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Official Minecraft Novels #5
Minecraft: The Voyage
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 peaceful—if unremarkable—life 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. It’s 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, Stax’s old life is taken from him, and he is left stranded in the middle of nowhere, angry and alone. He’s 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 there’s 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 that’s just waiting to be explored.
Stax Stonecutter has lived a peaceful—if unremarkable—life 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. It’s 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, Stax’s old life is taken from him, and he is left stranded in the middle of nowhere, angry and alone. He’s 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 there’s 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 that’s just waiting to be explored.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 2020
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About the author
Jason Fry
122 books296 followersI am the author of The Jupiter Pirates series published by HarperCollins -- visit the official site at http://jupiterpirates.com.
In addition to Jupiter Pirates, I've written or co-written more than 30 novels and short stories set in the Star Wars galaxy, including The Essential Atlas, The Essential Guide to Warfare, The Weapon of a Jedi, and the Servants of the Empire quartet.
I spent more than 12 years at The Wall Street Journal Online, where I wrote or co-wrote the Real Time and Daily Fix columns. My non-fiction work has appeared on ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, Poynter.org, Deadspin and Baseball Prospectus. I blog about the New York Mets at Faith and Fear in Flushing and live in Brooklyn with my wife and son.
In addition to Jupiter Pirates, I've written or co-written more than 30 novels and short stories set in the Star Wars galaxy, including The Essential Atlas, The Essential Guide to Warfare, The Weapon of a Jedi, and the Servants of the Empire quartet.
I spent more than 12 years at The Wall Street Journal Online, where I wrote or co-wrote the Real Time and Daily Fix columns. My non-fiction work has appeared on ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, Poynter.org, Deadspin and Baseball Prospectus. I blog about the New York Mets at Faith and Fear in Flushing and live in Brooklyn with my wife and son.
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March 6, 2020
Had early access to this book and this book is great just like the other 4 novels I want more Minecraft books like these
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May 6, 2022This book gave me some serious Hobbit vibes! Privileged dude lives a cozy boring life off the wealth of his family. Life gets turned upside-down into an unwanted adventure. That being said- I’m all for Middle-Earth Overworld! Fine by me! It is a well thought out book with great minecrafty details. I read it aloud to my five-year old so it took us forever, but it’s entertaining for both kids and adults. It even had a few words I didn’t know! Exciting! All in all it was a good book.
December 12, 2024
This is a very well written book. I would definitely recommend this to Minecraft fans with a warning: It adds senses, like food burning your hands when it just came out of the furnace. That I don't mind, but it also slightly strays from the game: like banners in boats, taking the better part of a day to build a boat, and changing the length of a pickaxe. I wish it kept to the game more, but besides that, it was a really great book.
January 28, 2022
Such a solid novel! It's nice to see what the combination of an adequate writer and an already well laid-out world can offer for the reader.
August 4, 2022
Z ulgą na sercu muszę powiedzieć, że Jason Fry zdecydowanie odnalazł się w świecie Minecrafta. Potrafi w szczegółowy sposób opisać wszelkie niuanse, mechanizmy świata, a nawet poszczególne materiały, z których budowane są obiekty. Zdecydowanie jest to książka pod względem warsztatowym bardzo dobra, jeśli nie świetna. Nic dziwnego, że jest uznawana za oficjalny produkt Mojang, w odróżnieniu od wielu średniej jakości książek także opierających się o to uniwersum.
Książka, poza świetną fabułą i bohaterami, ma sporo do przekazania młodemu czytelnikowi. Podążając za Staxem może on spojrzeć na życie z innej perspektywy. Może to właśnie ta książka umocni wiarę w siebie, pozwoli wyjść do ludzi, porzucić bezpieczną przystań jaką jest zapewne dom i wyruszyć w przygodę. Nie musi być to przygoda życia jak Staxa. Może to być cokolwiek, co jest odmienne od codzienności, bo jest tylko tego, kto doświadcza nowego. Czytelnik może nauczyć się, że nie ma co oglądać się ciągle za siebie czy tkwić w marazmie, trzeba iść do przodu, bo może nas coś ciekawego ominąć. Być może to także pokazanie dzieciom, że poza światem gry, tym bezpiecznym miejscem, jest sporo do eksplorowania i przynosi to sporo radości. Przemiana, jaka dokonuje się w Staxie, może być przydatną życiową lekcją dla młodego czytelnika.
