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Uusia pelaajia liittyy Minecraftiin päivittäin. Mutta pimeän voimat ovat valloillaan Elementia-palvelimella, ja kun Stan, Kat ja Charlie saapuvat maisemiin, he huomaavat nopeasti olevansa vaarassa. Kuningas on säätänyt lain, jonka mukaan kaikki alemman tason pelaajat karkotetaan palvelimelta seuraavana kuulutuspäivänä. Jokainen, joka yrittää auttaa uusia pelaajia, vaiennetaan. Lain voimaantulopäivä lähestyy, ja pelin luonnonvoimien armoilla olevat Stan, Kat ja Charlie selvittävät yhdessä Elementian mysteerejä ja johtamisen taistelua oikeudenmukaisuuden puolesta.
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Published January 1, 2015
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December 12, 2015
A unique book series, The Elementia Chronicles makes a nice bridge between the popular videogame “Minecraft” and reading. It’s perfect for reluctant readers – Minecraft is the big videogame trend right now and a book tie-in is an awesome idea. I, myself, am not a big Minecraft player, and was a bit hesitant when asked if I wanted to review the first book. After reading the first, I quickly got my hands on the second – the story captured me. Wolfe incorporates sub-plots that keep you involved, and twists and turns to keep you guessing.
March 24, 2022
This is one of the best fan-fiction books ever made for a video game. Alot of books like these flop. They either conform too much to the game, have lazy/bad plot elements, have no depth and overall have terrible characters. This book (which was written by a minor at the time) triumphs over all these problems. Each of the main three characters have a distinct personality and story that makes them unique. In fact, all of them have enough writing to make them feel authentic.
So the story is pretty great. First, I would say it doesn’t require the reader to play or understand Minecraft. The characters, are all new to the game and the book explains the items and gameplay characteristics of the game used in the book. For example, there is a guide book that the characters read from that explains what the items the characters get. If this is not used usually it is explicitly explained.
The best part about this book is that it really isn’t a book about Minecraft per se. The books main conflict isn’t “this boss is terrorizing the land or the end of the world is coming”. Instead it is the social/poltical constructs of the server and the cruelty of its leaders. Also because of the laws and rules of the server, once players are killed once, they are banned and gone forever. This makes the deaths of characters impactful, like real life which other books don’t have. The combat sections are also easier to follow because they have standard rules that most people can understand. (Example: players never actually talk about their Health Points. Instead, they knock people put or make a fatal attack like impaling someone with a sword. If a player is severely damaged, they drink a healing potion which actually regenerates their organs, they don’t regenerate a wound like a person would in our world).
This is a series but the end of the book provides enough closure if you didn’t want to read.
Overall, this book handles the problems that other books have amazingly. Even if you have never played Minecraft, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy this book. Honestly one of my favorite books from middle school.
Tl;dr: This book is an example on how to write a good fan-fiction for a video game and is still a good read even if you have never played Minecraft.
So the story is pretty great. First, I would say it doesn’t require the reader to play or understand Minecraft. The characters, are all new to the game and the book explains the items and gameplay characteristics of the game used in the book. For example, there is a guide book that the characters read from that explains what the items the characters get. If this is not used usually it is explicitly explained.
The best part about this book is that it really isn’t a book about Minecraft per se. The books main conflict isn’t “this boss is terrorizing the land or the end of the world is coming”. Instead it is the social/poltical constructs of the server and the cruelty of its leaders. Also because of the laws and rules of the server, once players are killed once, they are banned and gone forever. This makes the deaths of characters impactful, like real life which other books don’t have. The combat sections are also easier to follow because they have standard rules that most people can understand. (Example: players never actually talk about their Health Points. Instead, they knock people put or make a fatal attack like impaling someone with a sword. If a player is severely damaged, they drink a healing potion which actually regenerates their organs, they don’t regenerate a wound like a person would in our world).
This is a series but the end of the book provides enough closure if you didn’t want to read.
Overall, this book handles the problems that other books have amazingly. Even if you have never played Minecraft, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy this book. Honestly one of my favorite books from middle school.
Tl;dr: This book is an example on how to write a good fan-fiction for a video game and is still a good read even if you have never played Minecraft.
June 1, 2015
As a teacher, when I came across this author initially through Twitter I was very intrigued because my 4th graders often talk about Minecraft. I bought the Kindle edition so I could easily preview it not knowing whether or not I would really want to buy a copy to have in my classroom. I'm so glad to have made the initial purchase because my students (and I) have been on fire with it ever since the About the Author page and the Prologue.
This read-aloud choice was definitely the class favorite of the year. One day, when I had to close reading time, one student said, "There's never a good time to stop reading!" It's true, because with a book like this one with well-developed characters, suspense, good vs evil, and lots of action, you don't want to put it down.
We finished the book today, our last day of school. We were amazed by the ending and so watched the book trailer for Book 2: The Noctem Ascension. WOW! One student said, "I have to read that book!" What a fabulous way to end the year with kids excited for reading the next in the series.
Now it's time to buy (preorder) the trilogy for the classroom!
This read-aloud choice was definitely the class favorite of the year. One day, when I had to close reading time, one student said, "There's never a good time to stop reading!" It's true, because with a book like this one with well-developed characters, suspense, good vs evil, and lots of action, you don't want to put it down.
We finished the book today, our last day of school. We were amazed by the ending and so watched the book trailer for Book 2: The Noctem Ascension. WOW! One student said, "I have to read that book!" What a fabulous way to end the year with kids excited for reading the next in the series.
Now it's time to buy (preorder) the trilogy for the classroom!
December 31, 2014
I'm reviewing this on behalf of my eight year old son. I heard about this book from a post by a FB friend Ari Berk. His son loved it, so I ordered it for mine for Christmas. Mine has been reading it obsessively ever since, and he's been raving about it. It's great to see him buried in a book. This is also his first 400+ page book.
September 11, 2015
This might have been the best book I have ever read in my life. For those of you that love Minecraft, this is the best book for you. It isn't a guide book like most Minecraft books. It's actually a story book. I like the way Sean explained the hatred between Stan and the king.
February 9, 2022
Im done, bye
January 5, 2015
I was INCREDIBLY conflicted when trying to decide how to rate this book.
On the plus side, I really enjoyed the concept, and the story was solid. As a Minecraft player myself, I squealed with delight at some of the references to the creatures, items, and blocks in the game. The descriptions were quite vivid, as well.
The problem with this book though, is that in my opinion, it was simply not ready for publication. It's riddled with typos and mixed up words (lay/lie/laid/lain is a common one, that the author couldn't manage to use consistently, never mind correctly). There's lots of redundancy, speech in all caps, and far too many interrobangs and multiple exclamation marks for my liking. The problem with all these things is that, every time I run across one, it destroys my immersion, yanking me out of the story and reminding me that I am, in fact, reading a book instead of witnessing the adventure unfold.
