Authors
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Every Minecraft book has had an author, sometimes multiple.
Novels
| Name | Image | Book(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Brooks | 
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An American author, best known as the creator of World War Z and other novels. | [1] | |
| Tracey Baptiste | 
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An American horror author known for taking inspiration from folk tales. | ||
| Mur Lafferty | 
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An American author and podcast host involved with shows such as Escape Pod. | ||
| Catherynne M. Valente | 
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An American speculative fiction author and poet. | ||
| Jason Fry | 
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An American author known for his work on the Star Wars franchise. | ||
| Matt Forbeck | 
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An American author, known for writing for several iconic franchises, such as Marvel, Halo, and Dungeons & Dragons, as well as designing tabletop role playing games. | ||
| C. B. Lee | 
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An American young adult author, best known for their work on the Sidekick Squad series. | ||
| Nicky Drayden | 
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A Systems Analyst and author known for novels such as Escaping Exodus. | ||
| Delilah S. Dawson | 
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An American author, often known under the pen name Lila Bowen. She is best known for her work on the Star Wars and Rick and Morty franchises. | ||
| Suyi Davies Okungbowa | 
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A Nigeran author, who writes both adult and young adult novels. For young adult novels, he uses the pseudonym Suyi Davies. He is known for pulling heavily from the cultures of West Africa and Nigeria. | ||
| Nick Eliopulos | 
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An American author, editor, game designer, and teacher. | ||
| Sarwat Chadda | 
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An author and gamer. | ||
| Danica Davidson | 
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An American author best known for her work on Minecraft, writing a series of unofficial novels prior to official projects. | ||
| DaVaun Sanders | An American speculative fiction author. | [2][3][4] | ||
| Danny Lore | ||||
| Angel Luis Colón | 
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| Brandon Hoàng | 
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An American author and television writer, best known for his novels Gloria Buenrostro is Not My Girlfriend and The Crossbow of Destiny. | [5][6] | |
| Monica Sanz | 
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[7] |
Guidebooks
| Name | Image | Book(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Miller |
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| CaptainSparklez | 
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A YouTuber best known by the moniker CaptainSparklez, Maron contributed a section to the book Minecraft: Essential Handbook, giving advice to mining rare materials. | ||
| Tom Stone | 
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A former Mojang Studios employee who continues to do work for them as a freelancer, best known for his work on shows such as The Secrets of Minecraft. |
Comic books
| Name | Image | Book(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Flynn | 
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An American-Canadian comic book writer, best known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. He served as the chief writer for the Archie Comics series starting with #160, and later returned to lead its successor at IDW Publishing. In 2022, he became the head writer of the games, beginning with Sonic Frontiers.
In 2025, he authored the Archie story Servers You Right!, an unofficial Minecraft parody. |
[8][9] | |
| Kazuyoshi Seto | A Japanese mangaka, best known for their work on Minecraft. | [10] |
Miscellaneous
| Name | Image | Book(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Eliopulos |
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An American author, editor, game designer, and teacher. | ||
| Danica Davidson |
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An American author best known for her work on Minecraft, writing a series of unofficial novels prior to official projects. |
References
- ↑ "Zombie Author Max Brooks Writing Minecraft Novel" by Stephanie Mlot – PC Mag, September 26, 2016.
- ↑ "About DaVaun Sanders" – DaVaun Sanders.
- ↑ "Life is a whirlwind lately, but I'm FINALLY sharing my latest middle grade novel COVER! Adding a story to the @Minecraft family is an absolute dream. My son and I bonded so much playing together, and this book def riffs on that magic. Out this summer. Preorder away!🤸🏾♂️" @davaunsanders on Instagram, March 12, 2024
- ↑ "Today we celebrate a BOOK BIRTHDAY! Minecraft: The Tournament is officially out🥳 Written for fans of @minecraft & featuring a father-son duo learning how to game together again in a contest vs the best of the best. I had SO much fun with this, and all of the *ahem* research 😂
Best part? Dedicated this one to my son and he has NO CLUE I wrote a book based on his fave game. Available everywhere! Thanks for sharing with young readers in your world 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾" @davaunsanders on Instagram, May 21, 2024 - ↑ "Brandon Hoàng" – Goodreads.
- ↑ "Brandon Hoàng" .
- ↑ "Happy Friday!! I am THRILLED to announce that I'm writing Minecraft: Adventure School, an official Minecraft tie-in out in summer 2025! Writing this book is a dream come true as Minecraft is a bond I share with my kids. I'm so excited for you all to read it and can't wait to share more soon! 💚" @authormonicasanz on Instagram, August 9, 2024
- ↑ "Dark Horse Comics" – BumbleKing.
- ↑ "ARCHIE & FRIENDS: LEVEL UP (Pre-Order!)" (Archive) – Archie Comics.
- ↑ "各国のマイクラ単行本amazonのページ保存してるんだけど、イタリアとフランスかなりいい調子かも。
仕事頑張ろう。" – @setokazuyoshi on X (formerly Twitter), April 4, 2025
