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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

Handbooks

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Essential Handbook		November 26, 2013 (original)[1] July 28, 2015 (updated)[2]	Stephanie Milton Paul Soares Jr. Jordan Maron	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		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		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		August 26, 2014 (original)[7] July 28, 2015 (updated)[8]	Matthew Needler Phil Southam	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

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Guide to Survival		May 30, 2017 (as Guide to Exploration)[9] April 7, 2020 (as Guide to Survival)[10]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	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		May 30, 2017[11]	Craig Jelley Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	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		August 29, 2017[12]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies Owen Jones	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		October 3, 2017[13]	Craig Jelley Marsh Davies	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		May 22, 2018[14]	Stephanie Milton Marsh Davies	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		July 3, 2018[15]	Stephanie Milton Craig Jelley	978-1-101-96636-5	Provides information on various minigames, as well as how they work.
Minecraft: Guide to Farming		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		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)		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		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)		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)		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)		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

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress		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		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		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		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		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		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.
Epic Inventions		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		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		May 9, 2023[31]	Thomas McBrien	978-0-593-59960-0	Provides information on builds for twenty "mini-projects".
Minecraft: Mega Bite-Size Builds		November 5, 2024[32]	N/A	978-0-593-97239-7

Misc.

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: Blockopedia		February 24, 2015[33]	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		August 9, 2016[34]	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		October 10, 2017[35]	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		April 23, 2018[36]	N/A	978-1405290326	N/A
Minecraft Aquatic Adventure Sticker Book		March 1, 2019[37]	N/A	978-1405293020	N/A
Minecraft for Beginners		July 9, 2019[38]	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 Joke Book		August 8, 2019[39]	Dan Morgan	978-1405295253	N/A
Minecraft: Maps		October 8, 2019[40]	Stephanie Milton	978-1-101-96644-0	Provides a look at fifteen biomes featured in Minecraft.
Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs		September 3, 2020[41]	Stephanie Milton	978-1405291934	N/A
Minecraft: Blockopedia (Updated Edition)		November 23, 2021[42]	Craig Jelley	978-0-593-35590-9	Provides information on every single block in the game up through Caves & Cliffs.[43]
The Official Minecraft Coloring Adventures Book		November 22, 2022[44]	N/A	978-1-64722-817-0	N/A
The Official Minecraft Coloring Book		December 6, 2022[45]		978-1-64722-699-2
Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat! Official Cookbook		April 4, 2023[46]	Tara Theoharis	978-1647228262	N/A
Minecraft: Mobspotter’s Encyclopedia		October 17, 2023[47]	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		March 5, 2024[48]	N/A	978-0-593-87347-2	N/A
The Crafter's Kitchen: An Official Minecraft Cookbook		April 4, 2023[49]	Danica Davidson Carlson Berne Victoria Granof	978-0593579923	N/A
LEGO Minecraft Ideas		June 18, 2024[50]	Shari Last & Julia March	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		August 29, 2024[51]	N/A	978-0-593-80847-4	N/A
The World of Minecraft		October 15, 2024[52]	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		October 22, 2024[53]	N/A	979-8-88663-695-6	N/A
Minecraft: Survival Challenges		January 28, 2025[54]	Tom Stone	978-0-593-98418-5	Provides information on completing thirty challenges in Survival mode.
A Minecraft Movie Official Coloring Book		March 4, 2025[55]	TBA	978-0-593-97278-6	TBA

Upcoming

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft Biome Adventure Sticker Book		March 27, 2025[56]	978-0-00-868067-1
Minecraft: Magical Bite-Size Builds		July 15, 2025[57]	978-0-593-98416-1
Minecraft: The Ultimate Mobspotters Collection		September 11, 2025[58]	978-0-00-868231-6

Annuals

Title	Cover	Published	Author(s)	ISBN (13)	Notes
Minecraft: The Official Annual 2014		September 10, 2013[59]	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		October 6, 2016[60]	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		September 7, 2017[61]	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		August 9, 2018[62]	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		September 5, 2019[63]	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		2020[64]		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		September 2, 2021[65]	Dan Whitehead	978-0-7555-0107-6
Minecraft Annual 2023		September 1, 2022[66]	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		August 3, 2023[67]	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		August 1, 2024[68]		978-0-00-861567-3	Provides a look back at fifteen years of Minecraft, including various builds, games, and challenges.

Gallery

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  Original Minecraft Essential Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Redstone Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Combat Handbook
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  Original Minecraft Construction Handbook
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  Minecraft Complete Handbook Collection
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  Updated Handbook Set
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  The Minecraft Handbooks
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  The Updated Minecraft Handbooks
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  A page in the Minecraft Blockopedia - Featuring a Daylight Sensor
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  A page from the Minecraft: Survivors' Book of Secrets
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  Another page from the Minecraft: Survivors' Book of Secrets
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  Original cover for the Guide to Survival, then known as the Guide to Exploration
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  Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress cover
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  Survivor's Book of Secrets Cover
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  Survivor's Book of Secrets Poster
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  The combat and creative handbook covers
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Novels	The Island The Crash The Lost Journals The End The Voyage The Rise of the Arch-Illager The Shipwreck The Mountain The Dragon Mob Squad The Haven Trials Mob Squad: Never Say Nether Zombies! Mob Squad: Don't Fear the Creeper Castle Redstone Return of the Piglins Zombies Return! The Village The Outsider The Tournament Zombies Unleashed! Journey to the Ancient City House of Horrors Upcoming One Last Quest Adventure School
Annuals	2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
LEGO	LEGO Minecraft Ideas Steve's Netherite Adventure Armoursmith Adventure Games Book Upcoming Visual Dictionary
Children's books	A Minecraft Movie Official Activity Book A Minecraft Movie Official Coloring Book A MINECRAFT MOVIE Step into Reading Woodsword Chronicles Catch the Creeper Stonesword Saga Ironsword Academy Step into Reading series Mobs of Minecraft Character Creator Sticker Book Where's the Zombie? Brain Games Uproar in Midport Village A MINECRAFT MOVIE The Junior Novelization Biome Adventure Sticker Book
Guide books	Essential Handbook Redstone Handbook Combat Handbook Construction Handbook Survivors' Book of Secrets Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes Minecraft Legends: A Hero's Guide to Saving the Overworld Beginner's Guide Minecraft Survival Challenges Guide to... Survival Updated Creative Updated Nether & End Redstone Updated Enchantments & Potions PVP Minigames Farming Ocean Survival Combat Exploration Upcoming Minecraft Official Blocks Minecraft Escape Rooms
Other	Mobestiary Mobspotter's Encyclopedia The Minecraft Ideas Book The Crafter's Kitchen The Official Pop-Up Advent Calendar Monstrous Compendium Lightning Keep Festive Ideas The World of Minecraft Special Edition Idea a Day A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen Upcoming The Ultimate Mobspotters Collection