I know the author said that the book had been beta read and edited by many people prior to publication, but to my mind, they either don't have particularly strong editing skills, or they gave advice which the author ignored. They certainly weren't professional editors by any stretch - and I truly believe that a professional editor would do this work wonders!
There's also a fair amount of blasphemy in the dialogue ("Oh my God" and such). As a Christian, this offends me, but at least it's in the dialogue only, and I sadly have to admit that this is the way American teenagers talk these days, so while unnecessary, it's not entirely out of context.
Having said all of the above, I truly have a lot of respect for a 17 year old kid who can produce a full length novel, and a story with such depth. If you like Minecraft, you'll almost certainly enjoy this story.
Will I be reading the next one, when it comes out? I honestly don't know.
On the plus side, I really enjoyed the concept, and the story was solid. As a Minecraft player myself, I squealed with delight at some of the references to the creatures, items, and blocks in the game. The descriptions were quite vivid, as well.
The problem with this book though, is that in my opinion, it was simply not ready for publication. It's riddled with typos and mixed up words (lay/lie/laid/lain is a common one, that the author couldn't manage to use consistently, never mind correctly). There's lots of redundancy, speech in all caps, and far too many interrobangs and multiple exclamation marks for my liking. The problem with all these things is that, every time I run across one, it destroys my immersion, yanking me out of the story and reminding me that I am, in fact, reading a book instead of witnessing the adventure unfold.
I know the author said that the book had been beta read and edited by many people prior to publication, but to my mind, they either don't have particularly strong editing skills, or they gave advice which the author ignored. They certainly weren't professional editors by any stretch - and I truly believe that a professional editor would do this work wonders!
There's also a fair amount of blasphemy in the dialogue ("Oh my God" and such). As a Christian, this offends me, but at least it's in the dialogue only, and I sadly have to admit that this is the way American teenagers talk these days, so while unnecessary, it's not entirely out of context.
Having said all of the above, I truly have a lot of respect for a 17 year old kid who can produce a full length novel, and a story with such depth. If you like Minecraft, you'll almost certainly enjoy this story.
Will I be reading the next one, when it comes out? I honestly don't know.
May 17, 2016
Een spannend verhaal over Minecraft, beter dan ik had verwacht! Een tof boek voor de enthousiaste gamer!
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August 9, 2018
"The Elementia Chronicles" is another of the unofficial "Minecraft" adventures by Sean Fay Wolfe.
When I started reading this all new adventure book based on the "Minecraft" adventure game, I felt like I was entering a dream, meeting all the character created for this adventure.
In the book, there is a player called Stan2012, a player with the game's first default skin, with the goal to survive in the "Elementia" server with the help of his friends, KingCharles_XIV (Charlie) and KitKat 783 (Kat), finding items, weapons, armours and food. The adventure of our three heroes is not as easy as they think: it has griefers, zombies, creepers and every single mob that can be found in the game.
Later in the book, Stan discovers that the server is ruled by an evil King, who he wants to kill, but unfortunately, there is a realy powerfull army that the sends to try to kill our three heroes.
After that, they continue the jorney to explore the server and the two dimensions of the game: the Nether and The End.
At the end, Stan manages to kill the king of the server and save Elementia.
In my opinion, "The Elementia Chronicles" is one of the best Minecraft adventure books, but it has some unnecessary elements like: some terrible characters, too many villains, the death of Stan's girlfriend Sally and the fact that a lot of characters end up dying.
Conclusion: Sean Fay Wolfe triumphs again after his online games, with his first Minecraft adventure book, and we all hope he keeps up with his amazing project.
When I started reading this all new adventure book based on the "Minecraft" adventure game, I felt like I was entering a dream, meeting all the character created for this adventure.
In the book, there is a player called Stan2012, a player with the game's first default skin, with the goal to survive in the "Elementia" server with the help of his friends, KingCharles_XIV (Charlie) and KitKat 783 (Kat), finding items, weapons, armours and food. The adventure of our three heroes is not as easy as they think: it has griefers, zombies, creepers and every single mob that can be found in the game.
Later in the book, Stan discovers that the server is ruled by an evil King, who he wants to kill, but unfortunately, there is a realy powerfull army that the sends to try to kill our three heroes.
After that, they continue the jorney to explore the server and the two dimensions of the game: the Nether and The End.
At the end, Stan manages to kill the king of the server and save Elementia.
In my opinion, "The Elementia Chronicles" is one of the best Minecraft adventure books, but it has some unnecessary elements like: some terrible characters, too many villains, the death of Stan's girlfriend Sally and the fact that a lot of characters end up dying.
Conclusion: Sean Fay Wolfe triumphs again after his online games, with his first Minecraft adventure book, and we all hope he keeps up with his amazing project.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2015
There can be unfair people in Minecraft. Elementia is an interesting book by Sean Fay Wolfe. This book has the element of climax. All over the book are events that bring up emotion and mystery, "She was about to take her pickaxe to the adjacent section of the wall when she heard a bloodcurdling cry echoing from the top of the cave."
Another element Elementia has is Characterization. The book describes new characters to give the intended feel of them, "A player with wild gray hair and farmer's clothing was running up to them, holding what appeared to be an iron hoe."
Elements a is a well-written climactic book. This is a book placed in the well-known game called Minecraft. Element is the perfect book for people who play Minecraft, trying to find a long, interesting book.
R-2
Another element Elementia has is Characterization. The book describes new characters to give the intended feel of them, "A player with wild gray hair and farmer's clothing was running up to them, holding what appeared to be an iron hoe."
Elements a is a well-written climactic book. This is a book placed in the well-known game called Minecraft. Element is the perfect book for people who play Minecraft, trying to find a long, interesting book.
R-2
August 29, 2016
It's taken quite a while for Mr9 and I to read this book because we've been plugging away at it 6 pages every second night. It was well worth the effort! This was a really great story filled with ups and downs and it perfectly captured the spirit of Minecraft. This story will appeal to readers of all ages. The story's setting aims at Minecraft players but the plot is accessible to everyone whether or not they have played the game.
May 12, 2016
Met gemengde gevoelens aan begonnen, maar het bleek uiteindelijk een leuk boek te zijn. Het Minecraft-gegeven wordt best bevattelijk gemaakt en het verhaal zit vol actie. Zeker voor jongere lezers of fans van het spel een aanrader. Je moet wel bereid zijn om over de typfouten heen te lezen. Leuk tussendoortje.
July 19, 2018
A Very good book
August 1, 2024
This the mf’ing shit
April 24, 2020
It's an amazing book once you begin to read you are not going to lose interest. The battle scenes description is gripping and way too realistic!!
