To those kids out there who tell me that these books are motivating you to start writing on your own, I say . . . HURRAY! Writing is a wonderful thing that can be at times exciting and terrifying. It’s an easy thing to start and a really difficult thing to finish, but if you keep at it, you’ll find that you can create really wonderful things. It can seem daunting at the beginning, but I’ve found that the best way to start writing a story is to just write . . . even if you don’t know what you’re doing or where your story is going. It’s always easier to edit something that already exists than it is to create it. Just start writing and you’ll find that the story will reveal itself to you . . . that’s part of the wonderful experience. You never know what you will end up with until you actually put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard (sometimes I use both). The secret to writing is to write, and if you get stuck, then write some more . . . it can always be fixed later. Remember, you can only accomplish what you can imagine. If you want to write, then imagine yourself writing . . . and then do it. Write . . . write . . . write!
Look for Gameknight999 and me, Monkeypants271, out there on the servers.
Keep reading . . . and watch out for creepers.
— Mark
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THE GAMEKNIGHT999 SERIES
The world of Minecraft comes to life in this thrilling adventure!
Gameknight999 loved Minecraft, and above all else, he loved to grief—to intentionally ruin the gaming experience for other users.
But when one of his father’s inventions teleports him into the game, Gameknight is forced to live out a real-life adventure inside a digital world. What will happen if he’s killed? Will he respawn? Die in real life? Stuck in the game, Gameknight discovers Minecraft’s best-kept secret, something not even the game’s programmers realize: the creatures within the game are alive! He will have to stay one step ahead of the sharp claws of zombies and pointed fangs of spiders, but he’ll also have to learn to make friends and work as a team if he has any chance of surviving the Minecraft war his arrival has started.
With deadly endermen, ghasts, and dragons, this action-packed trilogy introduces the heroic Gameknight999 and has proven to be a runaway publishing smash, showing that the Gameknight999 series is the perfect companion for Minecraft fans of all ages.
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TROUBLE IN ZOMBIE-TOWN
The Mystery of Herobrine: Book One: A Gameknight999 Adventure: An Unofficial Minecrafter’s Adventure
Gameknight999 was sucked into the world of Minecraft when one of his father’s inventions went haywire. Trapped inside the game, the former griefer learned the error of his ways. He transformed into a heroic warrior and defeated powerful endermen, ghasts, and dragons to save the world of Minecraft and his NPC friends who live in it.
Gameknight swore he’d never go inside Minecraft again. But when his little sister, Monet113, accidentally enters the game herself, the User-that-is-not-a-user has no choice but to return to a digital world where very real danger lies around every corner. With the help of some old friends as well as a few unexpected new ones, Gameknight will journey deep into a zombie village and face Xa-Tul, the powerful zombie king crafted by a shadowy figure with bright glowing eyes and a hatred for Gameknight and all things living. Gameknight will have to learn a few new tricks if he is to have any chance of defeating this monstrous creature and saving his sister.
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LAST STAND ON THE OCEAN SHORE
The Mystery of Herobrine: Book Three: A Gameknight999 Adventure: An Unofficial Minecrafter’s Adventure
Herobrine is rallying all the monsters of Minecraft to one server in hopes of eliminating Gameknight999 and his friends once and for all. They destroy every village they find, threatening not to stop until the User-that-is-not-a-user surrenders. Gameknight has just two things: the Oracle’s command to seek out the lost ocean monument and an impenetrable riddle that says only, “Look to the lowliest and most insignificant of creatures, for that is where your salvation will lie.”
Haunted by this seemingly useless clue, Gameknight will have to find the underwater treasure chamber that his NPC friends insist is nothing but a fairy tale. But at every turn Herobrine’s massive army of monsters is waiting to attack, and with no map to guide them, Gameknight and his friends will have to fight to reach their mysterious destination alive. When they get there, they must defeat the mythical Guardians protecting the secret that will save them all and bring peace to the land. The Mystery of Herobrine series comes to an explosive conclusion on the shores of Minecraft, where one false move could spell the end for Gameknight999 and company!
