_________________________Join a daring expedition into strange new lands with this official Minecraft novel! When a young man is ripped from his quiet life and stranded far from home, he must learn not only how to survive, but how to live.Stax Stonecutter has lived a peacefulif unremarkablelife in his small town in the Overworld. The son of great adventurers and wise builders, Stax prefers an easier life. He loves to tend to his gardens and play with his cats all day, rather than venturing out to explore the surrounding lands. Its quiet on his estate, even lonely sometimes, but it suits Stax well enough.His solitude is shattered when a mysterious stranger arrives with a band of merciless raiders. In one terrible night, Staxs old life is taken from him, and he is left stranded in the middle of nowhere, angry and alone. Hes never left home, and now he knows why: everything beyond the boundaries of his little town is scary and dangerous! But as he begins his long journey back, Stax encounters fascinating travelers who show him that theres more to the Overworld than marauding pirates and frightening mobs; there are beautiful lands to explore, fantastical contraptions to build, and new friends to meet. It may have taken losing everything he once knew, but on his adventure Stax finds something more valuable than all the diamonds in the Overworld: a whole wonderful world thats just waiting to be explored.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 304 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Cornerstone .

Jason Fry is a writer in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife, son, and about a metric ton of Star Wars stuff. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: The Clone Wars Visual Guide, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Ultimate Battles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia, and The Clone Wars: Official Episode Guide: Season 1, and has written extensively for the Star Wars Insider magazine.