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{{Infobox book
| author = Various
| country = [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
| language = English
| genre = Guide
| publisher = {{W|Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic}} (2013–2015)
{{W|Del Rey Books}} (2016–2022)
Random House Worlds (2023–present)
{{w|Egmont Group|Egmont Publishing}} (annuals; 2014–2020)
Farshore (annuals; 2021–present)
| date = November 26, 2013 – present
| media = Print, Digital
}}
'''''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 ==
=== Released ===
==== Handbooks ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Cover
! Published
! Author(s)
! ISBN (13)
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Essential Handbook]]''
| [[File:Updated Essential Handbook.png|100px]]
| November 26, 2013 (original)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545669936 ''Minecraft: Essential Handbook''] listing on Amazon
July 28, 2015 (updated)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545823269/ ''Minecraft: Essential Handbook (Updated Edition)''] listing on Amazon
| Stephanie Milton
Paul Soares Jr.
{{w|Jordan Maron}}
| 978-05-45669-93-1 (original)
978-05-45823-26-5 (updated)
| Contains information on surviving the first few days, making shelters, crafting tools and weapons, and finding resources and food.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Redstone Handbook]]''
| [[File:Updated Redstone Handbook.png|100px]]
| March 25, 2014 (original)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/054568515X/ ''Minecraft: Redstone Handbook''] listing on Amazon
July 28, 2015 (updated)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545823242/ ''Minecraft: Redstone Handbook (Updated Edition)''] listing on Amazon
| Nick Farwell
| 978-05-45685-15-3 (original)
978-05-45823-24-1 (updated)
| Contains information on redstone circuits, along with construction ideas to implement new knowledge and redstone tips from [[Notch]].
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Combat Handbook]]''
| [[File:Combat Handbook.png|100px]]
| August 26, 2014 (original)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545685168/ ''Minecraft: Combat Handbook''] listing on Amazon
July 28, 2015 (updated)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545823234/ ''Minecraft: Combat Handbook (Updated Edition)'']
| Stephanie Milton
| 978-05-45685-16-0 (original)
978-05-45823-23-4 (updated)
| Contains information about [[armor]] and [[weapon]]s, as well as tips on how to defeat certain mobs in the game.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Construction Handbook]]''
| [[File:Updated Construction Handbook.png|100px]]
| August 26, 2014 (original)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545685176/ ''Minecraft: Construction Handbook''] listing on Amazon
July 28, 2015 (updated)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545823250/ ''Minecraft: Construction Handbook (Updated Edition)''] listing on Amazon
| Matthew Needler
Phil Southam
| 978-05-45685-17-7 (original)
978-05-45823-25-8 (updated)
| Contains step-by-step instructions on how to build various buildings and contraptions, including favorite ones from [[Notch]].
|}
==== Guidebooks ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Cover
! Published
! Author(s)
! ISBN (13)
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Survival]]''
| [[File:MCSurvival.jpg|100px]]
| May 30, 2017
(as ''Guide to Exploration'')[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554885/minecraft-guide-to-exploration-2017-edition-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Exploration''] listing on Penguin Random House
April 7, 2020
(as ''Guide to Survival'')[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624727/minecraft-guide-to-survival-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Survival''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Stephanie Milton
[[Marsh Davies]]
[[Owen Jones]]
| 978-15-24797-40-9 (as ''Guide to Exploration'')
978-05-93158-13-5 (as ''Guide to Survival'')
| Provides information on different [[biome]]s, as well as the mobs that inhabit them.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Creative]]''
| [[File:MCCreative.jpg|100px]]
| May 30, 2017[https://web.archive.org/web/20170601144048/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554886/minecraft-guide-to-creative-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/# ''Minecraft: Guide to Creative''] listing on Penguin Random House (archived)
| Craig Jelley
Stephanie Milton
Marsh Davies
Owen Jones
| 978-03-99182-02-0
| Provides information on planning builds, [[Creative mode]] as a whole, as well as decorating and designing builds.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End]]''
| [[File:MCNetherEnd.jpg|100px]]
| August 29, 2017[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558499/minecraft-guide-to-the-nether-and-the-end-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Stephanie Milton
Marsh Davies
Owen Jones
| 978-15-24797-23-2
| Provides information on the environments for both dimensions, as well as the generated structures and mobs that inhabit them.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Redstone]]''
| [[File:MCRedstone.jpg|100px]]
| October 3, 2017[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558498/minecraft-guide-to-redstone-2017-edition-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Redstone''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Craig Jelley
Marsh Davies
| 978-15-24797-22-5
| Provides information on how {{el|je}} [[redstone]] works, as well as tutorials on how to make circuits and numerous mechanics.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions]]''
| [[File:MCEnchantPotion.jpg|100px]]
| May 22, 2018[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567216/minecraft-guide-to-enchantments-and-potions-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Stephanie Milton
Marsh Davies
| 978-11-01966-34-1
| Provides information on how to obtain enchantments, as well as what effects that potions can have.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames]]''
| [[File:MCPvP.jpg|100px]]
| July 3, 2018[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567218/minecraft-guide-to-pvp-minigames-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Stephanie Milton
Craig Jelley
| 978-11-01966-36-5
| Provides information on various minigames, as well as how they work.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Farming]]''
| [[File:MCFarming.jpg|100px]]
| October 9, 2018[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567250/minecraft-guide-to-farming-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Farming''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Alex Wiltshire
| 978-11-01966-42-6
| Provides information on planting crops, as well tutorials on how to make mob and block farms.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Ocean Survival]]''
| [[File:MCOcean.png|100px]]
| October 29, 2019[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567249/minecraft-guide-to-ocean-survival-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Ocean Survival''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Stephanie Milton
| 978-05-93129-60-9
| Provides information regarding what are in the oceans in ''Minecraft'', and how to survive in them.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Creative (Updated)]]''
| [[File:MCGuidetoCreative.png|100px]]
| November 9, 2021[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710388/minecraft-guide-to-creative-updated-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Creative (Updated)''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Thomas McBrien
| 978-05-93355-83-1
| Provides information such as planning builds and making color palettes, as well as advice from various ''Minecraft'' communities and YouTubers.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Combat]]''
| [[File:MCGuidetoCombat.png|100px]]
| November 16, 2021[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671346/minecraft-guide-to-combat-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Combat''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Craig Jelley
| 978-05-93355-88-6
| Provides information on crafting and enchanting weapons, how to defeat mobs, and strategies for PVP.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated)]]''
| [[File:MCGuideSurvivalUpdated.png|100px]]
| October 4, 2022[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624726/minecraft-guide-to-survival-updated-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Survival (Updated)''] listing on Penguin Random House
| Thomas McBrien
| 978-05-93158-11-1
| Provides information on finding resources, crafting, and protecting one-self from hostile mobs.
|-
| ''[[Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated)]]''
| [[File:MCGuideRedstoneUpdated.png|100px]]
| November 22, 2022[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625087/minecraft-guide-to-redstone-updated-by-mojang-ab-and-the-official-minecraft-team/ ''Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated)''] listing on Penguin Random House
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