Max Brooks to write the first Minecraft novel in a possible series
At this point in the Minecraft hype-cycle, it’s noteworthy to point out that there isn’t already a Minecraft novel. It’s enjoyed a fair-to-middling performance in the gaming market, MINECON just wrapped up in Anaheim, and Rob McElhenney will be directing the eventual Minecraft feature film (presumably when he’s concluded cultivating mass.) At the very least, a breezy Minecraft paperback would give kids something to do after an airport layover has depleted their touchscreen batteries, while parents plow through Clive Cussler’s Sahara.
Satisfying this market opportunity has fallen to author Max Brooks, who knows a thing or two about harnessing pop-culture trends. Brooks first rose to prominence with the tongue-in-cheek The Zombie Survival Guide, and the tongue-out-of-cheek World War Z. Minecraft developer Mojang has confirmed the book, titled Minecraft: The Island.