Minecraft Books

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

Books[edit | edit source]

Released[edit | edit source]

Handbooks[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
Minecraft: Essential Handbook		November 26, 2013 (original)[1] July 28, 2015 (updated)[2]	Stephanie Milton Paul Soares Jr. Jordan Maron	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]	Nick Farwell	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]	Stephanie Milton	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]	Matthew Needler Phil Southam	Contains step-by-step instructions on how to build various buildings and contraptions, including favorite ones from Notch.

Guidebooks[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
Minecraft: Guide to Survival		May 30, 2017 (as Guide to Exploration)[9] April 7, 2020 (as Guide to Survival)[10]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	Provides information on different biomes, as well as the mobs that inhabit them.
Minecraft: Guide to Creative		May 30, 2017[11]	Craig Jelley Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	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]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	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]	Craig Jelley Marsh Davies	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]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies	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]	Stephanie Milton Craig Jelley	Provides information on various minigames, as well as how they work.
Minecraft: Guide to Farming		October 9, 2018[16]	Alex Wiltshire	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]	Stephanie Milton	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]	Thomas McBrien	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]	Craig Jelley	Provides information on crafting and enchanting weapons, how to defeat mobs, and strategies for PVP.
Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated)		October 4, 2022[20]	Thomas McBrien	Provides information on finding resources, crafting, and protecting one-self from hostile mobs.
Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated)		November 22, 2022[21]	N/A	Provides information on redstone components, redstone circuits, and complex mechanisms.
Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (Updated)		September 26, 2023[22]		Provides information to the player on navigating biomes, finding structures and the loot inside them, as well as general survival skills.

Building guidebooks[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress		November 8, 2016[23]	Craig Jelley	Contains information on how to build a medieval fortress.
Minecraft: Let's Build! Theme Park Adventure		June 4, 2019[24]	Stephanie Milton	Provides a tutorial on how to build a theme park in Minecraft.
Minecraft: Let's Build! Land of Zombies		September 24, 2019[25]	Ed Jefferson	Provides a tutorial on how to build things related to zombies in Minecraft.
Minecraft: Epic Bases		October 6, 2020[26]	Thomas McBrien	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]		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	Provides information on how to make structures such as jungle shrines and mineshaft trains, complete with step-by-step instructions.
Epic Inventions		November 1, 2022[29]	Thomas McBrien	Provides information on how to make builds such as space stations and ancient temples, as well as tips on terraforming landscape.
Minecraft: Master Builds		December 13, 2022[30]	Tom Stone	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]	Thomas McBrien	Provides information on builds for twenty "mini-projects".

Misc.[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
Minecraft: Blockopedia		February 24, 2015[32]	Alex Wiltshire	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[33]	Stephanie Milton	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	Alex Wiltshire	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.
Minecraft for Beginners		July 9, 2019[34]	Stephanie Milton	Provides a guide for building shelter, finding food, and mobs that the player may encounter, among other things.
Minecraft: Maps		October 8, 2019[35]		Provides a look at fifteen biomes featured in Minecraft.
Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition)		November 23, 2021[36]	Craig Jelley	Provides information on every single block in the game up through Caves & Cliffs.[37]
Minecraft: Mobspotter’s Encyclopedia		October 17, 2023[38]	Tom Stone	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[39]	N/A
LEGO Minecraft Ideas		June 18, 2024	Shari Last & Julia March	Details several LEGO Minecraft building possibilities to create or be inspired by. Also comes with an exclusive LEGO model inside.

Upcoming[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
The World of Minecraft		October 15, 2024[40]	Edwin Evans-Thirlwell	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.
Minecraft: Mega Bite-Size Builds		November 5, 2024[41]	TBA
Minecraft: Survival Challenges		January 28, 2025[42]
Minecraft: Magical Bite-Size Builds	N/A	June 3, 2025[43]

Annuals[edit | edit source]

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	Notes
Minecraft: The Official Annual 2014		September 18, 2013[44]	Jane Riordan Stephanie Milton Nick Farwell Paul Soares Jr.	Provides additional information and tips about the game, including some from Notch.
The Official Minecraft Annual 2017		October 6, 2016[45]	Stephanie Milton	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[46]	N/A	Provides information about adventure mode and Realms, as well as a look back at Minecraft: Story Mode.
Minecraft Annual 2019		August 9, 2018[47]	Stephanie Milton	Provides building challenges, as well as a look at some builds made by the community.
Minecraft Annual 2020		September 5, 2019[48]	N/A	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[49]		N/A		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[50]	Dan Whitehead
Minecraft Annual 2023		September 1, 2022[51]	Thomas McBrien	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[52]	N/A	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[53]	N/A	Provides a look back at fifteen years of Minecraft, including various builds, games, and challenges.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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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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  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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