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Minecraft books
Author(s) Various
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Guide
Publisher Scholastic (2013–2015)
Del Rey Books (2016–2022)
Random House Worlds (2023–present)
Egmont Publishing (annuals; 2014–2020)
Farshore (annuals; 2021–present)
Release date November 26, 2013 – present
Media type Print, Digital
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Minecraft books are a series of books for Minecraft, written for new and inexperienced players while being high-quality enough for collectors. The books are written by various authors.

Books

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Released

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Handbooks

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Minecraft: Essential Handbook πŸ‘ Image
November 26, 2013 (original)[1]
July 28, 2015 (updated)[2]
978-0-545-66993-1 (original)
978-0-545-82326-5 (updated)
Contains information on surviving the first few days, making shelters, crafting tools and weapons, and finding resources and food.
Minecraft: Redstone Handbook πŸ‘ Image
March 25, 2014 (original)[3]
July 28, 2015 (updated)[4]
Nick Farwell 978-0-545-68515-3 (original)
978-0-545-82324-1 (updated)
Contains information on redstone circuits, along with construction ideas to implement new knowledge and redstone tips from Notch.
Minecraft: Combat Handbook πŸ‘ Image
August 26, 2014 (original)[5]
July 28, 2015 (updated)[6]
Stephanie Milton 978-0-545-68516-0 (original)
978-0-545-82323-4 (updated)
Contains information about armor and weapons, as well as tips on how to defeat certain mobs in the game.
Minecraft: Construction Handbook πŸ‘ Image
August 26, 2014 (original)[7]
July 28, 2015 (updated)[8]
978-0-545-68517-7 (original)
978-0-545-82325-8 (updated)
Contains step-by-step instructions on how to build various buildings and contraptions, including favorite ones from Notch.

Guidebooks

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Minecraft: Guide to Survival πŸ‘ Image
May 30, 2017
(as Guide to Exploration)[9]
April 7, 2020
(as Guide to Survival)[10]
978-1-5247-9740-9 (as Guide to Exploration)
978-0-593-15813-5 (as Guide to Survival)
Provides information on different biomes, as well as the mobs that inhabit them.
Minecraft: Guide to Creative πŸ‘ Image
May 30, 2017[11] 978-0-399-18202-0 Provides information on planning builds, Creative mode as a whole, as well as decorating and designing builds.
Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End πŸ‘ Image
August 29, 2017[12] 978-1-5247-9723-2 Provides information on the environments for both dimensions, as well as the generated structures and mobs that inhabit them.
Minecraft: Guide to Redstone πŸ‘ Image
October 3, 2017[13] 978-1-5247-9722-5 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 πŸ‘ Image
May 22, 2018[14] 978-1-101-96634-1 Provides information on how to obtain enchantments, as well as what effects that potions can have.
Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames πŸ‘ Image
July 3, 2018[15] 978-1-101-96636-5 Provides information on various minigames, as well as how they work.
Minecraft: Guide to Farming πŸ‘ Image
October 9, 2018[16] Alex Wiltshire 978-1-101-96642-6 Provides information on planting crops, as well tutorials on how to make mob and block farms.
Minecraft: Guide to Ocean Survival πŸ‘ Image
October 29, 2019[17] Stephanie Milton 978-0-593-12960-9 Provides information regarding what are in the oceans in Minecraft, and how to survive in them.
Minecraft: Guide to Creative (Updated) πŸ‘ Image
November 9, 2021[18] Thomas McBrien 978-0-593-35583-1 Provides information such as planning builds and making color palettes, as well as advice from various Minecraft communities and YouTubers.
Minecraft: Guide to Combat πŸ‘ Image
November 16, 2021[19] Craig Jelley 978-0-593-35588-6 Provides information on crafting and enchanting weapons, how to defeat mobs, and strategies for PVP.
Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated) πŸ‘ Image
October 4, 2022[20] Thomas McBrien 978-0-593-15811-1 Provides information on finding resources, crafting, and protecting one-self from hostile mobs.
Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated) πŸ‘ Image
November 22, 2022[21]
N/A
978-0-593-15857-9 Provides information on redstone components, redstone circuits, and complex mechanisms.
Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (Updated) πŸ‘ Image
September 26, 2023[22] 978-0-593-59962-4 Provides information to the player on navigating biomes, finding structures and the loot inside them, as well as general survival skills.

