Writer James Dashner: biography, photo. A series of books "Running in the Labyrinth"

Can a regular accountant write several series of books that will become bestsellers? Of course! A vivid example is the writer James Dashner. In 2003, he released his first work and has not stopped writing ever since. The author has already released 15 books for adults and children in different series.

Biography of the writer

James Dashner was born in November 1972 in Georgia. Here he spent his childhood. The seventh child in the family studied accounting at the University of Brigham Young. For a long time, James worked as a financier. However, the dull work tired Dheshnera, and he began to write. Today the writer lives in Utah, his house is located in the Rocky Mountains. Next to him is his family: his wife and four children. Together with his family, James Dashner skiing, watching movies and reading a lot. In the interview, the writer confesses that he is happy that writing incredible stories became his work.

Series of books

In 2003, James began his first series entitled "The Saga of Jimmy Fincher." The last - the fourth book of this series, was published in 2005. After a short break James Dashner started a new series: in 2008 he released the first book of the cycle "Thirteenth Reality". This series was replenished in 2009. At the same time, the writer published the first book of the youth anti-utopia "Running in the Labyrinth", which brought Dasner a popularity. In addition, the writer published a series of "Doctrine of Mortality" and took part in the inter-author cycle "The Ring of Infinity".

"Running in the labyrinth"

James Dashner, whose books have already found their readers and became popular, in 2009 begins work on a mysterious series. It has many questions and almost no answers. Yesterday the heroes of his work lived in the ordinary world. They listened to rock and rap, went to the cinema and looked after the girls. But today they are participants in a monstrous experiment. They were kidnapped, erased by their memory and settled near the giant Labyrinth. It's only necessary to stay in the Labyrinth once after sunset - and you will never return. After all, behind huge walls there are innumerable grivers - a bloodthirsty cross between living creatures and machines. Young people do not doubt - to get out of this place, it is necessary to unravel the mystery of the Labyrinth. Will the main character - 16-year-old Thomas - take his life for a common goal? Who will help him? Answers to these and many other questions will give Dashner!

"Test by fire"

Betrayals in this book begin literally from the first page. And here it is full of new mortally dangerous tests. Despite the fact that the Labyrinth is already behind, Thomas and the gladers (the former inhabitants of Glade) can not be relaxed. The secret organization of VOICE continues terrifying experiments. Adolescents are waiting for passage through a hot desert. On this way they are already waiting for victims of an incurable disease, which have a very violent temper and completely unpredictable behavior! Of course, the POROK forces are many times superior to the forces of the gladers, but adolescents dare challenge the leadership of this organization.

James Dashner published The Test of Fire in 2010, but in Russia this book appeared only four years later. Although the amateur translation of the work appeared on the World Wide Web much earlier.

"The cure for death"

The nightmares of the Labyrinth and the Braziers are in the past. It seems that the gliders are finally safe, and their tests are over. But not everything is as simple as it seems at first glance! Thomas learns about the plans of the VOICE. Now he and his comrades are forced again to go on a journey - to survive. On Earth, only one city survived, Denver. That's where the gliders go. Their goal is the salvation of all mankind!

Heroes of the book promise - their memory will be restored, because in the process of testing the PORC was able to collect all the data that was needed. At the same time, the leadership of the secret organization does not even realize that Thomas remembers much more than one can imagine.

What will be the end of Healing? The answer to this question will give James Dashner. "The medicine from death" will tell you that the truth can be too dangerous.

"Total Threat"

Readers and critics unanimously repeat that the writer's talent for the fourth book has grown significantly. So what is the product "Total Threat" (James Dashner)? The author will tell you about the events that took place in the world 13 years before the appearance of the labyrinth. Cardinal climate change has caused global warming. The population of the planet has rapidly declined. People hid in the mountains and woodlands, huddled in small huts and tents. It is then that a deadly virus hits the Earth - Flash. The main characters are trying to find a cure for this infection. On their way - a lot of obstacles.

«Code of fever»

In 2016, Dashner released a new book of this series - "Code of a fever." This prequel will reveal the mystery of the appearance of the Labyrinth. Readers will find out exactly how gladers turned out to be there. After all, not on their own, did the adolescents forget their past? Now Russian readers are looking forward to the publication of this publication in Russian.