I Twitch Stream, showcasing Mods and modpacks. I am one of the many people who play and love Minecraft, so I have a lot of books on how to play the game. . In the tradition of iconic adventures like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z tells the story of a hero—stranded in the world of Minecraft—who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island … You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. In The Island, a plucky guy from our world wakes up and finds himself in the strange Minecraft world of blocky Moos, scary Spiders, angry Zombies, and dangerous Blasties. On the fourth try, I hit so hard and for so long that I didn’t only destroy the little green blades, but also knocked away a whole block of dirt beneath them.“Whoa . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2019, I brought this book for my 13-year-old son after he asked me if I could get it for him. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? “Where’s my hand! The world is Earth-like, with trees, seeds, and fruit. Minecraft: The Island (Official Minecraft Novels, #1), I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when the main character finally found land after he was drowning. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when he named the cow "Moo. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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." However this book is written in a very hard going and complex way making it quite difficult to read. ?” I shouted, my voice rising in panic.Head swimming, throat closing, I looked nervously down at the rest of me.Brick-­shaped feet, rectangular legs, a shoebox-­shaped torso, all covered in painted-­on clothes.“What’s wrong with me! This is a really good book and it isn't quite what you expect in a Minecraft book. Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018. . | 377 Minutes Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins for Children, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. What did I look like? Of course, I’d try to rest, bobbing up and down to conserve energy, but how long could I keep that up? The next is not becoming food. and protect yourself from hostile mobs.The world of Minecraft is waiting to be explored. Focus on what’s ahead. Thanks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, coopted, corrupted, and perverted by a generation of self-infantilized middle-aged men, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead. Who am I? A fun and action-packed adventure suitable for all kids (age 8-14). I blinked hard. No birds, no waves, not even the rustle of wind through those angular excuses for trees. ?” There was a fleshy cube at the end of my rectangular arm, a cube that wouldn’t open no matter how hard I tried. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Work. I began to notice how weird my “swimming” was; not the stroke, pause, stroke motion, but the sense of gliding across the water with my limbs along for the ride.Head injury, I thought, trying not to imagine how serious that injury might be.One good thing, I noticed, was that I didn’t seem to be getting tired. I don’t know if that’s true for some people, but for me, it was pretty darn close.“Just work!” I grunted angrily, punching the grass like it had swung first. Swim!My lungs ballooned, little bubbles escaping from my lips, racing me for the distant light. Especially with no help except for a few makeshift tools and sage advice from an unlikely friend: a cow. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. I didn’t have to. I kicked and clawed the water like a caged animal. In the tradition of iconic adventures like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, the author of World War Z tells the story of a hero—stranded in the world of Minecraft—who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island in order to survive.Washed up on a beach, the lone castaway looks around the shore. Very good book, just as good as Max Brooks' last two, which are fab. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Despite that Brooks spends at least the first third, and maybe as much as half, of the book painfully describing how the protagonist, through trial and error, figures out how Minecraft works. ", Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2017. It’s getting dark, and there’s a strange new world to explore!The top priority is finding food. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. I had plans to double the size of the perimeter road, turning my rectangle into a square, but I quit cold turkey a year or two ago when I realized living the Minecraft life was squeezing out the time I needed to live my real life and read books. It reminded me how it felt when I first created a world and had no clue what to expect. Stumbling onto dry land, the narrator realizes that its body is not human but rather made head to toe of blocks. . After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Just make sure you’re not bleeding too bad and—”Instinctively, my hand went up to find the supposed injury, and as it came up in front of my face, I gasped.“Wha . I mean I have put in TONS of hours playing, but I'm not super obsessed with all things Minecraft. It would teach readers life lessons. I loved World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide and The Harlem Hellfighters, so I assumed that I would enjoy this too. The tall green stalks didn’t just fall over or break, they disappeared. This book was so boring and the writing was sophomoric at best. It was a fairly quick read for me, only about 5 hours. Nothing. I give you my word on that. Minecraft: The Island. What was my name? | ISBN 9780399181788 Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017. I was sure that any minute, all those harsh right angles would return to soft, curvy normalness.They didn’t.“Gotta be that head wound,” I said, wading ashore. This is a really good book and it isn't quite what you expect in a Minecraft book. I was wrong. 12-16), ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. The second I heard Brooks on NPR peddling his new book, I put it at the top of my short list. anyone who enjoys playing Minecraft (and parents of those who do), As a family we play a lot of Minecraft in our house so it made sense to read this. Minecraft: The Island: An Official Minecraft Novel, Previous page of related Sponsored Products. I reached in to pick it up and didn’t get halfway there before it flew up at me. To create our... To see what your friends thought of this book, There is no bad language. I tried to imagine waking up in my home, in my life, but it was all gone. The next is not becoming food. “I’m not giving up yet!”Shouting out loud was enough to perk me up. There are forests to explore, hidden underground tunnels to loot, and undead mobs to defeat. . . Max Brooks is an author, public speaker, and nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. The print size would suit age 10+, the vocabulary used at least 12+, sentence construction and complexity more adult level. Anyone reading it already knows how Minecraft works." The author of World War Z tells the story of a hero—stranded in the world of Minecraft—who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island in order to survive. Just terrible. Adrenaline, I thought, and tried not to imagine that emergency gas tank running out.But it would. There are forests to explore, hidden underground tunnels to loot, and undead mobs to defeat. I started reading this book at school, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. In the tradition of iconic adventures like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z tells the story of a hero—stranded in the world of Minecraft—who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island in order to survive. It's actually a really unique book. This had more life lessons and good advice than I expected. Was I old? Washed up on a beach, the lone castaway looks around the shore. They grew in ones and twos on the green-­covered dirt behind the beach. Or, rather, it was made of squares. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. [a] fast-moving, entertaining After reading it through, I'm very happy I selected this book out of a sea of choices to read to my son, because it carries lessons both pragmatic and profound for a young person, while being set in a world that my boy is deeply engaged with already and hopefully will allow him to fully digest the moral of each chapter without having to become mired in unfamiliar but superfluous detail. Grant is an unforgettable portrait of a colorful era—and the flawed, iron-willed, mysterious giant at its center. "These are the lyrics to the classic Talking Heads song that keeps repeating in the mind of the narrator, who has awakened underwater and surfaced in the world of Minecraft. Buy You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. If you have never played the game then it would probably come across as totally bizarre, but as a player it makes sense. I loved World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide and The Harlem Hellfighters, so I assumed that I would enjoy this too. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first official Minecraft novel! A sequel, Minecraft… I thought I was reading this book for my seven year old. Neither was trying to repeat the same fruitless motion on another identical clump of grass.I’ve heard, although I can’t remember where, that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again hoping for a different result.