Building guidebooks

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress πŸ‘ Image
November 8, 2016[23] Craig Jelley 978-1-9848-2017-4 Contains information on how to build a medieval fortress.
Minecraft: Let's Build! Theme Park Adventure πŸ‘ Image
June 4, 2019[24] Stephanie Milton 978-1-101-96638-9 Provides a tutorial on how to build a theme park in Minecraft.
Minecraft: Let's Build! Land of Zombies πŸ‘ Image
September 24, 2019[25] Ed Jefferson 978-1-9848-2084-6 Provides a tutorial on how to build things related to zombies in Minecraft.
Minecraft: Epic Bases πŸ‘ Image
October 6, 2020[26] Thomas McBrien 978-0-593-15855-5 Provides information on how to make structures such as airships and underwater traps, as well as complex redstone mechanisms.
Minecraft: Bite-Size Builds πŸ‘ Image
May 4, 2021[27] 978-0-593-15983-5 Provides information on how to make structures such as firefighter planes and submarines, complete with step-by-step instructions.
Minecraft: Amazing Bite-Size Builds πŸ‘ Image
May 31, 2022[28]
N/A
978-0-593-49760-9 Provides information on how to make structures such as jungle shrines and mineshaft trains, complete with step-by-step instructions.
Minecraft Epic Inventions πŸ‘ Image
November 1, 2022[29] Thomas McBrien 978-0-593-49764-7 Provides information on how to make builds such as space stations and ancient temples, as well as tips on terraforming landscape.
Minecraft: Master Builds πŸ‘ Image
December 13, 2022[30] Tom Stone 978-0-593-59899-3 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 πŸ‘ Image
May 9, 2023[31] Thomas McBrien 978-0-593-59960-0 Provides information on builds for twenty "mini-projects".
Minecraft: Mega Bite-Size Builds πŸ‘ Image
November 5, 2024[32]
N/A
978-0-593-97239-7
Minecraft: Magical Bite-Size Builds πŸ‘ Image
July 15, 2025[33] Tom Stone 978-0-593-98416-1

Misc.

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Minecraft: Blockopedia πŸ‘ Image
February 24, 2015[34] Alex Wiltshire 978-0-545-82011-0 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 πŸ‘ Image
August 9, 2016[35] Stephanie Milton 978-0-399-59320-8 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 πŸ‘ Image
October 10, 2017[36] Alex Wiltshire 978-1-5247-9716-4 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 The Nether & The End Sticker Book πŸ‘ Image
April 23, 2018[37]
N/A
978-1405290326
N/A
Minecraft Aquatic Adventure Sticker Book πŸ‘ Image
March 1, 2019[38] 978-1405293020
Minecraft for Beginners πŸ‘ Image
July 9, 2019[39] Stephanie Milton 978-1-9848-2086-0 Provides a guide for building shelter, finding food, and mobs that the player may encounter, among other things.
Minecraft Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
N/A
Minecraft Would You Rather
Minecraft Joke Book πŸ‘ Image
August 8, 2019[40] Dan Morgan 978-1405295253
N/A
Minecraft: Maps πŸ‘ Image
October 8, 2019[41] Stephanie Milton 978-1-101-96644-0 Provides a look at fifteen biomes featured in Minecraft.
Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs πŸ‘ Image
September 3, 2020[42] Stephanie Milton 978-1405291934
N/A
Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition) πŸ‘ Image
November 23, 2021[43] Craig Jelley 978-0-593-35590-9 Provides information on every single block in the game up through Caves & Cliffs.[44]
The Official Minecraft Coloring Adventures Book πŸ‘ Image
November 22, 2022[45]
N/A
978-1-64722-817-0
N/A
The Official Minecraft Coloring Book πŸ‘ Image
December 6, 2022[46] 978-1-64722-699-2
Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat! Official Cookbook πŸ‘ Image
April 4, 2023[47] Tara Theoharis 978-1647228262
Minecraft: Mobspotter’s Encyclopedia πŸ‘ Image
October 17, 2023[48] Tom Stone 978-0-593-59964-8 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 πŸ‘ Image
March 5, 2024[49]
N/A
978-0-593-87347-2
N/A
The Crafter's Kitchen: An Official Minecraft Cookbook πŸ‘ Image
March 19, 2024[50] 978-0593579923
LEGO Minecraft Ideas πŸ‘ Image
June 18, 2024[51] 978-0-7440-9915-7 Details several LEGO Minecraft building possibilities to create or be inspired by. Also comes with an exclusive LEGO model inside.
Minecraft Where's the Zombie πŸ‘ Image
August 29, 2024[52]
N/A
978-0-593-80847-4
N/A
The World of Minecraft πŸ‘ Image
October 15, 2024[53] Edwin Evans-Thirlwell 978-0-593-72249-7 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.
The Official Minecraft Coloring Book, Volume 2 πŸ‘ Image
October 22, 2024[54]
N/A
979-8-88663-695-6
N/A
Minecraft Brain Games πŸ‘ Image
January 2, 2025[55] 978-0008680589
Minecraft: Survival Challenges πŸ‘ Image
January 28, 2025[56] Tom Stone 978-0-593-98418-5 Provides information on completing thirty challenges in Survival mode.
A Minecraft Movie Official Coloring Book πŸ‘ Image
March 4, 2025[57]
N/A
978-0-593-97278-6
N/A
Minecraft Biome Adventure Sticker Book πŸ‘ Image
March 27, 2025[58] 978-0-00-868067-1
Minecraft: The Ultimate Mobspotters Collection πŸ‘ Image
September 11, 2025[59] 978-0-00-868231-6

