The Maze Runner is Adventure with a capital A! From its startling opening sequence, where a young man wakes up in a lift, moving slowly upward to an unexpected adventure, to its unforeseen conclusion, it is understandable why this exciting thriller based on a best-selling series by James Dashner became a New York Times best seller and captured the imaginations of readers around the world, who aptly described it as a combination of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and the legendary television series, Lost.