Minecraft books

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Minecraft books are a series of books for Minecraft, written for new and inexperienced players while being high-quality enough for collectors. The books are written by various authors.

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Essential Handbook		November 26, 2013 (original)[1] July 28, 2015 (updated)[2]	Jordan Maron	978-0-545-66993-1 (original) 978-0-545-82326-5 (updated)	Contains information on surviving the first few days, making shelters, crafting tools and weapons, and finding resources and food.
Minecraft: Redstone Handbook		March 25, 2014 (original)[3] July 28, 2015 (updated)[4]		978-0-545-68515-3 (original) 978-0-545-82324-1 (updated)	Contains information on redstone circuits, along with construction ideas to implement new knowledge and redstone tips from Notch.
Minecraft: Combat Handbook		August 26, 2014 (original)[5] July 28, 2015 (updated)[6]		978-0-545-68516-0 (original) 978-0-545-82323-4 (updated)	Contains information about armor and weapons, as well as tips on how to defeat certain mobs in the game.
Minecraft: Construction Handbook		August 26, 2014 (original)[7] July 28, 2015 (updated)[8]		978-0-545-68517-7 (original) 978-0-545-82325-8 (updated)	Contains step-by-step instructions on how to build various buildings and contraptions, including favorite ones from Notch.

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Guide to Survival		May 30, 2017 (as Guide to Exploration)[9] April 7, 2020 (as Guide to Survival)[10]	Marsh Davies Owen Jones	978-1-5247-9740-9 (as Guide to Exploration) 978-0-593-15813-5 (as Guide to Survival)	Provides information on different biomes, as well as the mobs that inhabit them.
Minecraft: Guide to Creative		May 30, 2017[11]	Marsh Davies Owen Jones	978-0-399-18202-0	Provides information on planning builds, Creative mode as a whole, as well as decorating and designing builds.
Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End		August 29, 2017[12]	Marsh Davies Owen Jones	978-1-5247-9723-2	Provides information on the environments for both dimensions, as well as the generated structures and mobs that inhabit them.
Minecraft: Guide to Redstone		October 3, 2017[13]	Marsh Davies	978-1-5247-9722-5	Provides information on how Java Edition redstone works, as well as tutorials on how to make circuits and numerous mechanics.
Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions		May 22, 2018[14]	Marsh Davies	978-1-101-96634-1	Provides information on how to obtain enchantments, as well as what effects that potions can have.
Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames		July 3, 2018[15]		978-1-101-96636-5	Provides information on various minigames, as well as how they work.
Minecraft: Guide to Farming		October 9, 2018[16]	Alex Wiltshire	978-1-101-96642-6	Provides information on planting crops, as well tutorials on how to make mob and block farms.
Minecraft: Guide to Ocean Survival		October 29, 2019[17]		978-0-593-12960-9	Provides information regarding what are in the oceans in Minecraft, and how to survive in them.
Minecraft: Guide to Creative (Updated)		November 9, 2021[18]		978-0-593-35583-1	Provides information such as planning builds and making color palettes, as well as advice from various Minecraft communities and YouTubers.
Minecraft: Guide to Combat		November 16, 2021[19]		978-0-593-35588-6	Provides information on crafting and enchanting weapons, how to defeat mobs, and strategies for PVP.
Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated)		October 4, 2022[20]		978-0-593-15811-1	Provides information on finding resources, crafting, and protecting one-self from hostile mobs.
Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated)		November 22, 2022[21]	N/A	978-0-593-15857-9	Provides information on redstone components, redstone circuits, and complex mechanisms.
Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (Updated)		September 26, 2023[22]		978-0-593-59962-4	Provides information to the player on navigating biomes, finding structures and the loot inside them, as well as general survival skills.

