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By (author) Mojang AB
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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn – find themselves when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn – find themselves when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative … the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world!
Review quote:
”Greatest Game of the 21st Century.” – Guardian
Biographical note:
Mojang is a games studio based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2009 by Markus Persson and Jakob Porser. Persson is also the creator of Mojang’s best-selling game to date: Minecraft.
The alpha version of Minecraft was launched in 2009, and the official game went on sale in 2011. Since then, over 350 million copies have been sold, making it the best-selling video game of all time.
In 2025, Minecraft will be hitting the big screen in a new movie starring Jason Momoa.
Promotional headline:
This junior novelization retells the exciting story of A Minecraft Movie, based on the bestselling video game of all time!
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This junior novelization retells the exciting story of A Minecraft Movie, based on the bestselling video game of all time!
• Perfect for getting kids into reading fiction chapter books
• Over 8 million books sold to date in UK (TCM), Farshore has sales of 38 million copies globally
• The biggest computer game of all time!
• The Minecraft Movie released in 2025, starring Jason Momoa, Kate McKinnon, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge
• Over 350 million copies of the game sold worldwide
• 125 million monthly active users worldwide
• A new Netflix animation is due to release in 2026
• Biggest gaming brand in the UK book market for 10 years running (TCM)
• Over 1 trillion views of Minecraft content on youtube as of 2021
• Number 2 annual in the market 2024
• Number 1 game reviewed on Youtube
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