Night of the Bats!

Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #2

by Nick Eliopulos, Luke Flowers (Illustrator)

The first official chapter book series based on Minecraft!

The adventures continue in the Minecraft Chapter Book series as five young Minecraft players find themselves transported inside the game they love. When zombie hordes attack them in the game, and bats invade their school in the real world, Ash, Morgan, and their friends realize that it's going to take all their talents to get to the bottom of these monstrous migrations. This illustrated hardcover series will thrill and engage fans of Minecraft and action-packed fantasy stories alike.

(c) 2019 Mojang AB and Mojang Synergies AB. MINECRAFT and MOJANG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mojang Synergies AB.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile, Audiobook, Adventure, Gaming

144 pages, Hardcover

Published March 26, 2019

About the author

Nick Eliopulos was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up on a steady diet of super-hero comics and “non-fiction” books about alien abductions, psychic phenomena, and Sasquatch. He was fortunate to have parents and teachers who encouraged his off-beat reading habits, which ultimately led him to pursue a degree in cultural studies at the University of Florida.

Shortly after graduating, Nick moved to New York to work in publishing. In the course of his thirteen-year career as a children’s book editor, he had the opportunity to write for a number of licensed properties, from Thomas the Tank Engine to DC Super Friends and Scholastic’s New York Times bestselling multiplatform series Spirit Animals. His original comics work has appeared in anthologies Stuck in the Middle and First Kiss (Then Tell).

Nick’s debut novel, The Adventurers Guild, will be published by Hyperion in October 2017. Co-authored with his best friend Zack Loran Clark, the book is heavily inspired by the duo’s collaborative storytelling experiences with tabletop role-playing games; they’ve been in the same weekly gaming group for nearly a decade.

Nick lives in Brooklyn with his husband, a fellow editor, author, and Southern transplant. He’s currently employed as a narrative designer for an indie video game studio. He still reads super-hero comics and harbors an ever-dwindling hope that Sasquatch might be out there.

Reviews

[Rachel Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jerome: “this was the best book ever”

[Viki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prečítané na žiadosť môjho syna ("Ak ty mne stále nosíš knihy, toto si musíš prečítať"). Myslím, že fajn kúsok ak sa dieťaťu nechce čítať a má rado Minecraft. Je to dobrodružné, rýchle, napínavé, jednohubka. Najdôležitejší efekt asi bude ten, že kniha bude hovoriť jeho jazykom. A to na začiatočníka čitateľa bohato stačí - otvára to ďalšie dvere.

[Logan whittington · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think what they did with the bats are cool but i think they should add color into the book so we now what it looks like.

[Jemily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asher and I enjoyed it! 5 stars given by Ash💯

[k.wing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to my son. Not sure how much a 4 year old can comprehend, but happy this exists.

[Mathilde Bruno · Rating 4 out of 5]

La suite de l'aventure de minecraft. Toujours aussi agréable à lire mère fils.

[Connor M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this official Minecraft book and would like to see other books like this

[Alana Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. It's easy to read and funny, too. You can buy the whole series for sixty bucks, which is what we did.

[Juandiego · Rating 2 out of 5]

i give 2 stars to this book because i didnt understand to much and i dind like the theme it is a book about persons that go to the world of minecraft or shomthing like that i dont remember to much because i read it 3 months ago and i dont remember to much it was like 5 characters this book do not interest me because i dont like the theme i just read it because my momo buy it to me so i read it but i choose i would read another book so i dont recoment this book to other people so this book dont iterested me to much i read it but it dont interest me. this book change me in my heroes journey becouse it is one of the firsts books i dont like so that change me because i need to chose better and think more about wich book so that change me about this book in my heroes journey and this book dont change me as reader o thing like i said before that to chose better the books and think more tha tthings and it changed me as reader because all the book i heve read i like it but this one not too much i think the story is to much childish for me for other people it can be great so this book doesent change me as reader i dont like it so dont change me anithing i would recomend this book to people that like games and childish sotrys and book i dont recomend it to adults i would recomed it to people like childs or people that like short books and childish I wouldn't recommend it to people of my family o people I know it is a book I don't like it nothing this is a book I don't like nothing or I should read the first book to under stand so in resume this book I gibve 2 stars because I to much childish for me it doesn't interest me nothing I don't like this book this doesn't change in my heroes journey only that I should chose more the books I read and think more and start reading a lillte to see if I like it so stop reading it or continue I don't like this type if books this book doesn't change me nothing as reader I am the same as I was before this is short and easy book it can anyone could read it except kids that cant read like 100 pages of books so I don't recommend this book to anyone just to people that like to much childish books os game and chindish books and people like that I don't recommend it to adults or people like that just to kids but anyone can read it and this books I bout like people go inside a mincraft game and there build something o do something to survive to bats and it was something like that I don't remember because I read this book like 3 or more months ago so that

[vi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book in about a few minutes. I’m pretty sure this is a six short book series and hope to finish it by the end of this week. It’s very interesting and even though it’s for younger kids I’m very fascinated by it and I like the characters. You can imagine yourself as one of them ask that makes it even better!