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
		November 8, 2016[23]		978-1-9848-2017-4	Contains information on how to build a medieval fortress.
		June 4, 2019[24]		978-1-101-96638-9	Provides a tutorial on how to build a theme park in Minecraft.
		September 24, 2019[25]		978-1-9848-2084-6	Provides a tutorial on how to build things related to zombies in Minecraft.
		October 6, 2020[26]		978-0-593-15855-5	Provides information on how to make structures such as airships and underwater traps, as well as complex redstone mechanisms.
Minecraft: Bite-Size Builds		May 4, 2021[27]		978-0-593-15983-5	Provides information on how to make structures such as firefighter planes and submarines, complete with step-by-step instructions.
Minecraft: Amazing Bite-Size Builds		May 31, 2022[28]	N/A	978-0-593-49760-9	Provides information on how to make structures such as jungle shrines and mineshaft trains, complete with step-by-step instructions.
		November 1, 2022[29]		978-0-593-49764-7	Provides information on how to make builds such as space stations and ancient temples, as well as tips on terraforming landscape.
		December 13, 2022[30]	Tom Stone	978-0-593-59899-3	Provides information on builds such as underwater sculptures and space panoramas, along with interviews of the builders that created them.
Minecraft: Super Bite-Size Builds		May 9, 2023[31]		978-0-593-59960-0	Provides information on builds for twenty "mini-projects".
Minecraft: Mega Bite-Size Builds		November 5, 2024[32]	N/A	978-0-593-97239-7
Minecraft: Magical Bite-Size Builds		July 15, 2025[33]	Tom Stone	978-0-593-98416-1

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Blockopedia		February 24, 2015[34]	Alex Wiltshire	978-0-545-82011-0	Provides information on every single block in the game up to Java Edition 1.8. This is also the last book to be published by Scholastic.
Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets		August 9, 2016[35]		978-0-399-59320-8	Penned by a supposed "group of underground Minecraft experts who have been around since the days of Alpha", this book contains information and tips on things such as inventory layout, home design, defenses, and additional items such as spectral arrows and shields. This is also the first book to be published by Del Rey Books.
Minecraft: Mobestiary		October 10, 2017[36]	Alex Wiltshire	978-1-5247-9716-4	Provides general information on the mobs that are in the game from an in-lore perspective, as if a person inside of Minecraft's world were writing the entries. It also has information on mobs that does not appear anywhere else.
		April 23, 2018[37]	N/A	978-1405290326	N/A
		March 1, 2019[38]		978-1405293020
		July 9, 2019[39]		978-1-9848-2086-0	Provides a guide for building shelter, finding food, and mobs that the player may encounter, among other things.
	N/A
		August 8, 2019[40]		978-1405295253	N/A
		October 8, 2019[41]		978-1-101-96644-0	Provides a look at fifteen biomes featured in Minecraft.
Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs		September 3, 2020[42]		978-1405291934	N/A
Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition)		November 23, 2021[43]		978-0-593-35590-9	Provides information on every single block in the game up through Caves & Cliffs.[44]
		November 22, 2022[45]	N/A	978-1-64722-817-0	N/A
		December 6, 2022[46]		978-1-64722-699-2
		April 4, 2023[47]		978-1647228262
Minecraft: Mobspotter’s Encyclopedia		October 17, 2023[48]	Tom Stone	978-0-593-59964-8	Penned by a supposed group of "expert characters", this book provides information on various mobs, such as their general behavior, whether they are endangered or not, as well as their habitats, food diet, and predators.
Minecraft: Beginner's Guide		March 5, 2024[49]	N/A	978-0-593-87347-2	N/A
The Crafter's Kitchen: An Official Minecraft Cookbook		March 19, 2024[50]	Danica Davidson	978-0593579923
LEGO Minecraft Ideas		June 18, 2024[51]		978-0-7440-9915-7	Details several LEGO Minecraft building possibilities to create or be inspired by. Also comes with an exclusive LEGO model inside.
Minecraft Where's the Zombie		August 29, 2024[52]	N/A	978-0-593-80847-4	N/A
The World of Minecraft		October 15, 2024[53]		978-0-593-72249-7	A look back at fifteen years of Minecraft, featuring key interviews with Mojang staff and various members of the gaming community, as well as original concept art and archive materials that have never been seen before, illustrating how much the game has developed over the course of fifteen years.
		October 22, 2024[54]	N/A	979-8-88663-695-6	N/A
Minecraft Brain Games		January 2, 2025[55]		978-0008680589
		January 28, 2025[56]	Tom Stone	978-0-593-98418-5	Provides information on completing thirty challenges in Survival mode.
A Minecraft Movie Official Coloring Book		March 4, 2025[57]	N/A	978-0-593-97278-6	N/A
Minecraft Biome Adventure Sticker Book		March 27, 2025[58]		978-0-00-868067-1
Minecraft: The Ultimate Mobspotters Collection		September 11, 2025[59]		978-0-00-868231-6