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EXCERPT FROM LAST STAND ON THE OCEAN SHORE
Something’s going on,” Gameknight continued. “Herobrine is up to something, I can feel it. But it’s too dark out there in the desert to see anything. Hunter, Stitcher: I need you two to go up to the watchtower and shoot your arrows all around the village. With the Flame enchantment on your bows, your flaming arrows will give us some light. Now GO!”
Hunter rolled her eyes at Gameknight999, then spun around quickly, her crimson locks splashing across his face. Laughing, she ran down the steps and toward the watchtower.
“Come on, Stitcher . . . let’s light the desert up!” Hunter yelled over her shoulder as she ran.
The younger sister stepped up to Gameknight999, gave him a smile, then spun around and splashed him with her long red curls as well, laughing as she followed her older sibling.
Gameknight watched them streak to the sandstone tower. In seconds, they appeared at the top, their iridescent bows shimmering in the darkness and lighting the tower with a blue glow. Drawing back their arrows, they fired. Instantly, the tip of the arrows burst aflame with magical fire. Streaking through the darkness, the arrows looked like two tiny meteors streaking down from the heavens. When they landed, the arrows stuck deep into the pale yellow sand but continued to burn, casting a circle of light around them.
Slowly, the sisters fired more arrows out into the darkness, Hunter going to the left, and Stitcher to the right. They painted a burning arc of light along one side of the village. Gameknight stood on the wall and peered into the lit desert, looking for Herobrine and his monsters of destruction. But all he saw was brown scrub brush and green cacti, the only inhabitants in this dry wasteland.
They continued to launch their arrows into the air, the sisters competing to see who could shoot the farthest. Gradually, the two glowing arcs started to come together as Hunter and Stitcher had nearly completed the circle of flame. Gameknight peered in the dark gap that still lay hidden in shadow, the approaching flames making the shadowy area smaller and smaller. In the distance, Gameknight could just barely make out the outline of the desert temple, the spot where they’d fought the zombies.
Maybe there’s a zombie-town out there some-where?
The unlit area became smaller and smaller as Hunter and Stitcher filled in the darkness with their fiery arrows.
Did I see something move out there? Was that a flicker of gold? I must be going crazy.
Another pair of arrows streaked into the air and landed into a sand dune, casting more light into the surroundings; the circle of fire was almost complete.
Still nothing . . . I must be going crazy . . . wait . . . what was that?
He thought for sure he saw something out there, a dark form moving slowly through the shadows, but it had looked too big to be a monster . . . it had to be his imagination.
And t
hen the sisters fired the last two arrows into the air. Gameknight watched them carve a gentle arc through the air, then landed in the ground, one of them sticking into a tall cactus, causing it to burst into flames.
But no one noticed the burning cactus.
One of the villagers screamed, then ran from the wall to find her children.
Gameknight was shocked and numb with fear.
“It can’t be,” Gameknight said. “No . . .”
“It is good to meet the User-that-is-not-a-user again,” a deep voice grumbled from the desert. “This time, the outcome will be different, that can be assured.”
Gameknight stared at the monster.
“How can he be here . . . how did he find us?” Gameknight asked, but the village was in a panic and no one heard him except for Stonecutter, who stood at his side.
“The User-that-is-not-a-user looks afraid . . . this is not a surprise,” growled the monster.
Now, everyone could see a massive army of zombies approaching the burning circle of light, their dark claws sparkling in the fiery glow.
The monster then moved forward and stepped completely into the light of the burning arrows. Standing before them sat Xa-Tul on his massive zombie horse. The stead’s eyes glowed blood red, as did the rider’s. His shining chain mail sparkled in the moonlight, giving him an almost magical appearance.
Urging his mount forward another step, Xa-Tul glared up at Gameknight999, then pointed at him with his massive golden sword.
“ZOMBIES . . . ATTACK!” bellowed Xa-Tul, his voice making the desert itself shake with fear.
Stepping off his mount, he moved forward another step and looked straight up at Gameknight999.
“The last time, the User-that-is-not-a-user won, but this time it will be different.” Xa-Tul took another step forward, then brought his sword down on a sandstone block, crushing it into dust. He then smiled and spoke in a loud gravely voice for all to hear. “Come on, user . . . let’s dance.”
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