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Książka, poza świetną fabułą i bohaterami, ma sporo do przekazania młodemu czytelnikowi. Podążając za Staxem może on spojrzeć na życie z innej perspektywy. Może to właśnie ta książka umocni wiarę w siebie, pozwoli wyjść do ludzi, porzucić bezpieczną przystań jaką jest zapewne dom i wyruszyć w przygodę. Nie musi być to przygoda życia jak Staxa. Może to być cokolwiek, co jest odmienne od codzienności, bo jest tylko tego, kto doświadcza nowego. Czytelnik może nauczyć się, że nie ma co oglądać się ciągle za siebie czy tkwić w marazmie, trzeba iść do przodu, bo może nas coś ciekawego ominąć. Być może to także pokazanie dzieciom, że poza światem gry, tym bezpiecznym miejscem, jest sporo do eksplorowania i przynosi to sporo radości. Przemiana, jaka dokonuje się w Staxie, może być przydatną życiową lekcją dla młodego czytelnika.
Więcej na: https://konfabula.pl/minecraft-wyprawa/
January 8, 2023
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Stax Stonecutter lives a quiet and uneventful life in his family's home (in the world of Minecraft), and runs the stone mining business that his grandmother started. When he is visited by the rude Fougue Tempro, he is persuaded to give the man a tour, but is rather shocked when the man shows up the following week with raiders who not only strip the mine and house, but take Stax hostage and sail off with him. Tempro's ship has some difficulties, including zombies (creepers) in the waters, and Stax manages to escape and lands on an island with a tower, which he repairs. He eventually decides to leave, and sails off, lands, and decides to build a cabin and eat kelp. He meets several people, including Ramoa, who shows up several other times during the book, and Hejira Tenbooks, who encourages him to hunt down the Champion to help him find Tempro and bring him to justice. The Champion, however, decides not to help. Stax continues on his journey, which includes time spent in another mine and some riding with Ramoa's caravan. Eventually, he comes across Tempro, manages to subdue him and put him in a prison that is built just for him. Stax then goes home, thanks the people who helped to run the family business in his absence, and opens up his home for people to visit, after he renovates the property.
Strengths: I admire Dey Rey Books for capitalizing on a science fiction/fantasy gaming trend and assembling a very impressive array of middle grade authors to put their own spins on books to appeal to players of Minecraft. Mr. Fry is clearly very invested in this game, and his attention to details will be appreciated by those who play it. The story has a plot, character development, and a variety of different well-described settings, as well as decent supporting characters, making it a huge improvement on books (from a literary perspective) like Wimpy Kid.
Weaknesses: For someone whose only experience with Minecraft is starting a game and being unable to move the swimming pigs out of the quarry-style pool, this was a tough, tough go. The play-by-play style that must follow a video game is weird and unsettling. A lot of eating kelp and building things. And getting a lot of gold and jewels? Just not my thing.
What I really think: I will probably purchase it, and it's good to have read these so that I can recommend the different books in the series, which are not alike at all. The whole time I was reading this, however, I felt like I was missing a huge back story.
Stax Stonecutter lives a quiet and uneventful life in his family's home (in the world of Minecraft), and runs the stone mining business that his grandmother started. When he is visited by the rude Fougue Tempro, he is persuaded to give the man a tour, but is rather shocked when the man shows up the following week with raiders who not only strip the mine and house, but take Stax hostage and sail off with him. Tempro's ship has some difficulties, including zombies (creepers) in the waters, and Stax manages to escape and lands on an island with a tower, which he repairs. He eventually decides to leave, and sails off, lands, and decides to build a cabin and eat kelp. He meets several people, including Ramoa, who shows up several other times during the book, and Hejira Tenbooks, who encourages him to hunt down the Champion to help him find Tempro and bring him to justice. The Champion, however, decides not to help. Stax continues on his journey, which includes time spent in another mine and some riding with Ramoa's caravan. Eventually, he comes across Tempro, manages to subdue him and put him in a prison that is built just for him. Stax then goes home, thanks the people who helped to run the family business in his absence, and opens up his home for people to visit, after he renovates the property.
Strengths: I admire Dey Rey Books for capitalizing on a science fiction/fantasy gaming trend and assembling a very impressive array of middle grade authors to put their own spins on books to appeal to players of Minecraft. Mr. Fry is clearly very invested in this game, and his attention to details will be appreciated by those who play it. The story has a plot, character development, and a variety of different well-described settings, as well as decent supporting characters, making it a huge improvement on books (from a literary perspective) like Wimpy Kid.