Upcoming

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Quest Journal[60]
N/A
May 5, 2026
TBA
979-8-21-722741-9 Includes a checklist, facts, and tips for Minecraft players, as well as drawing and writing prompts to document their journey.
Chicken Jockey Challenges[61] July 7, 2026 979-8-21-723149-2 Includes information on the strengths and weaknesses of each mob, including the chicken jockey.
Minecraft Puzzle Adventure: A Warden's Warning[62] 979-8-21-722735-8 This book, being part-adventure and part-story, includes puzzles which can be used to collect clues.

Annuals

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Title Cover Published Author(s) ISBN (13) Notes
Minecraft: The Official Annual 2014 πŸ‘ Image
September 10, 2013[63] Jane Riordan
Stephanie Milton
Nick Farwell
Paul Soares Jr.
978-1-4052-6767-0 Provides additional information and tips about the game, including some from Notch.
The Official Minecraft Annual 2017 πŸ‘ Image
October 6, 2016[64] Stephanie Milton 978-1-4052-8486-8 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 πŸ‘ Image
September 7, 2017[65]
N/A
978-1-4052-8758-6 Provides information about adventure mode and Realms, as well as a look back at Minecraft: Story Mode.
Minecraft Annual 2019 πŸ‘ Image
August 9, 2018[66] Stephanie Milton 978-1-4052-9112-5 Provides building challenges, as well as a look at some builds made by the community.
Minecraft Annual 2020 πŸ‘ Image
September 5, 2019[67]
N/A
978-1-4052-9446-1 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 πŸ‘ Image
2020[68] 978-1-4052-9639-7 Provides a look back at the past year, as well as information about recent updates, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.
Minecraft Annual 2022 πŸ‘ Image
September 2, 2021[69] Dan Whitehead 978-0-7555-0107-6
Minecraft Annual 2023 πŸ‘ Image
September 1, 2022[70] Thomas McBrien 978-0-00-849598-5 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 πŸ‘ Image
August 3, 2023[71]
N/A
978-0-00-853713-5 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 πŸ‘ Image
August 1, 2024[72] 978-0-00-861567-3 Provides a look back at fifteen years of Minecraft, including various builds, games, and challenges.
Minecraft Annual 2026 πŸ‘ Image
September 9, 2025[73] 978-0-00-868220-0 Includes a "biome personality quiz", information on wolf variants, tips on looting an ancient city, builds, and survival challenges.