September 1, 2018
Admittedly, my knowledge of Minecraft is small and I have never in fact played the game. How then did I come to read a published fanfiction book that is based on the series, if entirely without an endorsement by the makers of the game? In this case the answer is odd but perhaps typically Nathanish. I became familiar with the author's music criticism, which I appreciate, and have heard him note several times about his writing and touring activities, and I was curious to see if my library had his books, and it turns out that it did have the trilogy in it, and so I decided to read them. And so we come to this, an example of game-based literature that I read from time to time [1]. I found the book enjoyable. It was not a challenging read, despite its considerable length, but I do not assume that such a read as this is going to be immensely challenging in terms of its style. This book is certainly an example of genre literature, a game-based adventure that is aimed at teens and young adults who are fond of Minecraft and who can relate to the leveling up and attitudes of people who run servers.
This book is well-structured and takes about 500 pages to cover its material. There are three parts to the book, making it a classic three act structure. The first part takes up eight chapters where the main characters are noobs who happen to join a server that is becoming increasingly unfriendly to such players. They engage in their first fights, make a few friends and enemies, and make their way into the server's capital. There, a shot made by one of the characters at the ruler and founder of the server starts an intense rebellion that drives our heroes on an epic quest to obtain power and gather the allies and resources needed to overthrow King Kevin and restore a measure of egalitarianism to the server. After the main character finds an enigmatic enlightenment, the last few chapters show the victorious battle for the server where many good and noble characters are killed and injured but where our heroes stand victorious and ready to bring their server into a glorious new day, the sort of ending that ought to remind readers that as the first novel in a trilogy, that there is a lot more that needs to be done.
To be sure, this novel is more than a little bit tropey, but the author is skilled enough to use his knowledge of tropes, and his knowledge that the audience is aware of these tropes, to good advantage. There is some character development as characters face their fears, a real degree of peril in what the characters are doing, and a few surprises that keep the novel from being dull and predictable. Obviously, the intended readers of this novel are those who play Minecraft or at least have enough interest in fantasy literature and literature based on video games to be able to enjoy its plot and general tone. The author is aware that he is not writing great literature, but he succeeds at writing a fun book with an enjoyable story and characters who have enough depth and complexity, even the NPCs, that we care about them. I could see someone adapting this into a made-for-tv or straight-to-dvd or streaming sort of movie, or using it as the basis for a Minecraft-based children's television show, and that is no mean achievement indeed.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
This book is well-structured and takes about 500 pages to cover its material. There are three parts to the book, making it a classic three act structure. The first part takes up eight chapters where the main characters are noobs who happen to join a server that is becoming increasingly unfriendly to such players. They engage in their first fights, make a few friends and enemies, and make their way into the server's capital. There, a shot made by one of the characters at the ruler and founder of the server starts an intense rebellion that drives our heroes on an epic quest to obtain power and gather the allies and resources needed to overthrow King Kevin and restore a measure of egalitarianism to the server. After the main character finds an enigmatic enlightenment, the last few chapters show the victorious battle for the server where many good and noble characters are killed and injured but where our heroes stand victorious and ready to bring their server into a glorious new day, the sort of ending that ought to remind readers that as the first novel in a trilogy, that there is a lot more that needs to be done.
To be sure, this novel is more than a little bit tropey, but the author is skilled enough to use his knowledge of tropes, and his knowledge that the audience is aware of these tropes, to good advantage. There is some character development as characters face their fears, a real degree of peril in what the characters are doing, and a few surprises that keep the novel from being dull and predictable. Obviously, the intended readers of this novel are those who play Minecraft or at least have enough interest in fantasy literature and literature based on video games to be able to enjoy its plot and general tone. The author is aware that he is not writing great literature, but he succeeds at writing a fun book with an enjoyable story and characters who have enough depth and complexity, even the NPCs, that we care about them. I could see someone adapting this into a made-for-tv or straight-to-dvd or streaming sort of movie, or using it as the basis for a Minecraft-based children's television show, and that is no mean achievement indeed.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2014...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
April 12, 2016
To be honest, I didn't expect this book to be any good…it was a bit better than I expected but still, it was pretty unoriginal.
Basically, the plot is a typical rebellion cliche. Stan is new to a server called Elementia, and of course, he joins at the worst possible time. The tyrannical King is outlawing lower level players from the central city of the server in fear that he will lose his power and forcing them to move to other areas. Stan doesn't know, and makes friends with two (cliche and underdeveloped) characters: Kat, the crazy one, and Charlie, the overly nice one. Once the three are initiated, they travel into Element City, where the King and his council reside, and are sheltered by a kind user, who then is killed because he's sheltering "noobs". Of course. Stan fires a shot at the King from his bow and arrow, and then guess what happens? A rebellion! Really? (That was sarcasm.) You can probably piece together the rest of the plot yourself. I have a number of problems with this book.
First of all, the Minecraft books that people have started publishing these days are just bad. Why do you have to write about a video game? Or if you are going to, please make an original plot, good characters, and write well. This book would have been better if it wasn't based off of Minecraft. If it was set in some sort of medieval, castle fantasy world, it would have captured more interest.
And the writing quality was just awful. I have found myself questioning why this guy got a book deal. It says in the back of the book that Sean Fay Wolfe wrote this when he was sixteen. I think I'm supposed to be thinking, "Wow, that's so great! He got published at sixteen! How talented!" But what I'm really thinking is, "Why did he get a book deal? I could write a much better book than this garbage."
Not to mention the typos, misuse of language, and overall bland way of telling the details in the same voice...basically, there are no qualities of writing that everyone is taught in school: "show, not tell," varying sentence structure, length, and vocabulary, developing characters and adding depth to them by making them more than just what they are in the scenes, if that makes sense--by giving them a backstory, and countless other ways. This author lacks the skills of a writer. I'm sorry to say that, but I do feel that it is true.
The characters aren't well developed, and there are a lot of "Chosen One" cliches.
I didn't expected this book to be good, so I'm not angry or disappointed. I am angry at publishing companies, etc. for actually publishing books like this instead of interesting or well-written ones.
Basically, the plot is a typical rebellion cliche. Stan is new to a server called Elementia, and of course, he joins at the worst possible time. The tyrannical King is outlawing lower level players from the central city of the server in fear that he will lose his power and forcing them to move to other areas. Stan doesn't know, and makes friends with two (cliche and underdeveloped) characters: Kat, the crazy one, and Charlie, the overly nice one. Once the three are initiated, they travel into Element City, where the King and his council reside, and are sheltered by a kind user, who then is killed because he's sheltering "noobs". Of course. Stan fires a shot at the King from his bow and arrow, and then guess what happens? A rebellion! Really? (That was sarcasm.) You can probably piece together the rest of the plot yourself. I have a number of problems with this book.
