Minecraft Dungeons The Rise of the A..., Matt Forbeck
Minecraft Dungeons The Rise of the A..., Matt Forbeck
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Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager
An Official Minecraft Novel

Author: Matt Forbeck

Series: Minecraft

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2020


Synopsis

Learn the tragic origins of the wicked Arch-Illager in this official Minecraft novel, a prequel to Minecraft Dungeons!

Brave heroes have banded together to take a perilous journey through the war-torn Overworld to defeat the Arch-Illager and his formidable army. But how did that army come to be? And just where did the Arch-Illager come from?

The terrible truth behind the Arch-Illager is that he never asked for ultimate power. Known as Archie, this little Illager is bullied by his fellow Illagers and mistrusted by fearful Villagers. Archie only ever wanted a place to call home, but he finds himself shunned by all. As he wanders through deep forests and up craggy mountains, he stumbles upon a dark cavern—with a sinister secret waiting inside.

Archie discovers an object that whispers to him promises of power: the Orb of Dominance. With it, Archie realizes he can wield incredible magic and reshape a world that turned its back on him. All he needs to do is exactly what it tells him . . .

After all, it’s called the Orb of Dominance for a reason, right? But is it named for the way Archie uses it—or is it using him?

About Matt Forbeck

Matt Forbeck is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and game designer. He has more than thirty novels and countless games published to date. His latest work includes Dungeonlogy, the Star Wars: Rogue One junior novel, the last two editions of The Marvel Encyclopedia, his Monster Academy YA fantasy novels, and the upcoming Shotguns & Sorcery roleplaying game based on his novels. He lives in Beloit, WI, with his wife and five children, including a set of quadruplets. For more about him and his work, visit Forbeck.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Harold on February 01, 2022

Recommendation: An interesting conceit for people who play a lot of Minecraft, but which can't decide whether it's for children or youth. Critique: I liked this book, but it could have been a lot better. The author starts with a great conceit - let's tell a Minecraft story from the point of view of a......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on July 17, 2024

I'm not sure exactly how to rate this book. 😁 Since I always pick out books for my kids to read, my 9 year old son picked this book out for me. 😄 Considering this isn't a book I would pick out for myself, I did find it to be a nice book. Good storyline. Complex characters. Enough action to wonder wh......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 04, 2022

This was about as good as I would expect from a Minecraft novel could be. My son liked it and I didn't mind reading it at all.......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on January 12, 2021

I picked this book up at Walmart as a joke, but when I started reading it, I realized how genuinely good it is. I am more than pleasantly surprised, I am elatedly shocked. It has one of my favorite concepts: good guy goes bad. The character development was so believable, and throughout the story I ke......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on March 29, 2025

A fun, decent prequel story to Minecraft: Dungeons.......more