The Quest: The Untold Story of Steve, Book One (The Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Short Stories): The Tale of a Hero Paperback – November 22, 2014

I have read several Minecraft e-books to my young children because, like so many others, they are obsessed with the game. I like to have e-books on my tablet for when I want to distract or entertain them for a while when we're not at home, and reading books about Minecraft is a sure way to keep them occupied. Some of the books I've read had been mildly entertaining, but their real value has been in the delight in my children's expressions and their use of imagination. Others I've read have been really terrible and almost painful to wade through.This book, however, was a delight. My kids were riveted, and I was also very intrigued, despite my lack of interest in the game. I've made myself knowledgeable about the game for their sakes, but this book doesn't require it, giving a good enough description of the different characters that even a newcomer could understand the story. But it's the writing that really caused me to post this review!This is NOT a book that you have to force yourself to finish. In fact, I was just as disappointed as they were when we had to stop reading before we finishing it to attend to real life situations. The writing is engaging, with descriptive language that neither overwhelms nor bores. So many self-published books (as I assume this is) suffer from a lack of editing, and this book doesn't appear to have that problem. Often, too, stilted dialogue can trip up an author, and this book has cleverly managed to avoid that problem. The plot moves along at a good pace, not getting bogged down in details or zipping past key events. It's engaging and suspenseful without being frightening to young kids, and they are so excited trying to figure out what's going to happen or why things are happening. We finished the book today after starting it yesterday, and they were discussing it repeatedly in the interim, very eager to hear its resolution. (They were equally disappointed and delighted to find out it was part 1 of 3.)I can say in all honesty that I have enjoyed this book and am already reading Book Two to them even though we're at home with our print library today. This is a book that will be enjoyed by both Minecraft fans as well as the friends and family reading it alongside or to them.

Like most boys it seems, my 7 year old son is really into Minecraft. He does not play it so much as just watch videos of other people playing it. I just do not get it. How is it fun to watch others play a game? To each their own I guess. I love that he has found something to get into besides sports, but what I don't like is him glued to the television or computer screen. I was so happy when I found this book for him to read, and him to want to keep reading more. First grade is a huge year for reading and anything that keeps him interested in a book is a major plus for me.The main plot to the book is that "Steve" is playing in a single player mode but someone has "hacked" in and is messing with his game. He doesn't know why they are messing with him but he is determined to not let it ruin his game. It is more of a short story, a perfect reading length I think for my first grader (he is reading about 115 wpm now). The book leaves you wanting to find out what will happen next and who the mystery player is, so be prepared to buy books 2 and 3 of this series.I liked reading this book with my son. It gave me a chance to learn a little bit about the Minecraft world and gave my son and I something to talk about. He is so caught up in Minecraft, I wanted him to be able to share with me and I have some sort of understanding of what he is sharing with me.

I purchased this book so I could read it with my 8 year old son. He is absolutely obsessed with Minecraft. I have watched him play the game and even attempted to try it myself at his request. I love video and PC games, but I will confess, Minecraft is not one of my favorites. Throughout the course of several years of my son playing it I have learned about the many characters and all the different materials. That being said, I really enjoyed this book. The experience of sharing something my son absolutely loves with him was fantastic. I read with my children (8 and 3) almost every night. This book kept my son's attention the entire time we read it. My 3 year old daughter was happy to listen to the story and my son's commentary with the help of her stuffed MLP toy.This book focuses on Steve. He is the first character I remember hearing about back when my son first began playing the game. I think Steve is a great character. In this book he takes you on an amazing journey. The first person perspective makes it easy to get pulled into the story as if you were there, or at least playing too.My son was so excited that he was talking about the book/story to his friend the next day at the bus stop. I even found myself telling my brother about it so my nephew (also an obsessed with Minecraft 8 year old) could enjoy it.As soon as we finished this book my son asked if there were more. I am planning on purchasing the next 2 books (both at the same time to save a little cash) as soon as we are finished with our library books. I have to say that I am more of a fan of Minecraft now than I was prior to reading this book. I feel like I might give the Minecraft Story Mode game another shot now.I was able to enjoy this awesome book at a discount. My genuine opinion of this book is that it is a fantastic story that deserves a 5 star rating.

I thought this book was very good but it wasn't as good as other Minecraft books like the obsidian cube or the cult. It didn't make as much sense as the other books because its about a boy actually playing Minecraft instead of someone actually living in Minecraft like the other books I read. Their was a part about the boy taking his computer to customer service ( I think it was customer service anyway ) because he thought his game was being hacked. I didn't like that bit as much as the rest of the book, but oh well. Oh, and it turns out that the 'hacker' is actually a unique mob, in a a way. There is no other mob like this one. You might know what I'm talking about, but if you dont , then I won't spoil the surprise for you. Overall, its a very good and interesting book. I recommend it to anyone who likes Minecraft.

Steve doesn't like mobs so he built pools,fences and a glass roof. One day Steve found a half built house with a chest in and in that chest he found a book and read it. He thought someone had hacked his game after he saw another player in his single-player world. After Steve built the pools strangely an enderman came in and he looked at it and it happened to be overpowered. After a while he took his game to the producers to check if it had been hacked and it wasn't so Steve was stuck with the mystery.

I chose five stars for the amount of helpfulness inspiring and more.I would recommend reading this because well even all my family liked it so hope you do.

This book tells the story of a minecraft player named Steve who finds what he believes to be a glitch at first but then realizes that it is a hacker. The truth is that the "glitch" was the legendary Herobrine. I rated this novel 3 stars as it was so short but the actual content is rather good. This is a great book for younger minecraft players.

Wasn’t as good as the reviews claimed