First of all, the Minecraft books that people have started publishing these days are just bad. Why do you have to write about a video game? Or if you are going to, please make an original plot, good characters, and write well. This book would have been better if it wasn't based off of Minecraft. If it was set in some sort of medieval, castle fantasy world, it would have captured more interest.
And the writing quality was just awful. I have found myself questioning why this guy got a book deal. It says in the back of the book that Sean Fay Wolfe wrote this when he was sixteen. I think I'm supposed to be thinking, "Wow, that's so great! He got published at sixteen! How talented!" But what I'm really thinking is, "Why did he get a book deal? I could write a much better book than this garbage."
Not to mention the typos, misuse of language, and overall bland way of telling the details in the same voice...basically, there are no qualities of writing that everyone is taught in school: "show, not tell," varying sentence structure, length, and vocabulary, developing characters and adding depth to them by making them more than just what they are in the scenes, if that makes sense--by giving them a backstory, and countless other ways. This author lacks the skills of a writer. I'm sorry to say that, but I do feel that it is true.
The characters aren't well developed, and there are a lot of "Chosen One" cliches.
I didn't expected this book to be good, so I'm not angry or disappointed. I am angry at publishing companies, etc. for actually publishing books like this instead of interesting or well-written ones.
February 13, 2016
4.5 stars. I read this book in Dutch, but I will write the review in English.
I have never played Minecraft, though I am interested in the game (kind of). I was a bit wary of the book at first (I saw it in a book store), but after I saw it in the library I just wanted to try it out. I was a bit worried that it would turn out to be just a guide (like apparently most of the Minecraft books are), but no, this one turned out to be an epic adventure story through the world of Minecraft.
We have 3 characters, Kat, Charlie, Stan, though Stan is the real main character, and the one with the most time in the spotlight. I really liked Stan, he seemed the most real out of all the characters. The others also were quite real, but I don't know, I feel that without Stan the story would have fallen apart. Kat was just a bit too so-so (too bossy, too demanding), Charlie wasn't the best character, at least not until later in the book.
I also liked that Stan was special, that from the first page on you knew he would become something epic and great. And as the story progresses more and more characters start to notice this. That Stan isn't just a player of the Minecraft world, no he is destined to become more.
The plot (overthrowing the king) was interesting, and I loved how it was written. Though at times it was a bit boring due to the overdose of details, like the battles which just seemed to go on and on and on. At times I just skimmed through those as I just wasn't interested in seeing each character fight.
The world of Minecraft, even though I never played it, I could just imagine it, I could just see the blocky trees, the roads, the whole world, and I just had a big grin on my face all the time. I love it when authors are able to shape a world (even one that already exists) and make it come to life, make you want to stay there for a long time and discover this world.
There are also a whole lot of other characters who are just amazing, or annoying (like Mr. A).
Some stuff that were maybe supposed to be a mystery until later weren't that hard to figure out.
The ending? It was great, and it set the stage for the next book (which I bought after I finished this one).
All in all, I can't wait to continue reading this series, and I just hope that it will continue for a bit longer.
I would recommend this book to everyone. You don't need to know about Minecraft, the book is written in a way that stuff gets explained, and you will just be emerged in a great world.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I have never played Minecraft, though I am interested in the game (kind of). I was a bit wary of the book at first (I saw it in a book store), but after I saw it in the library I just wanted to try it out. I was a bit worried that it would turn out to be just a guide (like apparently most of the Minecraft books are), but no, this one turned out to be an epic adventure story through the world of Minecraft.
We have 3 characters, Kat, Charlie, Stan, though Stan is the real main character, and the one with the most time in the spotlight. I really liked Stan, he seemed the most real out of all the characters. The others also were quite real, but I don't know, I feel that without Stan the story would have fallen apart. Kat was just a bit too so-so (too bossy, too demanding), Charlie wasn't the best character, at least not until later in the book.
I also liked that Stan was special, that from the first page on you knew he would become something epic and great. And as the story progresses more and more characters start to notice this. That Stan isn't just a player of the Minecraft world, no he is destined to become more.
The plot (overthrowing the king) was interesting, and I loved how it was written. Though at times it was a bit boring due to the overdose of details, like the battles which just seemed to go on and on and on. At times I just skimmed through those as I just wasn't interested in seeing each character fight.
The world of Minecraft, even though I never played it, I could just imagine it, I could just see the blocky trees, the roads, the whole world, and I just had a big grin on my face all the time. I love it when authors are able to shape a world (even one that already exists) and make it come to life, make you want to stay there for a long time and discover this world.
There are also a whole lot of other characters who are just amazing, or annoying (like Mr. A).
Some stuff that were maybe supposed to be a mystery until later weren't that hard to figure out.
The ending? It was great, and it set the stage for the next book (which I bought after I finished this one).
All in all, I can't wait to continue reading this series, and I just hope that it will continue for a bit longer.
I would recommend this book to everyone. You don't need to know about Minecraft, the book is written in a way that stuff gets explained, and you will just be emerged in a great world.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
February 21, 2017
Sean Fay Wolfen "Elementia kronikat. Kirja 1, Oikeuden voitto" (Readme.fi, 2015) aloittaa uuden kirjasarjan, joka sijoittuu huippusuositun Minecraft-tietokonepelin kuutioista koostuvaan maailmaan.
Stan2012 -niminen hahmo kirjautuu sisälle Minecraft-peliin, sillä hän on kuullut että kyseessä "on hauska peli ja että tämä palvelin on hyvä paikka opetella pelaamaan (s. 18)." Sääli vaan, että Elementia-palvelinta hallitseva kuningas Kev on juuri päättänyt ottaa käyttöön yhden elämän säännön, eli toisin sanoen kerran pelissä kuoltuaan ei hahmo voi enää palata takaisin, ja muutenkin alemman tason pelaajia potkitaan päähän kaikin mahdollisin keinoin. Ei kai siinä siis auta muu kuin käydä raakaa sortovaltaa vastaan!
Lähes viisisataasivuisen "Elementia kronikoiden" juoni koostuu lähinnä kuutioista koostuvasta maailmassa vaeltamisesta ja kolmikon kimppuun hyökkäävien hirviöiden tappamisesta, mikä käy hieman puuduttavaksi, etenkin kun yksiulotteisiin henkilöhahmoihin on mahdotonta millään tavalla kiintyä tai samaistua. Juonenkäänteet ovat myös melkoisen kliseisiä ainakin aikuislukijan mielestä.
