Escape from the Nether! (Minecraft)

by Nick Eliopulos, Random House (Illustrator)

Journey into the Nether (if you dare) in this Step into Reading Step 3 Leveled Reader and the only official leveled reader series based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game!Minecraft® is the best-selling video game of all time! And now learning to read has never been more fun for fans of the game ages 4 to 7. They’ll get a great introduction to the game’s most mysterious biomes when two players, Emmy and Birch—and their tame wolf Byte—set out on an epic adventure into the mysterious Nether! Look for these other great Minecraft® in the Overworld! (Minecraft) 9780593372708Survival Mode! (Minecraft) 9780593372678 Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics for children who are ready to read on their own. © 2022 Mojang AB and Mojang Synergies AB. MINECRAFT and MOJANG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mojang Synergies AB. 

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 4, 2022

About the author

Nick Eliopulos was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up on a steady diet of super-hero comics and “non-fiction” books about alien abductions, psychic phenomena, and Sasquatch. He was fortunate to have parents and teachers who encouraged his off-beat reading habits, which ultimately led him to pursue a degree in cultural studies at the University of Florida.

Shortly after graduating, Nick moved to New York to work in publishing. In the course of his thirteen-year career as a children’s book editor, he had the opportunity to write for a number of licensed properties, from Thomas the Tank Engine to DC Super Friends and Scholastic’s New York Times bestselling multiplatform series Spirit Animals. His original comics work has appeared in anthologies Stuck in the Middle and First Kiss (Then Tell).

Nick’s debut novel, The Adventurers Guild, will be published by Hyperion in October 2017. Co-authored with his best friend Zack Loran Clark, the book is heavily inspired by the duo’s collaborative storytelling experiences with tabletop role-playing games; they’ve been in the same weekly gaming group for nearly a decade.

Nick lives in Brooklyn with his husband, a fellow editor, author, and Southern transplant. He’s currently employed as a narrative designer for an indie video game studio. He still reads super-hero comics and harbors an ever-dwindling hope that Sasquatch might be out there.

Reviews

[Kenny Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this story where it started out with the adventurers playing fetch with their wolf and then discovering the portal that took them on an adventure into the Nether. My kids thought it was cool to see all the different types of Mobs in the nether and learn which ones were hostile and not hostile.

[Shannon]

Read aloud to River

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for kids who love Minecraft. I also learned some Minecraft terminology by reading it.

[Evelyn Nelson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not the best if your older I read this when I was like 5 but I never marked it as read until now so if your above 6 it wouldn't be a good book

[Sonja · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this before I give it to our oldest grandson. Hopefully he enjoys it.