It's Now or Nether!

Minecraft Ironsword Academy #2

by Caleb Zane Huett

A group of friends go on an amazing Minecraft adventure to save a friend while also navigating the halls of their new school—the Ironsword Academy! The Ironsword Academy is the third series of official Minecraft chapter books that are perfect for readers 6 to 9 and Minecraft fans of all ages!

Morgan, Ash and the rest of the team discover that their new friend Eek has travelled into the dark and dangerous Nether alone. Well, not exactly alone—there’s a hostile skeleton that Eek thinks is his friend following him every step of the way!!! To make matters worse, in the real world, the team gets stuck in detention, leaving Ash to go after Eek alone.
Find out what happens in the only official chapter book series based on the most popular video game of all time,  where a group of intrepid Minecraft player on amazing journeys solve problems and unravel mysteries in the real world and in the world of Minecraft.

Don’t miss these other great Minecraft
• Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles books 1-6
• Minecraft Stonesword Saga books 1-6

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144 pages, Library Binding

Expected publication January 2, 2079

About the author

Caleb Zane Huett is a playwright, undercover reindeer, and independent bookseller at Avid Bookshop. He's a graduate of the University of Georgia and currently lives in Athens, Georgia where he plays a lot of video games.

Reviews

[Sarah Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 9yo son says 5 stars. I did not read it. 😁

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun book in this series that my 7yo loved. He enjoyed how the story developed, and found moments laugh-out-loud funny!

Thanks to PRHAudio for this review copy.