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 NCP 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?

Sky Pony Press with our Good Books Racehorse and Arcade imprints is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children chapter books books for middle grade readers and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance patience and the environment and much more.In particular this adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga and games like Minecraft Terraria and Pokemon GO. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.