"It’s kind of like they hate me for doing it but they love me for making them feel such strong emotions from a book and a movie. "Everyday I will get messages on Twitter and Facebook that say something to the effect of I hate you, I hate you, only for them to say you’re my favourite author in the same sentence. "I have some very passionate fans and they’re very vocal about a certain death that they were not happy about," he quips. It’s no secret that several characters die as they traverse the maze, battle the scorch trials and rise up against the evil organisation WICKED.īut James was left apologising to extremely upset fans when the Glade’s loveable leader Newt slowly succumbed to the Flare virus. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS His fans can be a nsitive about his characters "Really I just thought it'd be interesting to go back with Thomas, Minho, Newt, and Theresa to explore how they were all captured by WICKED and what happened leading up to the maze being built, I even saved a few twists and turns for that story as well so it still had the same thrill, spirit, and magic of the original trilogy."
"Even way back when my publisher decided to print The Maze Runner, I told them I think it'd be fun to do a couple of prequels some day if it's successful and they sort of brushed it off saying that's nice but let's just see how it goes first," says Dashner. We caught up with James Dashner to talk about his latest book, the last Maze Runner movie, Dylan O'Brien's accident - and his next big news.ĭashner may have written one of the best-selling franchises of the 21st century, where a group of youngsters are left to their own devices inside a giant labyrinth, but now the author says his master plan is complete with the final questions to the puzzle being answered.
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Now James Dashner’s Maze Runner series is coming to a close with the second prequel, Fever Code, as readers go back to the glade with their favourite characters for one last challenge.įinally we'll get answers to our burning questions how did WICKED find the Gladers? Who is Group B? What side are Thomas and Teresa really on?
He's penned one of the best-selling teen sci-fi series in recent years and the films based on his books have made more than £500 million ($660 million) worldwide.