Väkivaltaa on yllättävän paljon ja sitä kuvataan aika graafisesti, toki tietokonepelimäiseen tapaan, jolloin kuolemakaan ei oikein tunnu kuolemalta ja paha haavoittuminen voidaan kuitata kaivamalla varusteluettelosta kultainen omena tai kuntoa ylläpitävä taikajuoma. Jonkinlaista angstia koetaan tappamisesta ja kaverin kuolemaa surraan (ainakin seuraavaan taisteluun asti), mutta siinäpä oikeastaan kaikki. Lopputulos on niin syvällinen, että se muistuttaa enemmänkin 16-vuotiaan amerikkalaispojan kirjoittamaa fanficia omasta suosikkipelistään kuin kunnollista nuortenkirjaa.
Ai niin, mutta siinähän tästä pohjimmiltaan onkin kyse. Sean Fay Wolfe oli kirjan kirjoittaessaan kuusitoista, eikä kirjailijana edes mitenkään erityisen lahjakas. Kieli on kömpelöä, ja lauserakenteet ovat täynnä asioiden toistoa tyyliin "Olen samaa mieltä, vastasi Stan, joka oli samaa mieltä kaikesta mitä hänen ystävänsä oli sanonut." Kustannustoimittajaa olisi kaivattu, myös suomenkieliseen painokseen, josta on turhankin helppo bongata virheitä.
Lopputulos on huonoa - siis ihan hirvittävän huonoa - kirjallisuutta, jota Minecraftia pelaava kohderyhmä kuitenkin fanittanee ihan kympillä. Pitäisikö tätä siis hankkia kirjastoon? Mekaanisen lukutaidon vahvistajana "Elementia kronikat" voi toimia, mutta muita ansioita siitä on mahdoton löytää.
Stan2012 -niminen hahmo kirjautuu sisälle Minecraft-peliin, sillä hän on kuullut että kyseessä "on hauska peli ja että tämä palvelin on hyvä paikka opetella pelaamaan (s. 18)." Sääli vaan, että Elementia-palvelinta hallitseva kuningas Kev on juuri päättänyt ottaa käyttöön yhden elämän säännön, eli toisin sanoen kerran pelissä kuoltuaan ei hahmo voi enää palata takaisin, ja muutenkin alemman tason pelaajia potkitaan päähän kaikin mahdollisin keinoin. Ei kai siinä siis auta muu kuin käydä raakaa sortovaltaa vastaan!
Lähes viisisataasivuisen "Elementia kronikoiden" juoni koostuu lähinnä kuutioista koostuvasta maailmassa vaeltamisesta ja kolmikon kimppuun hyökkäävien hirviöiden tappamisesta, mikä käy hieman puuduttavaksi, etenkin kun yksiulotteisiin henkilöhahmoihin on mahdotonta millään tavalla kiintyä tai samaistua. Juonenkäänteet ovat myös melkoisen kliseisiä ainakin aikuislukijan mielestä.
Väkivaltaa on yllättävän paljon ja sitä kuvataan aika graafisesti, toki tietokonepelimäiseen tapaan, jolloin kuolemakaan ei oikein tunnu kuolemalta ja paha haavoittuminen voidaan kuitata kaivamalla varusteluettelosta kultainen omena tai kuntoa ylläpitävä taikajuoma. Jonkinlaista angstia koetaan tappamisesta ja kaverin kuolemaa surraan (ainakin seuraavaan taisteluun asti), mutta siinäpä oikeastaan kaikki. Lopputulos on niin syvällinen, että se muistuttaa enemmänkin 16-vuotiaan amerikkalaispojan kirjoittamaa fanficia omasta suosikkipelistään kuin kunnollista nuortenkirjaa.
Ai niin, mutta siinähän tästä pohjimmiltaan onkin kyse. Sean Fay Wolfe oli kirjan kirjoittaessaan kuusitoista, eikä kirjailijana edes mitenkään erityisen lahjakas. Kieli on kömpelöä, ja lauserakenteet ovat täynnä asioiden toistoa tyyliin "Olen samaa mieltä, vastasi Stan, joka oli samaa mieltä kaikesta mitä hänen ystävänsä oli sanonut." Kustannustoimittajaa olisi kaivattu, myös suomenkieliseen painokseen, josta on turhankin helppo bongata virheitä.
Lopputulos on huonoa - siis ihan hirvittävän huonoa - kirjallisuutta, jota Minecraftia pelaava kohderyhmä kuitenkin fanittanee ihan kympillä. Pitäisikö tätä siis hankkia kirjastoon? Mekaanisen lukutaidon vahvistajana "Elementia kronikat" voi toimia, mutta muita ansioita siitä on mahdoton löytää.
April 7, 2016
Ihan hirveä kirja. Siis kirjallisesti niin surkea kuin olla voi. Hahmoista kerrotaan ulkonäkö/sukupuoli ja nimi, that's it. Jäävät todella yksiulotteisiksi. Kirjassa taistellaan paljon. Taisteluiden kuvaus on hyvin yksityiskohtaista liikkeiden kuvausta. Yhtä tappelua saatetaan kuvata liike liikkeeltä sivukaupalla. Kirja on myös aika väkivaltainen ja graafinen, nuolella otsaan ja kirveellä kaulaan. Veri lentää ja oksennetaan tuskasta kun kaveri kuolee. Kyse on toki pelistä.
Minecraft on englanninkielinen peli joten ihmettelen vähän materiaalien yms. nimien kääntämistä suomeksi. Kuvittelen niiden olevan kohderyhmällekin tutumpia englanniksi. Itse ainakin olin välillä pihalla mistä mineraalista oli kyse, vaikka olen peliä pelannut. Pelissä hahmon ulkonäköä voi vaihtaa skinillä, ja tämä oli käännetty suoraan "iho". Yhdellä hahmolla oli esim. samurai-iho. Ehkä olisi ollut järkevämpää käyttää alkuperäistä termiä, mielestäni sitä käyttävät myös pelin pelaajat. Kirja on uskomattoman pitkä suhteessa siihen mitä siinä tapahtuu. Kirjoittaja on ilmeisesti kirjoittanut kirjan 16-vuotiaana, ja siltä se myös tuntuu. Ihan kuin lukisin esiteinin kirjoittamaa fanfictionia.
Kirja sijoittuu peliin. Jäi epäselväksi onko kyseessä ikäänkuin oma universumi, vai ovatko pelin henkilöt eli pelaajat olemassa myös oikeassa maailmassa. Pelistä ei esimerkiksi koskaan poistuta. Ensimmäinen ajatukseni oli kun päähenkilö Stan ihastuu Sally-nimiseen tyttöhahmoon, oli että Sallyn pelaaja voi olla oikeasti vaikka joku 40-vuotias mies...