Weaknesses: For someone whose only experience with Minecraft is starting a game and being unable to move the swimming pigs out of the quarry-style pool, this was a tough, tough go. The play-by-play style that must follow a video game is weird and unsettling. A lot of eating kelp and building things. And getting a lot of gold and jewels? Just not my thing.
What I really think: I will probably purchase it, and it's good to have read these so that I can recommend the different books in the series, which are not alike at all. The whole time I was reading this, however, I felt like I was missing a huge back story.
July 21, 2024
przewspaniała przygoda zamknięta w zaledwie 300 stronach. pozycja przeznaczona dla starszych czytelników, którzy wyrośli z banalnych opowiastek, toczących się w „sześciennej rzeczywistości”, a już szczególnie tych, którzy potrzebują zatopić się w głębi kwadratowej rzeczywistości. „głębi” nie jest przypadkowo użytym słowem, gdyż, sama w sobie opowieść zdaje się ociekać krystalicznym wodami, odkąd bohater zamieszkuje tereny w pobliżu rozciągającego się morza…ile komfortu uczułam w opisie nieco monotonnej - a jednocześnie zwyczajnej i niezwykle beztroskiej - codzienności staxa. to była niemalże kwintesencja moich niezliczonych, „kwadratowych” fantazji: zajmowanie się kotkami, zaspokajanie porannego głodu zwyczajnym posiłkiem, praca na zewnątrz, wśród, wybrzmiewającego dzikim szumem, powiewu znajomych drzew, szwędanie się po bibliotece…to życie, o jakim snułam marzenia, jednocześnie rozmyślając o swojej roli w świecie minecraft’a.
mimo tej nudy, która snuła się duchem wokół głównego bohatera, autor nie zawiódł w kreacji reszty z nich; ich różnorodność tak barwnie kolorowała całą powieść, że moja sympatia do większości postaci nie zaznała granic. „wyprawa” niesamowicie wzmacnia więź z minecraft’owym światem; urzeczywistnia wszelkie trudy, które - w oczach graczy - mogą sprawiać wrażenie prostych i zwyczajnych. praca w kopalni, konfrontacja z osadnikami, przebywanie podróży, która odbiera resztki energii…
co na minus…oczywiście minimalny, bo, poza nim, książka pozostaje NIESKAZITELNA…wspominanie o rzeczach, przedmiotach i czynnościach, które nigdy nie istniały w minecraft’cie. czasem miałam wrażenie, że powoli odchodzimy od kwadratowego świata, jak gdyby autor nieco zapominał, gdzie się usadowił, a to niezwykle istotne! poza tym, mogę jedynie pochwalić autora za ujęcie poniektórych lokacji w tak urokliwym, a jednocześnie wcale nie sprawiającym usilnego i desperackiego, stylu. z niektórych wiosek zdawało się bić takie naturalne ciepło, taki brak potrzeby konfrontacji…i to się ceni. mimo wszystko, akcja wciąż toczy się w świecie minecraft’a, a - wbrew pozorom - jest to świat niezwykle skromny i wyciszony, pomijając starcia z potworami, które w końcu również cichną po odejściu zmroku.
refleksja po przeczytaniu „wyprawy”: czy, gdybyś mógł cofnąć czas i zapobiec napadowi zbirów, zrobiłbyś to? czy wymazałbyś wspomnienie wioski, dziewczyny o imieniu ramoa?
mimo tej nudy, która snuła się duchem wokół głównego bohatera, autor nie zawiódł w kreacji reszty z nich; ich różnorodność tak barwnie kolorowała całą powieść, że moja sympatia do większości postaci nie zaznała granic. „wyprawa” niesamowicie wzmacnia więź z minecraft’owym światem; urzeczywistnia wszelkie trudy, które - w oczach graczy - mogą sprawiać wrażenie prostych i zwyczajnych. praca w kopalni, konfrontacja z osadnikami, przebywanie podróży, która odbiera resztki energii…
co na minus…oczywiście minimalny, bo, poza nim, książka pozostaje NIESKAZITELNA…wspominanie o rzeczach, przedmiotach i czynnościach, które nigdy nie istniały w minecraft’cie. czasem miałam wrażenie, że powoli odchodzimy od kwadratowego świata, jak gdyby autor nieco zapominał, gdzie się usadowił, a to niezwykle istotne! poza tym, mogę jedynie pochwalić autora za ujęcie poniektórych lokacji w tak urokliwym, a jednocześnie wcale nie sprawiającym usilnego i desperackiego, stylu. z niektórych wiosek zdawało się bić takie naturalne ciepło, taki brak potrzeby konfrontacji…i to się ceni. mimo wszystko, akcja wciąż toczy się w świecie minecraft’a, a - wbrew pozorom - jest to świat niezwykle skromny i wyciszony, pomijając starcia z potworami, które w końcu również cichną po odejściu zmroku.
