On July 7, my latest novel hit shelves. Rise of the Arch-Illager is an officially licensed novel based on the brand-new hit video game Minecraft Dungeons. It’s for ages 10 and up, and it focuses on the origins of the villain of the game, the legendary Arch-Illager himself.
The book is already selling well. It debuted as the #1 children’s ebook on Amazon. It doesn’t hurt that Minecraft is one of the most popular games of all time.
I had a wonderful time working on this book with my editor, Alex Davis, over at Del Rey, and with the fine folks at Mojang, the company that created the game. They recently interviewed me for Minecraft.com, and you can read all about the development process there.
You can tell I’m busy when I don’t have time to post about a book’s debut until after it’s actually out. Despite being hunkered down at home – or perhaps because of that – I seem to be busier than ever.
Besides the novel, this month I also released Shotguns & Sorcery: The Roleplaying Game, which has also been selling well. You can get it through DriveThruRPG, or – if you want one of the few remaining copies left from the first print run, we’re selling those through eBay. I’m happy to personalize and sign those when we ship them out too.
Anyhow, I hope you’re all hunkered down and keeping safe. I’m going to miss seeing many of you on the convention circuit this summer. Shows like that have been a huge part of my life since the early ’80s, and giving those up is like losing out on summer camp, family reunions, and the best parties of the year all at once. But as I’ve been telling lots of people over the past few months, better to miss you this year than to miss you forever.