Paljon vilisee Minecraftin pelaajalle tuttuja asioita. Kirjan arvosteluista päätellen tämä uppoaa kohderyhmään kuin veitsi kuumaan voihin. Itsekin olen peliä pelannut mutta oli kyllä varsinanen kärsimysten tie tämä kirja. Mutta pakko vinkata koska kelpaa varmasti kaikille Minen pelaajille, ja pojille erityisesti.
Minecraft on englanninkielinen peli joten ihmettelen vähän materiaalien yms. nimien kääntämistä suomeksi. Kuvittelen niiden olevan kohderyhmällekin tutumpia englanniksi. Itse ainakin olin välillä pihalla mistä mineraalista oli kyse, vaikka olen peliä pelannut. Pelissä hahmon ulkonäköä voi vaihtaa skinillä, ja tämä oli käännetty suoraan "iho". Yhdellä hahmolla oli esim. samurai-iho. Ehkä olisi ollut järkevämpää käyttää alkuperäistä termiä, mielestäni sitä käyttävät myös pelin pelaajat. Kirja on uskomattoman pitkä suhteessa siihen mitä siinä tapahtuu. Kirjoittaja on ilmeisesti kirjoittanut kirjan 16-vuotiaana, ja siltä se myös tuntuu. Ihan kuin lukisin esiteinin kirjoittamaa fanfictionia.
Kirja sijoittuu peliin. Jäi epäselväksi onko kyseessä ikäänkuin oma universumi, vai ovatko pelin henkilöt eli pelaajat olemassa myös oikeassa maailmassa. Pelistä ei esimerkiksi koskaan poistuta. Ensimmäinen ajatukseni oli kun päähenkilö Stan ihastuu Sally-nimiseen tyttöhahmoon, oli että Sallyn pelaaja voi olla oikeasti vaikka joku 40-vuotias mies...
Paljon vilisee Minecraftin pelaajalle tuttuja asioita. Kirjan arvosteluista päätellen tämä uppoaa kohderyhmään kuin veitsi kuumaan voihin. Itsekin olen peliä pelannut mutta oli kyllä varsinanen kärsimysten tie tämä kirja. Mutta pakko vinkata koska kelpaa varmasti kaikille Minen pelaajille, ja pojille erityisesti.
September 4, 2016
As a teacher and Minecrafter, I love finding ways to inspire students to be more engaged in their learning. The Elementia Chronicles have been such an inspiration! The adventures of Stan2012 and his friends has captivated the kids with their own reading and has become a bedtime story for my daughter too!
Beautifully written, this series brings the survival world of Minecraft become a great asset for our school library. Thank you Sean!
Beautifully written, this series brings the survival world of Minecraft become a great asset for our school library. Thank you Sean!
November 11, 2015
Misión Justicia es una historia original dentro de lo que ya conocemos y que, pese a estar basada en un famoso videojuego, encuentra la manera de aportar interés, dinamismo y originalidad. No perderé de vista la fecha de publicación del siguiente.
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December 3, 2015Puoleen väliin jäi, vaikka yritys oli kova. Sinänsä ihan ok juoneltaan, taisteluineen, pelijuttuineen yms., mutta kun samat kuutiojutut toistuu aina uudelleen ja uudellen aina uusien hirviöiden kanssa, ei vinkkarin pää kestä. Eieieiei.
December 11, 2015
This book rating is 5 i recommend getting this book if you like minecraft and if you like action and adventure and if you like it read the second book.
March 3, 2020
This series will always, always, always have a special place in my heart.
August 3, 2020
My kid likes it. I do not.
July 8, 2023
This was my favorite book growing up, so it was a little hard rereading it and seeing how many flaws it has. I'll start with positives, though. Minecraft original novels are difficult to write given the capability of re-spawning. Additionally, it is hard to write fight scenes with impact if you know that each character is really a human being controlling an in game avatar, and they aren't really suffering any injuries. This novel manages to avoid these problems, making death permanent in Elementia, the server in question, with the hardcore setting, and avoiding talking about life outside of the game, which makes fights scenes more believable. Continuing with fight scenes, most of them are well choreographed, with the exception of the final one against King Kev, (Stan had some fairly heavy plot armor there). The diversity in weapons helps in this aspect, and also helps suspend our belief of characters just being avatars in a game. This is because many of them use weapons that are not optimal for fighting from a Minecraft stats standpoint, but could be good in a real world scenario, such as Charlie's pickaxe. Finally, the in-world politics of this novel are well developed, despite being a little basic as they draw a lot of inspiration from history, such as the American Revolution.
The biggest flaw in this novel is easily the characters and the relationships they have with one another. Stan is one of the most boring protagonists I have ever seen, as his goal of taking down King Kev and achieving justice are his only characters traits aside from a few quippy one-liners. He also doesn't have any substantial character development. The only change is that at the beginning of the novel, he is told by everyone in Adorian Village that he is special, but he doesn't believe them; however, throughout his journey he learns that he is special because... the universe said so??? Kat and Charlie are definitely better in this regard, as Charlie is seen steadily gaining confidence throughout the book and Kat learns that she can grow past being a former griefer. However, because of Stan's lack of substance, their friendship with him is half-baked at best. This is really the same for all of the characters and Stan, especially him and his girlfriend, Sally. This relationship stems from about 5 minutes of flirting and Sally telling Stan that he's special, so it feels unnecessarily crammed in for the sake of a love line. And Stan saying that this is the person he loves most in the world despite going through life-or-death scenarios with Charlie and Kat for the entirety of the book is absurd. Honestly, the side characters, including Sally, are all more interesting than Stan. Just because he is the protagonist doesn't mean he should be a blank slate; in fact, in a hero's journey type of novel, we should see the most development and characterization from Stan. My final complaint with the characters is Stan's plot armor, which can apply to Kat and Charlie to an extent as well. All three of them fight as well as players who have been playing Minecraft for years within the span of a week. Additionally, Stan goes to a village and threatens to kill everyone there if they don't join his cause. I understand that he told them sensitive information, but the book doesn't even acknowledge that this is a little similar to King Kev's tyranny.
Moving on to the plot, Stan's journey is fairly well executed for the most part. His journey to the Nether was interesting, as was entering the End. As previously mentioned, his time in the village is really bad, (it's probably my least favorite part of the book), but other than that, his time in the desert is pretty good. However, I think that Stan is a really weird character to be leading this rebellion, seeing as he just got here. His anger towards King Kev is realistic given Adorian Village and Blackraven, so I'm not saying he hasn't actually lived through the King's tyranny for long enough to want to rebel. But the King has been at power like this for a while, so why hasn't anyone else rebelled? I suppose Avery tried and failed, but then why would such an inexperienced player be able to pull off a rebellion seamlessly? And, even more odd, what makes everyone so quick to follow him? This is why I really liked the Mechanist, but the author was hellbent on making us think he was a coward for questioning Stan. Also, (I know I'm jumping around a bit), Mr. A's reveal as Avery was frustratingly obvious. It's insane that none of the characters picked up on that.