refleksja po przeczytaniu „wyprawy”: czy, gdybyś mógł cofnąć czas i zapobiec napadowi zbirów, zrobiłbyś to? czy wymazałbyś wspomnienie wioski, dziewczyny o imieniu ramoa?
November 17, 2024
przewspaniała przygoda zamknięta w zaledwie 300 stronach. pozycja przeznaczona dla starszych czytelników, którzy wyrośli z banalnych opowiastek, toczących się w „sześciennej rzeczywistości”, a już szczególnie tych, którzy potrzebują zatopić się w głębi kwadratowej rzeczywistości. „głębi” nie jest przypadkowo użytym słowem, gdyż, sama w sobie opowieść zdaje się ociekać krystalicznym wodami, odkąd bohater zamieszkuje tereny w pobliżu rozciągającego się morza…ile komfortu uczułam w opisie nieco monotonnej - a jednocześnie zwyczajnej i niezwykle beztroskiej - codzienności staxa. to była niemalże kwintesencja moich niezliczonych, „kwadratowych” fantazji: zajmowanie się kotkami, zaspokajanie porannego głodu zwyczajnym posiłkiem, praca na zewnątrz, wśród, wybrzmiewającego dzikim szumem, powiewu znajomych drzew, szwędanie się po bibliotece…to życie, o jakim snułam marzenia, jednocześnie rozmyślając o swojej roli w świecie minecraft’a.
mimo tej nudy, która snuła się duchem wokół głównego bohatera, autor nie zawiódł w kreacji reszty z nich; ich różnorodność tak barwnie kolorowała całą powieść, że moja sympatia do większości postaci nie zaznała granic. „wyprawa” niesamowicie wzmacnia więź z minecraft’owym światem; urzeczywistnia wszelkie trudy, które - w oczach graczy - mogą sprawiać wrażenie prostych i zwyczajnych. praca w kopalni, konfrontacja z osadnikami, przebywanie podróży, która odbiera resztki energii…
co na minus…oczywiście minimalny, bo, poza nim, książka pozostaje NIESKAZITELNA…wspominanie o rzeczach, przedmiotach i czynnościach, które nigdy nie istniały w minecraft’cie. czasem miałam wrażenie, że powoli odchodzimy od kwadratowego świata, jak gdyby autor nieco zapominał, gdzie się usadowił, a to niezwykle istotne! poza tym, mogę jedynie pochwalić autora za ujęcie poniektórych lokacji w tak urokliwym, a jednocześnie wcale nie sprawiającym usilnego i desperackiego, stylu. z niektórych wiosek zdawało się bić takie naturalne ciepło, taki brak potrzeby konfrontacji…i to się ceni. mimo wszystko, akcja wciąż toczy się w świecie minecraft’a, a - wbrew pozorom - jest to świat niezwykle skromny i wyciszony, pomijając starcia z potworami, które w końcu również cichną po odejściu zmroku.
refleksja po przeczytaniu „wyprawy”: czy, gdybyś mógł cofnąć czas i zapobiec napadowi zbirów, zrobiłbyś to? czy wymazałbyś wspomnienie wioski, dziewczyny o imieniu ramoa?
