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Minecraft Books in Order

by Max BrooksChildren's Books

13 books from Minecraft: The Island (Narrated by Jack Black) (2017) to Minecraft: Zombies Unleashed! (2024). Rated 4.7 across 7,122 listener reviews.

Reading order

Minecraft: The Island (Narrated by Jack Black)

Book 1 2017 4.8 (3.8k)

Two editions, two narrators, one thrilling story. Enjoy this version read by Jack Black, and then be sure to check out the other available version, narrated by Samira Wiley.

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Minecraft: The Crash

Book 2 2018 by Tracey Baptiste 4.3 (520)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams—and doubts—to life, one player must face her fears.

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Minecraft: The Lost Journals

Book 3 2019 by Mur Lafferty 4.8 (340)

This official Minecraft novel is a journey into the unknown! Max and Alison are proof that differences don’t stand in the way of friendship.

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Minecraft: The End

Book 4 2019 by Catherynne M. Valente 4.6 (253)

This official Minecraft novel is an epic battle for survival! When humans enter the End, a pair of endermen must decide which side they’re really on.

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Minecraft: The Voyage

Book 5 2020 by Jason Fry 4.8 (201)

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.

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Minecraft: The Shipwreck

Book 6 2020 by C. B. Lee 4.6 (189)

Unravel the mysteries of an extraordinary underwater world in this official Minecraft novel! When three kids discover a mystery in an abandoned Minecraft server, they must race against the clock to uncover its secrets.

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Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager

Book 7 2020 by Matt Forbeck 4.7 (400)

Learn the tragic origins of the wicked Arch-Illager in this official Minecraft novel, a prequel to Minecraft Dungeons! Brave heroes have banded together to take a perilous journey through the war-torn Overworld to defeat the Arch-Illager…

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Minecraft: The Mountain

Book 8 2021 4.8 (921)

In the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Minecraft: The Island, a stranded hero stumbles upon another castaway—and discovers that teamwork might just be the secret to survival.

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Minecraft: Zombies!

Book 9 2022 by Nick Eliopulos 4.6 (45)

Meet the next big thing in the world of official Minecraft novels: zombies! Looking after a little sibling can be a real headache . . .

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Minecraft: The Haven Trials

Book 10 2021 by Suyi Davies 4.8 (85)

Journey into a lawless land and take its toughest trials in this official Minecraft novel! All of Cecelia Alao’s friends call her Cece. All one of them. But she and Therese are so close that one friend is all Cece needs.

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Minecraft: Castle Redstone

Book 11 2022 by Sarwat Chadda 4.7 (74)

Three down-on-their-luck adventurers seek a lost civilization in this epic Minecraft novel! Rajah would do anything to be a great adventurer.

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Minecraft: The Village

Book 12 2023 4.8 (287)

The final book in Max Brooks’s official Minecraft trilogy! The New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island details the story of two stranded heroes whose block-breaking expedition lands them squarely in the middle of a…

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Minecraft: Zombies Unleashed!

Book 13 2024 by Nick Eliopulos 4.8 (15)

The Overworld is in trouble. On the ground, a rampaging army of armor-clad zombies is roving across the biomes. In the sky, a wicked Wither is leaving a path of destruction—and Wither roses—wherever it goes.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Minecraft is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.