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{{Infobox book
| title = ''Minecraft: The Island''
| author = {{W|Max Brooks}}
| audio = [[Jack Black]]<br>{{W|Samira Wiley}}
| cover = [http://iwilding.com/ Ian Wilding]
| country = [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
| language = English
| genre = Fiction
| location = ''[[Minecraft]]''
| publisher = {{W|Del Rey Books}}
| date = July 18, 2017
| media = Print, Digital
| pages = 224
| isbn = 978-0-399-18177-1
| oclc = 976794934
}}

{{q|We need to be very clear: I’m not writing *the* Minecraft book. I’m writing *a* Minecraft book. If the folks from Halo called me to write *the* Halo book, I could do that, but you cannot write *the* Minecraft Book.|Max Brooks on Minecraft: The Island<ref>{{Mcnet|minecraft-novel-cover-revealed|Minecraft Novel Cover Revealed!|February 24, 2017}}</ref>}}

'''''Minecraft: The Island''''' is a novel by American author {{W|Max Brooks}},<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.mojang.com/2016/09/max-brooks-is-writing-a-minecraft-novel-oh-yes/|title=Max Brooks is writing a Minecraft novel! Oh yes!|date=September 24, 2016}}</ref> which was published by {{W|Del Rey Books}} on July 18, 2017.<ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|887329272435802112|Minecraft: The Island is out! Written by Max Brooks, it's the very first Minecraft novel! Read an excerpt here:|July 18, 2017}}</ref> Two audiobooks were also released on the same day, with narration provided by [[Jack Black]] and {{W|Samira Wiley}}, respectively.

The novel is followed by two sequels, one titled ''[[Minecraft: The Mountain]]'', which was released on March 2, 2021, and one titled ''[[Minecraft: The Village]]'', which was released on October 17, 2023.

== Synopsis ==
Washed up on a beach, the [[Guy|lone castaway]] looks around the shore. ''Where am I?'' Who ''am I? And why is everything made out of blocks?'' But there isn’t much time to soak up the [[sun]]. It’s getting dark, and there is a strange new world to explore.

The top priority is finding food. The next is not ''becoming'' food. Because there are others out there on the island... like the horde of [[Zombie|zombies]] that appear after night falls. Crafting a way out of this mess is a challenge like no other. Who could build a home while running from exploding [[Creeper|creepers]], armed [[Skeleton|skeletons]], and an unstoppable tide of hot [[lava]]? Especially with no help except for a few makeshift tools and sage advice from an unlikely friend: a [[Moo|cow]].

In this world, the rules don’t always make sense, but courage and creativity go a long way. There are [[Forest|forests]] to explore, [[Mineshaft|hidden underground tunnels]] to loot, and undead mobs to defeat. Only then will the secrets of the island be revealed.

== Plot ==
{{Spoiler Warning|section|''Minecraft: The Island''}}

{{LoadPage|Minecraft: The Island/1CHP|Chapters 1–11|h3}}
{{LoadPage|Minecraft: The Island/2CHP|Chapters 12–22 and Epilogue|h3}}

== Trivia ==
* ''Minecraft: The Island'' was the first official ''[[Minecraft]]'' novel to be announced at a ''[[MINECON]]''.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:MinecraftTheIslandCover.jpg|Cover for ''Minecraft: The Island''
File:MinecraftTheIslandRelease.jpg|Official release image of the novel, seen in the endpapers.
File:The Island Banner.jpg|Banner art
File:The Island Cover.jpg|Cover art
File:The Island.jpg|Book cover
File:02a7d906eee01d3a3fd94705a41dd565-brooks book.png|A transparent prop of the cover.
File:The Island audiobook 9780525590064.jpeg|''Minecraft: The Island'' audiobook cover narrated by Samira Wiley
File:The Island audiobook 9780525495734.jpeg|''Minecraft: The Island'' audiobook cover narrated by Jack Black
File:Timeline book.png|Render of the book used for the 10th anniversary of ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/10th-anniversary|title=Celebrate with Us|website=minecraft.net}}</ref>
</gallery>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://geni.us/jnJN1u Official page]

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