The Quest for the Diamond Sword: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book One
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Steve lives on a wheat farm. He has everything he needs to live in the Minecraft world: a bed, a house, and food. Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NPC village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leaving Steve without a place to get swords. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a quest to mine for forty diamonds, which are the most powerful mineral in the Overworld. He wants to craft these diamonds into a diamond sword to shield him and the villagers from the Zombies.
Far from his home, with night about to set in, Steve fears for his life. Nighttime is when users are most vulnerable in Minecraft. As he looks for shelter in a temple, he meets a trio of treasure hunters, Max, Lucy, and Henry, who are trying to unearth the treasure under the temple. Steve tells them of his master plan to mine for the most powerful mineral in the Overworld—the diamond. The treasure hunters are eager to join him. Facing treacherous mining conditions, a thunderstorm, and attacks from hostile mobs, these four friends’ question if it’s better to be a single player than a multiplayer, as they try to watch out for each other and chase Steve’s dream at the same time.
Will Steve find the diamonds? Will his friends help or hinder the search? Should he trust his new treasure hunter friends? And will Steve get back in time to save the villagers?
Winter Morgan
Winter Morgan is the author of numerous children’s books including national bestseller The Quest for the Diamond Sword, the bestselling unofficial novel for Minecrafters published by Sky Pony Press. She is the author of five other series for Minecraft fans: an Unofficial Gamer’s Adventure, the Unofficial League of Griefers Adventure, the Lost Minecraft Journals, the Unofficial Minecrafters Academy Series, and the Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure. Morgan has a video game-addicted son, who inspires her. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved the book so much! I have read a lot of the books by the same author. My favorite part of the book was when Steve and his friends destroyed the zombies with their swords. I liked Steve’s preparation and quick thinking. I have no regrets on reading the book!
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The Quest for the Diamond Sword - Winter Morgan
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LIFE ON THE FARM
STEVE WASN’T A RISK TAKER. HE LIVED A SIMPLE life on a flourishing wheat farm, where he grew carrots, potatoes, and pumpkins and bred pigs. Afternoons were spent talking to Eliot the blacksmith or Avery the librarian, who lived in the nearby village. In the village, he’d trade wheat and coal for emeralds.
He used the emeralds to adorn the walls of his home. Yet that morning, he decided to head to town and exchange some of his extra emeralds for iron. Steve wanted to craft iron armor. Although he never planned on using it, he was cautious and knew it was important to have armor. He also liked crafting things.
Eliot was in his shop when Steve arrived and said, Hi, Steve. Looking for more emeralds?
No,
Steve took out the emeralds, I have too many. I’d like to exchange them for iron ingots.
What are you going to do with iron?
Eliot asked as he gave Steve the blocks. Build another Golem? You were so nice to build that for our village.
Thanks, but I want to craft armor,
replied Steve.
Are you going on an adventure?
Eliot couldn’t believe his ears. Steve was the last person he’d expect to want armor or go on an adventure.
I hope not!
Steve smiled, I just thought it would be good to have in my inventory.
Enjoy crafting, Steve.
Eliot gave him the iron ingots.
On the way home, Steve ran into Avery the librarian, who said, You should come by the library, Steve. We have lots of new books in.
I can’t today,
he told her. I’m crafting armor.
How exciting!
exclaimed Avery, Are you planning an adventure?
You know me,
Steve remarked. I like to stay out of trouble and stick close to home.
Sometimes people don’t plan adventures, they just happen.
Avery had read every adventure tale in the library; she loved those stories.
That’s true,
Steve smiled at Avery. But I’d rather just keep the armor in my inventory and read about adventures in books.
Steve crafted his iron armor. He tried it on and walked around his house. I must look like a warrior,
he said to himself as he put the armor away and took a short walk before dusk. Steve would never venture out at night; he knew that was when creepers could attack him.
His farm wasn’t far from the water, and he walked over and looked out at the enormous blue ocean as he wondered what lands might be on the other side. He had never hopped on a boat to find out.
If Steve had an adventure story to tell, it would be about the time he once tamed an ocelot. Lost in the vast, unexplored jungle, surrounded by bushes deep in the jungle biome, Steve spotted an animal racing past him toward an overgrown patch of grass and weeds. As the animal’s pace slowed, he could make out its yellow fur covered in black and brownish spots. It was a wild ocelot!
The ocelot’s piercing green eyes stared menacingly at Steve. Steve’s heart skipped a beat. He wanted to tame this wild beast. He offered the feline raw fish, which the hungry ocelot eagerly accepted. With each bite, the ocelot transformed into a tame animal. Slowly the cat’s skin took on a ginger tone until it resembled a typical tabby cat. The ocelot’s tail shrunk, signifying it was no longer feral. Steve named the ocelot Snuggles. He’d be the first to admit he felt safer on the farm with Snuggles. As everyone knows, ocelots scare off creepers. Steve was afraid of creepers.
Steve knew that if you were careful, you could avoid running into any creepers, skeletons, spiders, silverfish, zombies, and other hostile mobs whose sole purpose was to attack. In fact, Steve had helped secure the village from a zombie attack. He built a fence all the way around the village and placed torches along the main street so all the land inside the wall was brightly lit day and night. This way he could be sure that zombies wouldn’t spawn in his village. As Eliot the blacksmith mentioned, Steve had also built an Iron Golem to protect them. He placed iron blocks and a pumpkin on the ground and watched as the tough, mighty beast got to its feet. As Steve watched the monstrous stone creature lumber toward the village, he was sure it would be able to keep him and his villager friends safe from zombies and other mobs.
When he wasn’t protecting his home from predators, Steve spent his time making coal out of wood. He traded the coal with Eliot the blacksmith for pickaxes, which he used for mining. He also traded his wheat for cookies from John the village farmer. When he mined for gold, he usually traded it for books with Avery the librarian. Between the villagers and the farm, he had all his needs provided for and a safe place to sleep every night. He loved coming back to the farm and hearing Snuggles meow as the ocelot relaxed in the greenery.
When night began to fall, Steve immediately got into his wool bed. Nighttime was the most vulnerable time; as the sun sank in the sky, the shadows grew and the well-lit areas became darker until Steve’s village was the only place bright enough that the mobs wouldn’t spawn there. But outside the walls, he could always hear the zombies groaning and the strange skittering sounds of spiders. If you weren’t in your bed when night fell, you were pretty much an open target, but a well-built bed would keep you safe until daybreak. When dusk approached, Steve was always safely in his bed at the farm. Once Steve saw a tall, dark Enderman with a purple aura when he was out at dusk, but he knew not to stare. He safely made his escape and learned his lesson. When the lights began to dim, it was time to go home. There was no reason to take chances.
But that night as Steve slept in the comfort of his bed, he heard strange noises coming from the village. The villagers were in trouble, and as Steve listened to the groans and the sound of wood breaking, he knew it could only be one thing—a zombie attack! He tried to convince himself that he was just hearing things and they were fine. But the noises wouldn’t stop. He imagined going into town and seeing the villagers turned into zombies, and he grabbed his clock to see how much time he had before morning. It was still so early; Steve clutched his clock tightly, wondering if