Gallery

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Videos

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References

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  1. ↑ "Minecraft: Essential Handbook" – Amazon.
  2. ↑ Minecraft: Essential Handbook (Updated Edition) listing on Amazon
  3. ↑ Minecraft: Redstone Handbook listing on Amazon
  4. ↑ Minecraft: Redstone Handbook (Updated Edition) listing on Amazon
  5. ↑ Minecraft: Combat Handbook listing on Amazon
  6. ↑ Minecraft: Combat Handbook (Updated Edition)
  7. ↑ Minecraft: Construction Handbook listing on Amazon
  8. ↑ Minecraft: Construction Handbook (Updated Edition) listing on Amazon
  9. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Exploration listing on Penguin Random House
  10. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Survival listing on Penguin Random House
  11. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Creative listing on Penguin Random House (archived)
  12. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End listing on Penguin Random House
  13. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Redstone listing on Penguin Random House
  14. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions listing on Penguin Random House
  15. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames listing on Penguin Random House
  16. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Farming listing on Penguin Random House
  17. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Ocean Survival listing on Penguin Random House
  18. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Creative (Updated) listing on Penguin Random House
  19. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Combat listing on Penguin Random House
  20. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated) listing on Penguin Random House
  21. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated) listing on Penguin Random House
  22. ↑ Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (Updated) listing on Penguin Random House
  23. ↑ Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress listing on Penguin Random House
  24. ↑ Minecraft: Let's Build! Theme Park Adventure listing on Penguin Random House
  25. ↑ Minecraft: Let's Build! Land of Zombies listing on Penguin Random House
  26. ↑ Minecraft: Epic Bases listing on Penguin Random House
  27. ↑ Minecraft: Bite-Size Builds listing on Penguin Random House
  28. ↑ Minecraft: Amazing Bite-Size Builds (Over 20 Awesome Mini-Projects!) listing on Penguin Random House
  29. ↑ Epic Inventions listing on Penguin Random House
  30. ↑ Minecraft: Master Builds listing on Penguin Random House
  31. ↑ Bite-Size Builds 3 listing on Penguin Random House
  32. ↑ Minecraft: Mega Bite-Size Builds listing on Penguin Random House
  33. ↑ Minecraft: Magical Bite-Size Builds listing on Penguin Random House
  34. ↑ Minecraft: Blockopedia listing on Amazon
  35. ↑ Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets listing on Penguin Random House
  36. ↑ Minecraft: Mobestiary listing on Penguin Random House
  37. ↑ Minecraft The Nether & The End Sticker Book listing on Amazon
  38. ↑ Minecraft Aquatic Adventure Sticker Book listing on Amazon
  39. ↑ Minecraft for Beginners listing on Penguin Random House
  40. ↑ Minecraft Joke Book listing on Amazon
  41. ↑ Minecraft: Maps listing on Penguin Random House
  42. ↑ Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs listing on Amazon
  43. ↑ Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition) listing on Penguin Random House
  44. ↑ Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition) listing on Amazon
  45. ↑ The Official Minecraft Coloring Adventures Book listing on Amazon
  46. ↑ The Official Minecraft Coloring Book listing on Amazon
  47. ↑ Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat! Official Cookbook listing on Minecraft Shop
  48. ↑ Minecraft Mobspotter’s Encyclopedia listing on Penguin Random House
  49. ↑ Minecraft: Beginner's Guide listing on Penguin Random House
  50. ↑ The Crafter's Kitchen: An Official Minecraft Cookbook listing on Amazon
  51. ↑ LEGO Minecraft Ideas listing on Amazon
  52. ↑ Minecraft: Where's the Zombie listing on Penguin Random House
  53. ↑ The World of Minecraft listing on Penguin Random House
  54. ↑ The Official Minecraft Coloring Book, Volume 2 listing on Amazon
  55. ↑ Minecraft Brain Games listing on Amazon
  56. ↑ Minecraft: Survival Challenges listing on Penguin Random House
  57. ↑ A Minecraft Movie Official Coloring Book listing on Penguin Random House
  58. ↑ Minecraft Biome Adventure Sticker Book listing on HarperReach
  59. ↑ "Minecraft Mobs + Game Gift Box: Official Minecraft illustrated children’s gift book collection, the perfect present for kids into gaming aged 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10! New for Christmas 2025!" – Amazon.co.uk.
  60. ↑ Quest Journal (Minecraft) listing on Penguin Random House
  61. ↑ Chicken Jockey Challenges (Minecraft) listing on Penguin Random House
  62. ↑ Minecraft Puzzle Adventure: A Warden's Warning listing on Penguin Random House
  63. ↑ Minecraft: The Official Annual 2014 listing on Amazon
  64. ↑ The Official Minecraft Annual 2017 listing on Amazon
  65. ↑ The Official Minecraft Annual 2018 listing on Amazon
  66. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2019 listing on Amazon
  67. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2020 listing on Amazon
  68. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2021 listing on Amazon
  69. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2022 listing on Amazon
  70. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2023 listing on Amazon
  71. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2024 listing on Amazon
  72. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2025 listing on Amazon
  73. ↑ Minecraft Annual 2026 listing on Amazon

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