Books like The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner by James Dashner reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Death Cure
James Dashner · 2011
Shares the collapse + unreliable thread
89% genome match
Gone
Michael Grant · 2006
Shares the collapse thread
83% genome match
Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins · 2025
Shares the collapse thread
79% genome match
Shattered
Teri Terry · 2014
Shares the human + unreliable thread
81% genome match
Pretties
Scott Westerfeld
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Legend
Marie Lu · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
81% genome match
Battle Royale
Koushun Takami
Shares the collapse thread
80% genome match
Allegiant
Veronica Roth · 2013
Shares the collapse thread
77% genome match
The Darkest Minds
Alexandra Bracken · 2012
Shares the collapse thread
77% genome match
The Fear (The Enemy #3)
Charles Higson · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
80% genome match
UnWholly
Neal Shusterman · 2012
Shares the collapse thread
78% genome match
When the Tripods Came (The Tripods #0.5)
Sam Youd · 1988
Shares the collapse thread
79% genome match
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