[Annabelle Kocher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series so far. But I don’t like how this book didn’t cover the cliffhanger from book 1, into the game, and so there is 2 things for the 3rd book to go over… the evoker king and the one from this book that I’m not putting because of spoilers

[Leslie (That Chick That Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son and I read this nightly and we enjoyed it :)

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good series to read with my 8 year old son. Some words were difficult for him to pronounce, but plot and illustrations kept us both engaged.

[Ro · Rating 4 out of 5]

😃😀😀😀

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

My 9 year old and I just really wanted to know who had the missing headset and why the mobs were relocating. Also, they didn’t see the Evoker King. Way to leave us hanging!

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you enjoy the Minecraft game you really should check this out . I am going to read the rest of the series.

[Tiffany C · Rating 5 out of 5]

A 4 year old's review: "It was interesting. I liked everything. I'm super excited to keep reading. I learned more about the characters. The bats were kind of creepy. I'm happy with how it ended."

[PottWab Regional Library]

SM

[Coca Cola Fan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really thought the bats were going to be from the game the whole time but it made a good message.

[Helen Brett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reuben gives this book five stars!

[James Embry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the way the story is ramping up in pretty logical way and introducing real world conflicts as well as stuff happening in the game world.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Een nieuw en superleuk boek over Minecraft. Ik speel het spel nog steeds niet, het klinkt gewoon niet als een soort spel voor mij, maar ik kan het niet laten om boeken te lezen erover. Dit is blijkbaar het tweede boek... um goed gedaan bibliotheek want jullie hadden boek 1 niet eens toen ik dit boek las. :P
Ik vond het erg leuk om te lezen en zelfs al heb ik het eerste deel niet gelezen het was niet moeilijk het verhaal te volgen want ze laten dingen weten die gebeurden in het eerste boek. Blijkbaar kunnen deze kinderen door een VR Bril naar Minecraft teleporteren en daar reizen ze rond en helpen ze mensen, maar er is ook een slechterik en in dit boek is diegene er ook, achter de schermen.
Ik vond het top om te lezen wat deze kinderen deden voor het dorp, en ik vond het ook leuk om ze te zien reizen door Minecraft en nieuwe dingen ontdekken en maken.
Ik had eerst nog wat problemen met de meerdere POVs, maar op een gegeven moment liep het wat beter voor me.

[Gemma Stockham · Rating 5 out of 5]

🦇After the success of the the Into The Game first book we immediately went onto the second part of Minecraft Night Of The Bats.

🦇As Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po and Jodie begin to establish their Minecraft lives by assembing items to build walls and craft items in the village, they begin to realise that at night their home is being overrun by hostile mobs.

🦇The crew work together to find a solution which ultimately helps them in their real life at school.

🦇Edward especially love Po and his cos play skins he used when playing in the game.

🦇Another great episode. Make sure you read them in order though because there is continuity in doing so.

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇/5

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been reading this series with my son, Z, and we both enjoy it. Together we read this second installment all in one night. It was such fun! As a parent it is a rarity to find a book that catches my interest as much as my 6yo son's. I didn't expect that this would be one of those reads - minecraft isn't my thing at all - but the writing is well done, the characters are lovely and the premise is clever enough to keep me interested. Thank you Nick Eliopulos!

[N.L. McFarlane · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are quite fun for my two boys bedtime stories, I enjoyed reading this one and the solution to the problem the characters have with the bats and the teachings within the story are lovely. It's not a lengthy read and the pictures are fun, they are perfect reads for younger minecraft fans with load of references to the game itself and they always leave you on a cliffhanger waiting for the next, the rest of the series is here ready and waiting for them xD.

[Lisa]

I think it’s a good book if you like Minecraft. Some words may be difficult for young readers, but over all it’s a cool story. It begins with the characters at their school and during a lesson, they are suddenly disturbed by a lot of bats. It’s up to the group to solve the problem of stopping the bats from coming in again.
The book doesn’t say what age is recommended for reading it, but I think it’s great for age 9 and up.

[Jocelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

We've read most of this series aloud with our second-grader. I actually quite like them, as kids' chapter books go. The writing is pretty good, the Minecraft parts have a function in the story, and I like how the kids are depicted: lots of diversity amongst the characters, and they are kind to each other and show emotional growth.

Important to read in order. There's another series that comes after this one - 12 books in total.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Not a lot of true substance. Felt like a potato chip. Kept turning pages waiting for it to be good. The scientist in the book looks like a male but is female. Also, the books focus is Minecraft but it comes across as the game is more important or more exciting than real life. I am looking for quality or truly fun things. This didn’t measure up.

[Jennifer Wertz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Night of the Bats is great book. I read this book with my kids and we all enjoyed it. It is engaging and fun. It is well written and descriptive to capture their attention. There are some cool pictures they liked as well. We enjoyed reading this book together.