Minecraft: The Island

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Minecraft: The Island

Minecraft: The Island is a novel by American author Max Brooks,[1] which was published by Del Rey Books on July 18, 2017.[2] Two audiobooks were also released on the same day, with narration provided by Jack Black and Samira Wiley, respectively. To promote the book, an official map was released for Java Edition Realms and Minecraft Education made by Blockception.

The novel is followed by two sequels, one titled Minecraft: The Mountain, which was released on March 2, 2021, and the other titled Minecraft: The Village, which was released on October 17, 2023.

Synopsis

Washed up on a beach, the lone castaway looks around the shore. Where am I? Who am I? And why is everything made out of blocks? But there isn’t much time to soak up the sun. It’s getting dark, and there is a strange new world to explore.

The top priority is finding food. The next is not becoming food. Because there are others out there on the island... like the horde of zombies that appear after night falls. Crafting a way out of this mess is a challenge like no other. Who could build a home while running from exploding creepers, armed skeletons, and an unstoppable tide of hot lava? Especially with no help except for a few makeshift tools and sage advice from an unlikely friend: a cow.

In this world, the rules don’t always make sense, but courage and creativity go a long way. There are forests to explore, hidden underground tunnels to loot, and undead mobs to defeat. Only then will the secrets of the island be revealed.

— Book description[3]

Plot

Spoiler warning! This section contains detailed information about Minecraft: The Island that may spoil your enjoyment of it. Read at your own risk!

Chapters 1–11

Chapters 12–22 and Epilogue

Quotes

We need to be very clear: I’m not writing *the* Minecraft book. I’m writing *a* Minecraft book. If the folks from Halo called me to write *the* Halo book, I could do that, but you cannot write *the* Minecraft Book.

— Max Brooks on Minecraft: The Island[4]

PERFECT FOR: Those looking for a fun novel with a Minecraft twist. Anyone who can relate to how hard it is to survive in Minecraft when we spawn you on an island in the middle of nowhere (yeah, sorry about that).

— Tom Stone on the novel[5]

Official artwork

Photographs

Production images


Videos

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Novel Cover Revealed!" by Marsh Davies – Minecraft.net, September 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Minecraft: The Island is out! Written by Max Brooks, it's the very first Minecraft novel! Read an excerpt here:" – @Minecraft (Minecraft) on X (formerly Twitter), July 18, 2017
  3. ↑ "Minecraft: The Island" – Barnes & Noble.
  4. ↑ "Minecraft Novel Cover Revealed!" – Minecraft.net, February 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Official Minecraft Books!" – Minecraft.net, December 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Celebrate with Us" – minecraft.net.
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