Book excerpt: GENRE: Children's Adventure (An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Ages 9 - 12 (Preteen) Jake and Arrow have toppled through the portal to the End alone, leaving Ashley and Chris behind. Lost in the End together, the two must figure out how to find Jake's parents and to escape from the dreadful place. Yet not everything is what it seems to be in the End. As Jake and Arrow travel across the land, they discover secrets about the creatures that live there and the dark shadow that seems to be underneath the island, looming in the darkness for them. Jake must use all his bravery to find his parents and discover the way to break the curse that holds his family captive. Will he be able to face down the Ender Dragon and save his family? Or will Jake's family be cursed to live forever in the End? Jake discovers what it means to be truly brave and to push through the fear of the unknown. But most of all he discovers what it means to have a true friend from an unlikely place. Other books in the Diary of Jake and His Zombie Pigman series: Book 1: The Creature From the Nether Book 2: The Spiders Show the Way Author's Note: This short story is for your reading pleasure. The characters in this "Minecraft Adventure Series" such as Steve, Endermen or Herobrine...etc are based on the Minecraft Game coming from Minecraft (r)/TM & (c) 2009-2013 Mojang / Notc