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'''James Dashner''' is an author of young adult fiction. He is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], sometimes casually called the Mormon Church.
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'''James Dashner''' is an author of young-adult fiction. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church.
  
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Dashner was born and raised in Austell, Georgia. He attended Brigham Young University. He worked as an accountant until he was able to devote full time to writing.
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Dashner was born and raised in Austell, Georgia. He attended [[Brigham Young University]] where he earned a master’s degree in accounting. He worked as an accountant until he was able to devote full time to writing.
  
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He is the author of ''Maze Runner'', which was published in 2008. ''Maze Runner'' is a young-adult adventure about Thomas, a teen who awakens amid other teens in a dystopian society called the Glade. Dashner has been receiving attention from Hollywood filmmakers interested in the book.
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He is the author of ''Maze Runner'', which was published in 2009. ''Maze Runner'' is the first in a young-adult adventure series about Thomas, a teen who awakens amid other teens in a dystopian society called the Glade. The Maze Runner film is in production by Twentieth-Century Fox and will be released in September 2014. The Maze Runner series has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for more than one year.
  
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Dashner tries "to imagine what anything and everything he creates -- characters, creatures and worlds -- would look like on a movie screen." 
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Dashner has written four other series—''Jimmy Fincher Saga'', ''The 13th Reality'', ''The Infinity Ring'', ''The Mortality Doctrine''—all for teens. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his books. His latest book, ''The Eye of Minds'', first in The Mortality Doctrine series, was published in October 2013. The series is set in a world of extremely advanced technology, cyber terrorism, artificial intelligence, and gaming.
  
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In early 2010, Dashner embarked on a cross-country tour to promote his latest novel, ''The 13th Reality: The Blade of Shattered Hope'' (Shadow Mountain).
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He lives in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and four children.
  
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The novel is the third in his series, which features a protagonist named Atticus Higginbottom, or "Tick."
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Official website: [jamesdashner.com]
  
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In ''Shattered Hope,'' the teen is still trying to master his reality-changing powers and deal with his nemesis, the evil Mistress Jane.
 
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Like "Maze Runner," the "13th Reality" series has already gotten quite a bit of positive press and is selling well, especially with its target audience. "These books have absolutely blown up, which is really rewarding," he said.
 
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Dashner is already in the process of writing a sequel to ''Maze Runner,'' titled ''The Scorch Trials.''
 
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The success of these books has allowed Dashner to make the transition from accountant to full-time novelist, and he's "very happy to have finally arrived."
 
 
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Revision as of 17:01, 21 November 2013

Mormon Author James Dashner
Photo: Mormon Times

James Dashner is an author of young-adult fiction. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church.

Dashner was born and raised in Austell, Georgia. He attended Brigham Young University where he earned a master’s degree in accounting. He worked as an accountant until he was able to devote full time to writing.

He is the author of Maze Runner, which was published in 2009. Maze Runner is the first in a young-adult adventure series about Thomas, a teen who awakens amid other teens in a dystopian society called the Glade. The Maze Runner film is in production by Twentieth-Century Fox and will be released in September 2014. The Maze Runner series has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for more than one year.

Dashner has written four other series—Jimmy Fincher Saga, The 13th Reality, The Infinity Ring, The Mortality Doctrine—all for teens. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his books. His latest book, The Eye of Minds, first in The Mortality Doctrine series, was published in October 2013. The series is set in a world of extremely advanced technology, cyber terrorism, artificial intelligence, and gaming.

He lives in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and four children.

Official website: [jamesdashner.com]

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