The Golem's Game!

Minecraft Stonesword Saga #5

by Nick Eliopulos, Random House (Illustrator)

Get ready for adventure, laughs, and a dangerous contest in the Nether with the fifth book in the deluxe illustrated hardcover Stonesword saga—the only official Minecraft chapter book series!

Based on the most popular video game of all time, the Stonesword chapter book series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than they could have ever imagined. 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! Find out what happens in the next amazing instalment of the Minecraft Stonesword Chapter Book series.

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Genres: Fiction

126 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 2, 2023

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

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a bit old for my kiddo (age 5), but he was absolutely riveted as I read to him and oops we went past his bedtime in order to finish it. How could I say no when he kept asking for the next chapter? And the one after that? I thought it was just alright, but clearly there's something special about it.

And now I have to go buy the whole series. This was a library book.

(PS: Aussie folks, looks like you can get all 6 books for $20 at Big W which is such a steal!)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both my 11 and 10 year old boys enjoyed this series

[Susan Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is from my 8 year old son: I liked when the characters went to the Nether and how they worked together as a team to get the next piece of the Evoker King.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great continuation of the story teaching about teamwork and team building.

[Moriah Kahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves this book, but was very confused about what happened to the Evoker King.

[Coca Cola Fan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good story, the ending was crazy how the fault got so big so fast.

[Hamish Weston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh it was sort of good I finished it within three days and was pretty entertaining but mainly though it was a bit young for me but decent book for a bit to keep my reading toes on. Wouldn’t really recommend to people my age but would highly recommend to younger people. ⭐️⭐️⭐️