mimo tej nudy, która snuła się duchem wokół głównego bohatera, autor nie zawiódł w kreacji reszty z nich; ich różnorodność tak barwnie kolorowała całą powieść, że moja sympatia do większości postaci nie zaznała granic. „wyprawa” niesamowicie wzmacnia więź z minecraft’owym światem; urzeczywistnia wszelkie trudy, które - w oczach graczy - mogą sprawiać wrażenie prostych i zwyczajnych. praca w kopalni, konfrontacja z osadnikami, przebywanie podróży, która odbiera resztki energii…
co na minus…oczywiście minimalny, bo, poza nim, książka pozostaje NIESKAZITELNA…wspominanie o rzeczach, przedmiotach i czynnościach, które nigdy nie istniały w minecraft’cie. czasem miałam wrażenie, że powoli odchodzimy od kwadratowego świata, jak gdyby autor nieco zapominał, gdzie się usadowił, a to niezwykle istotne! poza tym, mogę jedynie pochwalić autora za ujęcie poniektórych lokacji w tak urokliwym, a jednocześnie wcale nie sprawiającym usilnego i desperackiego, stylu. z niektórych wiosek zdawało się bić takie naturalne ciepło, taki brak potrzeby konfrontacji…i to się ceni. mimo wszystko, akcja wciąż toczy się w świecie minecraft’a, a - wbrew pozorom - jest to świat niezwykle skromny i wyciszony, pomijając starcia z potworami, które w końcu również cichną po odejściu zmroku.
refleksja po przeczytaniu „wyprawy”: czy, gdybyś mógł cofnąć czas i zapobiec napadowi zbirów, zrobiłbyś to? czy wymazałbyś wspomnienie wioski, dziewczyny o imieniu ramoa?
December 14, 2024
In the book "Minecraft The Voyage" by Jason Fry the main character Stax. He lives in his parents house with his three cats. There is no parents. He is living in the Over world which means he is living in the safest biome. He was happy till late at night a stranger with a band of raiders destroy his old life. They take him to a random place where he has to live on his own since he got everything handed to him. He later makes friends for a cilivilazation and so he isn't alone.
In the book "Minecraft The Voyage" by Jason Fry some of my favorites about the book are its organizations. The reason I think that is when he moves or does something it gets into details about what he is doing. I also like how he likes cats and gives them attention even through hard times. The book was a very interesting book with how the story was built off of a game. I really enjoyed reading it since it was about Minecraft and I play Minecraft. That means I can relate to some of the things to mobs in the story. I can also relate to when I leave my base and have to bring everything.
In the book "Minecraft The Voyage" by Jason Fry some of my dislikes are how he was forced to lose everything that his parents did. I also dislike how they basically kidnapped him and stranded him on a random island with nothing. Then he also had to fight and survive for himself. That means he doesn't know since everything has been handed to him from his parents. An example of that is he didn't build the house but he knew stuff about the house such as the mine under stairs. I also don't like how mad he gets for getting left in the middle of absolutely nowhere even though it is reasonable but he mopped for so long about it.
In the book "Minecraft The Voyage" by Jason Fry some of my favorites about the book are its organizations. The reason I think that is when he moves or does something it gets into details about what he is doing. I also like how he likes cats and gives them attention even through hard times. The book was a very interesting book with how the story was built off of a game. I really enjoyed reading it since it was about Minecraft and I play Minecraft. That means I can relate to some of the things to mobs in the story. I can also relate to when I leave my base and have to bring everything.
In the book "Minecraft The Voyage" by Jason Fry some of my dislikes are how he was forced to lose everything that his parents did. I also dislike how they basically kidnapped him and stranded him on a random island with nothing. Then he also had to fight and survive for himself. That means he doesn't know since everything has been handed to him from his parents. An example of that is he didn't build the house but he knew stuff about the house such as the mine under stairs. I also don't like how mad he gets for getting left in the middle of absolutely nowhere even though it is reasonable but he mopped for so long about it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 21, 2024
I liked the book a lot, and the idea of all of this was fantastic : a rich miner named Stax Stonecutter gets robbed and is brought to an abandoned shore. He eventually tries to find his way back across the sea after finding a small shelter, and finds yet ANOTHER shore. This time he makes a hut and lives there for a little bit, not knowing much about survival and is only able to get seaweed to eat. then, a caravan comes by, and Stax joins it until he reaches a village. He joins the mine there, trying to get money so he can GO THROUGH A PERILOUS JOURNEY JUST TO HIRE A MERCENARY/ HERO DUDE TO GET REVENGE ON THE GUY THAT ROBBED HIM, BUT THE HERO DUDE IS RETIRED!(Dun dun dunnnn)So Stax has to fight the guy on his own (or maybe a few friends too). I wont say anymore, but the end is great and you really should read it, if you haven't already.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 11, 2022
a charming, quaint adventure with some likeable characters! a lot of this book is moving to new places, briefly staying, before moving to the next, but it doesnt lose out on pacing throughout the whole book.
it was absolutely lovely to see stax change and grow, and the final chapter reflecting back on how he was before his journey brought the whole thing to a very nice end.
the one thing id had loved to seen more was a bit more description - location especially. i feel like places like jaggatel or tumbles harbour were able to be visualised, but a bit more description couldve done them some favours. other than that, a wonderful little journey!
it was absolutely lovely to see stax change and grow, and the final chapter reflecting back on how he was before his journey brought the whole thing to a very nice end.
the one thing id had loved to seen more was a bit more description - location especially. i feel like places like jaggatel or tumbles harbour were able to be visualised, but a bit more description couldve done them some favours. other than that, a wonderful little journey!