Overall, without Stan this is a pretty good novel; sadly, he is the protagonist, and therefore I must give it 3 stars.
The biggest flaw in this novel is easily the characters and the relationships they have with one another. Stan is one of the most boring protagonists I have ever seen, as his goal of taking down King Kev and achieving justice are his only characters traits aside from a few quippy one-liners. He also doesn't have any substantial character development. The only change is that at the beginning of the novel, he is told by everyone in Adorian Village that he is special, but he doesn't believe them; however, throughout his journey he learns that he is special because... the universe said so??? Kat and Charlie are definitely better in this regard, as Charlie is seen steadily gaining confidence throughout the book and Kat learns that she can grow past being a former griefer. However, because of Stan's lack of substance, their friendship with him is half-baked at best. This is really the same for all of the characters and Stan, especially him and his girlfriend, Sally. This relationship stems from about 5 minutes of flirting and Sally telling Stan that he's special, so it feels unnecessarily crammed in for the sake of a love line. And Stan saying that this is the person he loves most in the world despite going through life-or-death scenarios with Charlie and Kat for the entirety of the book is absurd. Honestly, the side characters, including Sally, are all more interesting than Stan. Just because he is the protagonist doesn't mean he should be a blank slate; in fact, in a hero's journey type of novel, we should see the most development and characterization from Stan. My final complaint with the characters is Stan's plot armor, which can apply to Kat and Charlie to an extent as well. All three of them fight as well as players who have been playing Minecraft for years within the span of a week. Additionally, Stan goes to a village and threatens to kill everyone there if they don't join his cause. I understand that he told them sensitive information, but the book doesn't even acknowledge that this is a little similar to King Kev's tyranny.
Moving on to the plot, Stan's journey is fairly well executed for the most part. His journey to the Nether was interesting, as was entering the End. As previously mentioned, his time in the village is really bad, (it's probably my least favorite part of the book), but other than that, his time in the desert is pretty good. However, I think that Stan is a really weird character to be leading this rebellion, seeing as he just got here. His anger towards King Kev is realistic given Adorian Village and Blackraven, so I'm not saying he hasn't actually lived through the King's tyranny for long enough to want to rebel. But the King has been at power like this for a while, so why hasn't anyone else rebelled? I suppose Avery tried and failed, but then why would such an inexperienced player be able to pull off a rebellion seamlessly? And, even more odd, what makes everyone so quick to follow him? This is why I really liked the Mechanist, but the author was hellbent on making us think he was a coward for questioning Stan. Also, (I know I'm jumping around a bit), Mr. A's reveal as Avery was frustratingly obvious. It's insane that none of the characters picked up on that.
Overall, without Stan this is a pretty good novel; sadly, he is the protagonist, and therefore I must give it 3 stars.
January 14, 2023
I loved this book! It was such a fantastic read. I admired how Wolfe portrayed the characters and made the game more realistic than I could have ever thought Minecraft to be.
On the day Stan2012 appeared on Spawnpoint Hill, everything changed. As he and new friend KingCharles_XIV (aka Charlie) begin to adapt to the Minecraft world, they fight Zombies, Spiders, and on their second morning in Minecraft, a girl shows up. When KitKat783 tries to steal their items and attack them with her stone sword, the two new players admit to having no valuable items, so she befriends them and together they fight off a Griefer by the name of Mr A, who crops up at different points in the story.
As Stan and Charlie introduce themselves to Kat, the three of them start making their way to the Adorian Village, a training site for new players. We are introduced to Archie, Goldman (aka G), Jayden and Sally, all players who will train them to fight in different ways, and Adoria, the leader of the Adorian Village. Charlie, Kat and Stan all share a room with the trainers, as there are "so many new players these days that we're running out of space".
First up is archery, with trainer Archie. Kat excels at this, whereas Charlie and Stan can only do so well. After this is Mining 101 with G, where they are taught how to distinguish the seven different types of ore: coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis lazuli, emerald and diamond. G then offered some basic mining tips, and after that he gave them each a stone pickaxe and taught them how to fight with them. This time, Charlie was the excellent one. When they tried mining themselves, though, Charlie seemed to have a sixth sense that told him which way the best materials were. "You have the best mining instincts of anyone I've ever taught," commented G, smiling at Charlie.
After Sally whispers to Stan that she has high expectations for him, he feels he needs to give 110% in sword fighting the next day.
Sally tosses Stan an iron sword and Kat and Charlie each a stone one. Each of them are given enchanted diamond armour and they begin to fight two-on-one. As a lucky blow knocks Charlie's helmet off, he falls to the ground and Sally discovers that the enchantment was defective and had been enhanced with Blast Protection. Kat and Stan continue to fight each other and Stan does fairly well, using fabulous skills and feints.
But what Stan doesn't know is that his real skill is up next; as Jayden leads them to the farm, Stan realises that axe fighting is the only skill left to try. Against a violent Snow Golem, Jayden demonstrates a fantastic decapitation which just makes Stan, Kat and Charlie gawp at Jayden's incredible skill. Kat and Charlie fail miserably, but when Stan takes the axe, he twists and turns like a master at work. After the Snow Golem no longer has a head, everyone in the Adorian Village hears about this incredible skill.
After Stan, Kat and Charlie up their levels and leave the Adorian Village, they discover that King Kev, leader of Elementia, is trying to dismiss all of the lower-level players on the server. When hearing about this ridiculous scheme, they go to King Kev's announcement and after the King has spoken, Stan stands on a block and shoots the King. Had it not been for his diamond armour, the King would have died.
And now as Stan and his friends recruit more players, go to the Nether, visit the End, discover King Kev's secret stash of backup army supplies, kill the Ender Dragon and experience Enlightenment, the battle for Elementia must begin...
On the day Stan2012 appeared on Spawnpoint Hill, everything changed. As he and new friend KingCharles_XIV (aka Charlie) begin to adapt to the Minecraft world, they fight Zombies, Spiders, and on their second morning in Minecraft, a girl shows up. When KitKat783 tries to steal their items and attack them with her stone sword, the two new players admit to having no valuable items, so she befriends them and together they fight off a Griefer by the name of Mr A, who crops up at different points in the story.
As Stan and Charlie introduce themselves to Kat, the three of them start making their way to the Adorian Village, a training site for new players. We are introduced to Archie, Goldman (aka G), Jayden and Sally, all players who will train them to fight in different ways, and Adoria, the leader of the Adorian Village. Charlie, Kat and Stan all share a room with the trainers, as there are "so many new players these days that we're running out of space".
