Book excerpt: GENRE: Children's Adventure (An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Ages 9 - 12 (Preteen) Book 1: The Creature from the Nether Jake wants nothing more than to go on an adventure. His whole life his dad has gone out into the wilds of the world and came back with treasures from the most dangerous places out there. Jake can't wait for his own chance to explore. When his father comes back from a trip from the Nether and gives Jake a rare zombie pig man, Jake is thrilled. What could be better than having a new friend to share the day with? But one day Jake's parents go missing. Now Jake finds himself on an adventure like no other. As he sets off with the zombie pig man, Arrow, to find out what has happened, Jake will find himself discovering secrets of not only the world he lives in but about his family as well. Book 2: The Spiders Show the Way Jake finally knows where his father is - the End. The place of legend that Jake had always been told was just a childish dream. As Jake discovers more of what lured his father to go to such a place, he discovers a determination in himself to save his parents. Together with his father's friend Chris and his daughter Ashley, Jake and Arrow must travel into the thick of the jungle towards the temple. It is there that they believe they can get into the End to save his dad. Yet the jungle has its own dangers and the group quickly finds that the spiders that protect the temple are ruthless. As they struggle to make it together to the temple, will Jake find that his time has run out? Or will he find himself going to the one place he never thought even existed? Book 3: Lifting the Curse 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. Author's Note: These short stories are 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 / Notch