride, with nine books from 2005 to 2015, where Nevermore was written as the finale.
4.Alex Rider
Anthony Horowitz · 14 books
Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider, whose novels run from Stormbreaker (2000) to Nightshade Revenge (2023).
5.Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan · 7 books
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which starts with The Lightning Thief (2005) and is adapted by Disney+.
6.The Reckoners
Brandon Sanderson · 4 books
Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners, three novels beginning with Steelheart (2013), with the short story Mitosis between books 1 and 2.
Questions
- What are good books like The Maze Runner?
- This page lists 6 series: The Hunger Games, Divergent, Maximum Ride, Alex Rider, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Reckoners. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with The Maze Runner?
- Start with The Maze Runner (2009). Read the main trilogy first, then the prequels: they reveal answers the trilogy deliberately keeps secret. See the full reading order for The Maze Runner.