Diary of a Minecraft Blacksmith - The Blacksmith and The Apprentice: Legends & Heroes Issue 1

by Stone Marshall

Ever wonder what life is like in Minecraft? Read Legends and Heroes to find out!The Blacksmith and The Issue 1The ancient art of blacksmithing is a thing of beauty. A lot of hard work goes into the process. It’s very complicated, really. Stoking the flames to many small, contained fires—making lumps of metal into differently shaped items of metal—hitting said lumps of metal with hammers to turn them into different weapons. You can shape metals into whatever item you want.Okay, it might not be a very interesting job, but apprenticing with the best blacksmith in the kingdom is a huge opportunity. Blacksmiths make the tools everyone needs to get about in their day-to-day lives. It’s a very prestigious and impressive position, although this honor is lost when the position is held by Dane, a youthful boy who dreams of greater adventure!Luckily, Dane has a skilled master to reign in his daydreaming. Viegar has quite an interesting past. From his years on the Royal Guard to his close relationship with the previous king, he’s quite a friend to have on your side.There is one other apprentice, Snip, who is much more passionate about his duties than Dane. Between the three of them, they churn out powerful weapons and protective armor, usually with no thanks to Dane.Of course, no cast of characters would be complete without the big man in charge—in this case, a king. By almost anyone’s account, he’s a good and fair ruler, but there is no one in power without enemies. Though Viegar and his workers only want to help their wonderful king, there are still plenty who wish to do him harm. But Dane can only imagine such things. It’s not as if he’d ever be in the position to really make any sort of difference or be in any place of power.Right?And though his apprenticeship is mundane and boring, the young man gets a few moments of excitement. Every once in a while, his master Viegar lets him venture out past the village to visit the caravan, where he can trade and buy supplies. It’s the most excitement Dane ever gets in his line of work.Sometimes, he gets to meet interesting people.Sometimes, he hears interesting things.And maybe, just maybe, he sometimes hears of a new opportunity for himself.But who would want to give up such a life as an esteemed apprentice?But of course, destiny and desire are not always what you expect . . .Secrets await!Solve the puzzle, uncover secrets!

Genres: Family

41 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 4, 2015

About the author

STONE MARSHALL likes comics, video games, running, the Ramones, and travel.
Stone reads stories with his son at bedtime. Sometimes, when they finish a book before falling asleep, Stone fills the time by creating great stories starring his son, Nabru. It is a wonderful time to share lessons about life and relationships.
In turn, Nabru becomes involved in the incredible adventures, adding his thoughts and perspectives. The ideas and stories of Nabru are the seeds of the amazing books that have become this series.
Connect with Stone:
StoneMarshall.com/contact
Stone@StoneMarshall.com

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it was really interesting, the pictures are soooo amazing and it’s based on my most favoritest game MINECRAFT. In this book the main character, Dane, is a blacksmith apprentice and his master is Viegar which is one of the bestest blacksmiths in the cube and then there is a royal knight called Gavin and what he brings to Viegar changes Danes life FOREVER…….. I think this is a cool starter book to the series of AWESOMENESS and sooooo can’t want to read all of them to see what happens to Dane, Gavin and the horse. Kekekehehehe

Another cool thing is the website link at the end of the book. It has like the characters, maps and best of all Minecraft News. Which is soooooo cool, I normally play on my Mac so had no idea about the console updates so gonna do that today on my PS3. The bestest 5 world seeds and lego world was just a big, WOW and soooo COOL!! If you are minecraft CRAZY like me you just have to check this book series out and the Stone Marshall site, it’s that cool. (=^.^=)

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book for the Minecraft lover! My kids were completely sucked in from the second they even saw the cover! They really liked Dane, and enjoyed following him through the story; plus, at the end there was a puzzle for them to complete, which really made them excited. They love being able to interact with their stories, and this one was just what they were looking for. Now they're hoping for more books like this one to keep reading. Great book!

[im_just_vidu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a children's book

I thought this is a children's book. Until I started to read it. I don't understand why there should be graphics and the passages with same dialogues twice. It just doesn't makes sense.

[Vishal Mehta · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son downloaded this book. Idly flicking through the pages of this book, I could see the building blocks of a great fantasy plot and read it through. A good and promising start. I found the layout and graphics a bit irksome.

[Marc Seraphs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding! Engaging illustrations and well-written with a learning-in-action experience.One of my favorites for kids.

[Helen Agbapuruonwu]

Awesome!😝

[Lila DeCampo · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short on illustration

, but not much content and illustration al l about that, and
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[Am'Briah Bradford · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[karlenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son likes this

My son is really into mind craft. He enjoys reading about all of the different characters and their adventurers. Thanks

[stephen bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Astonishing book

Amazing book that made me finish the book on a cliffhanger I really want to read book 2. BEST BOOK