Minecraft: Stonesword Saga

*Minecraft: Stonesword Saga*
Author(s)	Nick Eliopulos
Audio read by	Keylor Leigh
Illustrator(s)	Alan Batson; Chris Hill;
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Children's fiction
Set in	Minecraft
Publisher	Random House Children's Books
Release date	May 25, 2021 – January 2, 2024
Media type	Print, Digital
Preceded by	Minecraft: Woodsword Chronicles
Followed by	Minecraft: Ironsword Academy

Minecraft: Stonesword Saga is a series of children's books written by Nick Eliopulos and illustrated by Alan Batson and Chris Hill.

Stonesword Saga books[edit | edit source]

#	Title	Published	Pages	Plot Synopsis
1	Crack in the Code!	May 25, 2021^[1]	144	Someone–or something–has turned the Evoker King to stone. And now a new player, Theo, has joined the team on their quest to return their former enemy to normal. Theo’s [sic] has coding skills that could come in handy, but does he have what it takes to be part of the team, or will his meddling put a crack in the game code that none of them will survive?
2	Mobs Rule!	January 4, 2022^[2]		Something has turned the Evoker King to stone, and elements of his code have turned into new and terrible bosses that threaten the digital world of Minecraft. Now Po, Harper, and their friends must travel deep into underground and into a web of danger to face the one of them. [sic] But that’s the easy part, because in the real world, Po decides to run for class president and before he knows it, the ground feels like it is opening under his feet and his popularity is about to plummet!
3	New Pets on the Block	June 28, 2022^[3]		Everyone knows that Jodi, the youngest member of the team, loves animals in the real world and in Minecraft. She is also fiercely loyal to her friend the Evoker King, who has, very unfortunately, been shattered into six different hostile mobs. When the third piece of the Evoker King takes the form of a Minecraft witch and sends Jodi and her friends on a quest to bring back an extremely rare animal mob, Jodi is determined to make sure that the mob stays safe no matter what! Meanwhile, in the real world, she also learns that taking care of other living creatures is a much bigger responsibility than she ever imagined.
4	To Bee, Or Not to Bee!	January 3, 2023^[4]		Harper and her friends tackle a real-life ecological crisis. The bees around their school and the Stonesword Library are disappearing—and a splinter of the Evoker King has taken on the form of a bee colony with a hive mind! Could there be a connection with the rip they’ve seen growing bigger and darker in the Minecraft sky? And will their actions make things better or worse?
5	The Golem’s Game!	May 2, 2023^[5]		Despite being a great Minecraft player, Morgan feels his leadership of the team slipping away as the next splinter of the Evoker King takes the form of a golem and challenges each member of the team to run a dangerous obstacle course. Normally they would work together, but this time they are each forced to face the challenge alone—with no second chances and a river of hot lava waiting for them if they fail!
6	The End of the Overworld!	January 2, 2024^[6]		In their last adventure, Morgan, Harper, and their friends barely survived a dangerous game only to return to a Minecraft Overworld in total chaos! The rift that’s been growing steadily larger in the sky is now on the verge of consuming everything in its path. The team has one chance to save Minecraft and their friend the Evoker King—but it may already be too late.

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