First up is archery, with trainer Archie. Kat excels at this, whereas Charlie and Stan can only do so well. After this is Mining 101 with G, where they are taught how to distinguish the seven different types of ore: coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis lazuli, emerald and diamond. G then offered some basic mining tips, and after that he gave them each a stone pickaxe and taught them how to fight with them. This time, Charlie was the excellent one. When they tried mining themselves, though, Charlie seemed to have a sixth sense that told him which way the best materials were. "You have the best mining instincts of anyone I've ever taught," commented G, smiling at Charlie.
After Sally whispers to Stan that she has high expectations for him, he feels he needs to give 110% in sword fighting the next day.
Sally tosses Stan an iron sword and Kat and Charlie each a stone one. Each of them are given enchanted diamond armour and they begin to fight two-on-one. As a lucky blow knocks Charlie's helmet off, he falls to the ground and Sally discovers that the enchantment was defective and had been enhanced with Blast Protection. Kat and Stan continue to fight each other and Stan does fairly well, using fabulous skills and feints.
But what Stan doesn't know is that his real skill is up next; as Jayden leads them to the farm, Stan realises that axe fighting is the only skill left to try. Against a violent Snow Golem, Jayden demonstrates a fantastic decapitation which just makes Stan, Kat and Charlie gawp at Jayden's incredible skill. Kat and Charlie fail miserably, but when Stan takes the axe, he twists and turns like a master at work. After the Snow Golem no longer has a head, everyone in the Adorian Village hears about this incredible skill.
After Stan, Kat and Charlie up their levels and leave the Adorian Village, they discover that King Kev, leader of Elementia, is trying to dismiss all of the lower-level players on the server. When hearing about this ridiculous scheme, they go to King Kev's announcement and after the King has spoken, Stan stands on a block and shoots the King. Had it not been for his diamond armour, the King would have died.
And now as Stan and his friends recruit more players, go to the Nether, visit the End, discover King Kev's secret stash of backup army supplies, kill the Ender Dragon and experience Enlightenment, the battle for Elementia must begin...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 14, 2019
Elementia: The quest for justice
A world once started so wonderfully, started by a master of potions… The master was assassinated… And now a leader who rules with Iron fist is leading Elementia. the Dictator named king Kev, becomes power-hungry so one day, He makes a proclamation: All members below a certain level of experience will be killed and be deleted from the server for good. This is where brand-new members Stan, Charlie and Kat draw the line. After an attempt of Stan to snipe the king with his bow, The friends are forced to flee to the ender-desert in a mission to eventually kill king Kev and free all new members.
Set in the world of Minecraft, where everything is made of blocks, Elementia,the quest for justice is a story of rebellion against a power even greater than the rebellion itself. It hurts every single member of the rebellion to kill an enemy soldier but it will be needed to stop this injustice. The question is, can Stan withstand and complete everything that needs to be done to complete the quest for justice?
Stan is a brand-new player of Minecraft and wants equal rights everywhere. He is talented with the axe and will try to help anyone who he can. He knows a good person when he sees one and will want to fight fair in any situation. Stan is also very cunning and has played major roles in sneak attacks, battles and secret missions executed by the rebellion. However, the rebellion is missing something important. There is a spy in their midst…
Elementia the quest for justice is an amazing book involving dramatic scenes, unexpected twists and spectacular battles. I would recommend this book to people who like action/adventure, videogames and revolution stories. I think the appropriate age for this book is 10+.
A world once started so wonderfully, started by a master of potions… The master was assassinated… And now a leader who rules with Iron fist is leading Elementia. the Dictator named king Kev, becomes power-hungry so one day, He makes a proclamation: All members below a certain level of experience will be killed and be deleted from the server for good. This is where brand-new members Stan, Charlie and Kat draw the line. After an attempt of Stan to snipe the king with his bow, The friends are forced to flee to the ender-desert in a mission to eventually kill king Kev and free all new members.
Set in the world of Minecraft, where everything is made of blocks, Elementia,the quest for justice is a story of rebellion against a power even greater than the rebellion itself. It hurts every single member of the rebellion to kill an enemy soldier but it will be needed to stop this injustice. The question is, can Stan withstand and complete everything that needs to be done to complete the quest for justice?
Stan is a brand-new player of Minecraft and wants equal rights everywhere. He is talented with the axe and will try to help anyone who he can. He knows a good person when he sees one and will want to fight fair in any situation. Stan is also very cunning and has played major roles in sneak attacks, battles and secret missions executed by the rebellion. However, the rebellion is missing something important. There is a spy in their midst…
Elementia the quest for justice is an amazing book involving dramatic scenes, unexpected twists and spectacular battles. I would recommend this book to people who like action/adventure, videogames and revolution stories. I think the appropriate age for this book is 10+.
January 23, 2019
Stan, a brand new player who has just joined a server for his first time is now realizing that help will not be allowed to him. A law that banishes people from helping new players has been published which means Stan is by himself for this journey. Yet Stan follows a path where he finds a village where the people there help the newer players. He ends up making friends and training for battle. While out hunting though Stan, Kat and Charlie (Stan's new friends) run into a griefer. This person just plays to troll and mess with people. They fight him off, yet he gets away.
Later in the book Stan and his friends create an army to attack this king who is creating unnecessary laws hurting the new players. They create and army with people with special talents of their own. The army attacks the castle where the king and his army and higher more experienced players live. They end up fighting in a battle and Stand and the King have a fight like no other. The king as special powers where he can fly and never die. Yet Stan over powers him and takes control of the kingdom with the king getting away. After a long fought battle Stan looses many friends, but gains new ones.
This book is a fiction type book about a very popular game called Minecraft. I choose this book because I use to always play this game when I was younger, yet got tired of it after the years. So when I found out a book was made about the game I decided to read. It reminded me of so much memories and experiences that I remember. The book told a unique story that was very interesting and fun. I plan to read the next two books later down the road.
Later in the book Stan and his friends create an army to attack this king who is creating unnecessary laws hurting the new players. They create and army with people with special talents of their own. The army attacks the castle where the king and his army and higher more experienced players live. They end up fighting in a battle and Stand and the King have a fight like no other. The king as special powers where he can fly and never die. Yet Stan over powers him and takes control of the kingdom with the king getting away. After a long fought battle Stan looses many friends, but gains new ones.
This book is a fiction type book about a very popular game called Minecraft. I choose this book because I use to always play this game when I was younger, yet got tired of it after the years. So when I found out a book was made about the game I decided to read. It reminded me of so much memories and experiences that I remember. The book told a unique story that was very interesting and fun. I plan to read the next two books later down the road.
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