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Minecraft: The Island
Aug 6, 2025 3:19 AM

Author:Max Brooks

Minecraft: The Island

The first official Minecraft novel by bestselling author, Max Brooks

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Be immersed in the Minecraft universe for the first time in a thrilling new adventure like no other!

Minecraft: The Island will tell the story of a new hero stranded in the world of Minecraft, who must survive the harsh, unfamiliar environment and unravel the secrets of the island.

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

From bestselling author Max Brooks also comes the long-awaited epic conclusion to the Minecraft trilogy, Minecraft: The Village, coming out in October 2023.

Reviews

Be immersed in the Minecraft universe for the first time in a thrilling new adventure like no other! Minecraft: The Island will tell the story of a new hero stranded in the world of Minecraft, who must survive the harsh, unfamiliar environment and unravel the secrets of the island.Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks, bestselling author of World War Z, is the first official Minecraft novel.

—— Publisher's Description

If your game-loving son doesn’t already know about this book, they will do once their friends start reading it…An adventurous page-turner

—— Sun

A genius idea. My son is going to love this. Fantastic

—— Ben Shephard, Good Morning Britain

A bruising triumph; Amis’ Money for the Trump generation. What a monster he’s created.’

—— Ian Rankin

Savagely, viciously witty, this frantic hymn to greed is filthy, frenetic and totally fabulous.’

—— Sunday Mirror

‘Brace yourself for another expletive-strewn adventure … Niven pulls no punches … Ingeniously plotted ... A scabrously entertaining satire of what it is like to be rich and white in the land of the free ... There is a twisted poetry in Niven’s mastery of invective … The payoff is absolutely priceless.’

—— The Times

‘Niven is still able to deliver his foul-mouthed, inventive zingers with gusto, and Stelfox is a fittingly amoral hero for the age of Trump.’

—— Mail on Sunday

A brilliant depiction of the mind of a sociopath. Be warned: this is edgy.

—— Evening Standard
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