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| Author(s) | Matt Forbeck |
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| Audio read by | Sean Patrick Hopkins |
| Cover artist | M.S. Corley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Set in | Minecraft Legends |
| Publisher | Random House Worlds |
| Release date | March 7, 2023 |
| Media type | Print, Digital |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 978-0-593-355718 |
| OCLC | 1367850422 |
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Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins is a Minecraft Legends novel. It is authored by Matt Forbeck and was published by Random House Worlds on March 7, 2023.[1] An audiobook was released the same day, with narration provided by Sean Patrick Hopkins.[1]
The novel is set after the events of the game, acting as a sequel, however, the author was told by an unidentified employee that it was not considered canon.[2]
Farnum dreams of running a famous zoo. But though the mobs he keeps are adorable, none of them draws anything close to a crowd. Farnum needs something strange and new—but he’s the furthest thing from an adventurer. It takes a lot of convincing from his friends, but Farnum finally takes a chance and goes with them to explore a lush new biome... which is how he ends up falling down a waterfall and washing up in front of a mysterious purple portal.
Kritten has advised many powerful piglins. Few have been as fearsome or demanding as the Great Bungus. If Kritten wants their head to stay on their shoulders, the pint-sized piglin advisor is going to need to find their clan more land. And fast. At their most desperate point, they discover a cavern filled with ancient piglin carvings, depicting a legend that may have all the answers they’re looking for. Once upon a time, three fabled piglin hordes left the Nether behind and made war on the Overworld. And Kritten thinks they might just have a way to do the same now. All they need is the help of someone in the Overworld foolish enough to trust them... someone like Farnum.
Together, zookeeper and piglin are about to carve out a legend of their own. And the Overworld may never be the same!
Editor's note: The chapters are not numbered in the novel itself. However, they are numbered on the wiki for the purpose of clarity.
| Character | Section | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapters | ||||
| Hero | ||||
| Farnum | Yes | |||
| Grinchard | Yes | |||
| Mycra | Yes | |||
| Mob | ||||
| 👁 Image Axolotl |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Cow |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Creeper |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Donkey |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Ender Dragon |
Mentioned only | |||
| 👁 Image Fox |
Yes | |||
| Great Bungus | Yes | |||
| Great Grungert | Mentioned only | |||
| Great Kritten | Yes | |||
| Great Uggub | Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Hoglin |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Piglin |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Rabbit |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Reynard |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Sheep |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Skeleton |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Strider |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Turtle |
Yes | |||
| 👁 Image Zoglin |
Yes | |||
In Return of the Piglins, we meet Farnum, an Overworlder who dreams of running a famous zoo, but doesn’t have the creatures necessary to attract crowds. Then there’s Kritten the piglin, who is an advisor to the fearsome Great Bungus, and is in desperate need of finding more land for their horde. When Farnum stumbles upon a mysterious portal while searching for new animals, the two strike an unlikely alliance that could lead to terrifying consequences for the Overworld...
Intrigued? So am I. That’s why I reached out to Matt with some questions! And if you stay tuned until the end, you will find a bonus in the form of an excerpt from the actual book!
The story in Return of the Piglins treats the happenings in Minecraft Legends as if they are just that: legends. These are things that happened so long ago that the stories about them are iffy and impossible to confirm but still fill the people of the present with both cautionary tales and hopeful heroics. In a way, it was freeing because I didn’t have to attach my story directly to Minecraft Legends. I got to treat it not as dictation but inspiration. That’s kind of how regular Minecraft players can approach Minecraft Legends too, I’d think.
Can’t get enough of the mysterious mythic past hinted at in Minecraft Legends? Well, great news! In this official novel, that strange, unclear history is back – and it’s threatening the Overworld again! What do you mean that’s not good news? Written by award-winning author Matt Forbeck, find out what happens when a lost zookeeper and a piglin advisor cross paths and create their own legend.
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