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James Dashner is an American writer and novelist born on November 26, 1972, in Austell, Georgia. He is a citizen of the United States and writes in English. Dashner began his professional work period in 2003 and has been educated at Brigham Young University, where he studied under Dave Wolverton. His fields of work include children's and young adult literature, as well as science fiction.
His notable works include *The Maze Runner*, the *Maze Runner Complete Collection*, *The Fever Code Wstones Exclusi*, and *The infinite glade*. He has published 116 works according to Open Library records. Dashner has four children and maintains an official website.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1972
- Works
- 116
Top works
- Maze Runner Complete Collection
- תרופת המוות
- The Fever Code Wstones Exclusi
- צופן המגפה
- The infinite glade
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Film & TV
Austell, Georgia, USA
James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series The 13th Reality. His 2008 novel The Journal of Curious Letters, first in the series, was one of the annual Borders Original Voices picks. Description…
Known for
- The Maze Runner — Lab Tech (uncredited)2014
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Key facts
- Born
- James Smith Dashner , ( 1972-11-26 ) November 26, 1972 (age 53) , Austell, Georgia , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Period
- 2003–present
- Genre
- Fantasy , science fiction , children's literature
- Notable works
- The 13th Reality , The Maze Runner , The Mortality Doctrine
- Spouse
- Lynette
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cobb County
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Maze Runner
- Student of
- Dave Wolverton
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Official website
- www.jamesdashner.com
- Image
- James Dashner (14595088277).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- James Dashner
- date of birth
- 1972-11-26
- name in native language
- James Dashner
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- social media followers
- 426353
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series The 13th Reality. His 2008 novel The Journal of Curious Letters, the first in the series, was one of the annual Borders Original Voices picks.
In 2014, a film adaptation of The Maze Runner was released, followed by another two films in 2015 and 2018. Collectively, the three films grossed an estimated $949 million. The three films' collective box-office earnings make it the fourth-highest-grossing film series based on young-adult books, after the film series of Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga, and The Hunger Games, respectively. In 2018, Dashner was dropped by his agent and publisher following accusations of sexual harassment; Dashner replied in a statement, "I am taking any and all criticisms and accusations very seriously, and I will seek counseling and guidance to address them."
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