September 8, 2023
I really liked The Voyage by Jason Fry.
I really liked this book because of the story and how it escalated. It started off like a normal book, with a dude living a normal life, someone does something bad and he’s left on his own. But after that he really has to think how to survive and the overall plot of the book is something I really enjoy. It’s also about Minecraft (video game), and I really like video games and play Minecraft a lot.
I gave the book 5 stars, because obviously, I really liked the book, and it’s one of my favorites.
I really liked this book because of the story and how it escalated. It started off like a normal book, with a dude living a normal life, someone does something bad and he’s left on his own. But after that he really has to think how to survive and the overall plot of the book is something I really enjoy. It’s also about Minecraft (video game), and I really like video games and play Minecraft a lot.
I gave the book 5 stars, because obviously, I really liked the book, and it’s one of my favorites.
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December 29, 2020
My son must have listened to this audiobook a dozen times already. I have to say, while it has less humor than the first Minecraft novel (The Island), I like the premise more. I also appreciate how much time the main character spends systematizing work at his mine. This kind of thinking about how to organize group work for safety and productivity doesn’t often feature in fiction despite being so important in real life.
August 3, 2022
This might possibly be one of the best books I’ve ever read, let alone best of the Minecraft novels. The book has roughly 300 pages. The first 100 of them were pretty good, but nothing amazing. The next 60 were pretty rough and pretty shallow. But every single page after that was some of the best stuff I’ve ever read, so much that I read the last 140 pages in one sitting.
December 18, 2021
Such a great Minecraft book. Lots here to enjoy, reminiscent of a big-budget fantasy movie with loads of fun build-up. So good it begs for a sequel - I'd love to see the secondary characters explored in-depth, even a backstory for a few of 'em would make perfect sense.
February 10, 2022
At first, I wasn't sure about how the story will go... It just seemed a little bland and cliche... But when the story continued after a mining incident, things got very interesting! It turned out to be a very good read in the end.
January 31, 2023
Has a Minecraft title, but the detail is so real that you wouldn't know it was Minecraft unless you KNOW the game.
Amazing story. Love the characters, the plot in general, its a good read and is definitely in my top 10.
Amazing story. Love the characters, the plot in general, its a good read and is definitely in my top 10.
July 7, 2020
Fantastic book that I enjoyed, and so did my ten and eight year old. Really great story.
October 10, 2020
My favourite of the Minecraft novels I’ve read so far.
November 12, 2020
There’s so much to say about this story, but how do you do that without spoiling any bit of it? It’s a good story. This one definitely made me want to write my own Minecraft novel for sure, though.
January 6, 2021
Fantastic story of personal growth and relationships!
February 1, 2021
Very good book with an amazing story. I liked reading from the perspective of someone who wasn't a real hero, but an ordinary guy.
February 15, 2021
This was my favorite of the official Mojang Minecraft middle grade books. My son still prefers The Island but “gives The Voyage best ending.”
July 8, 2021
This was an excellent adventure story, the Treasure Island or Robinson Crusoe of Minecraft. It left me pining for adventure myself, and filled with wanderlust.
December 14, 2022
Good book, would recommend to people with kids.
This book was good, without bias for Minecraft it's a good story that is entertaining and not feeling dumb.(I'm a kid)
This book was good, without bias for Minecraft it's a good story that is entertaining and not feeling dumb.(I'm a kid)
April 19, 2023
Stax Stonecutter lives in the Minecraft world. This is a 7 hour children's story. The audiobook has very good sound effects along with a good narrator.
March 9, 2025
Great book!
April 21, 2025
best mc book ever
love the suspense, drama, romance, friendship, and the. feeling when stax finally went home xD, i hope the author create wat happened after the story
love the suspense, drama, romance, friendship, and the. feeling when stax finally went home xD, i hope the author create wat happened after the story
August 3, 2025
good,I loved writing style and ending made me so happy
November 19, 2025
most awesome book ever
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