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: The Official Annual 2014		September 10, 2013[63]		978-1-4052-6767-0	Provides additional information and tips about the game, including some from Notch.
The Official Minecraft Annual 2017		October 6, 2016[64]		978-1-4052-8486-8	Provides survival challenges, tutorials on how to recreate builds from various Minecraft personalities, as well as info on MINECON and Block by Block.
The Official Minecraft Annual 2018		September 7, 2017[65]	N/A	978-1-4052-8758-6	Provides information about adventure mode and Realms, as well as a look back at Minecraft: Story Mode.
Minecraft Annual 2019		August 9, 2018[66]		978-1-4052-9112-5	Provides building challenges, as well as a look at some builds made by the community.
Minecraft Annual 2020		September 5, 2019[67]	N/A	978-1-4052-9446-1	Provides a look back at ten years of Minecraft, including various builds, games, and challenges, as well as interviews with Mojang staff.
Minecraft Annual 2021		2020[68]		978-1-4052-9639-7	Provides a look back at the past year, as well as information about recent updates, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.
Minecraft Annual 2022		September 2, 2021[69]		978-0-7555-0107-6
Minecraft Annual 2023		September 1, 2022[70]		978-0-00-849598-5	Provides a look back at the past year, as well as information on part two of Caves & Cliffs, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.
Minecraft Annual 2024		August 3, 2023[71]	N/A	978-0-00-853713-5	Provides information on Trails & Tales, Minecraft Legends, and the Minecraft Dungeons Fauna Faire seasonal adventure, as well as various builds and challenges.
Minecraft Annual 2025		August 1, 2024[72]		978-0-00-861567-3	Provides a look back at fifteen years of Minecraft, including various builds, games, and challenges.
Minecraft Annual 2026		September 9, 2025[73]		978-0-00-868220-0	Includes a "biome personality quiz", information on wolf variants, tips on looting an ancient city, builds, and survival challenges.

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  Original Minecraft Essential Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Redstone Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Combat Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Construction Handbook
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  Minecraft Complete Handbook Collection
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  Updated Handbook Set
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  The Minecraft Handbooks
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  The Updated Minecraft Handbooks
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  A page in the Minecraft Blockopedia - Featuring a Daylight Sensor
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  A page from the Minecraft: Survivors' Book of Secrets
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  Another page from the Minecraft: Survivors' Book of Secrets
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  Original cover for the Guide to Survival, then known as the Guide to Exploration
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  Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress cover
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  Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress poster
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  Outer wall
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  Lava trap room
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  Survivor's Book of Secrets Cover
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  Survivor's Book of Secrets Poster
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  The combat and creative handbook covers
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v t e Books
Novels	The Island The Crash The Lost Journals The End The Voyage The Rise of the Arch-Illager The Shipwreck The Mountain The Dragon Mob Squad The Haven Trials Mob Squad: Never Say Nether Zombies! Mob Squad: Don't Fear the Creeper Castle Redstone Return of the Piglins Zombies Return! The Village The Outsider The Tournament Zombies Unleashed! Journey to the Ancient City House of Horrors One Last Quest Adventure School Battle of the Block Upcoming The Rift
Annuals	2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Lego	Lego Minecraft Ideas Steve's Netherite Adventure Armorsmith Adventure Games Book Skeleton Quest Alex vs. Creeper Visual Dictionary Upcoming Craft Your Quest
Children's books	Woodsword Chronicles Catch the Creeper Stonesword Saga Ironsword Academy Step into Reading series Mobs of Minecraft Where's the Zombie? Brain Games Uproar in Midport Village A MINECRAFT MOVIE The Junior Novelization Quest Journal Upcoming Minecraft Puzzle Adventure: A Warden's Warning Sticker books Character Creator Biome Adventure
Guide books	Essential Handbook Redstone Handbook Combat Handbook Construction Handbook Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes Minecraft Legends: A Hero's Guide to Saving the Overworld Beginner's Guide Minecraft Survival Challenges Guide to... Survival Updated Creative Updated Nether & End Redstone Updated Enchantments & Potions PVP Minigames Farming Ocean Survival Combat Exploration Building Bite-Size Builds Amazing Bite-Size Builds Super Bite-Size Builds Mega Bite-Size Builds Magical Bite-Size Builds
Other	Blockopedia Updated Edition Survivors' Book of Secrets Mobestiary Mobspotter's Encyclopedia The Minecraft Ideas Book The Crafter's Kitchen The Official Pop-Up Advent Calendar Festive Ideas The World of Minecraft Special Edition Idea a Day A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen The Ultimate Mobspotters Collection
Authors	Alex Wiltshire Danica Davidson Delilah S. Dawson Jordan Maron Matt Forbeck Max Brooks Nick Eliopulos Tom Stone