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Can Gameknight999 survive a Minecraft journey one hundred years into the past?A freak thunderstorm strikes just as Gameknight999 is activating his father's digitizer to re-enter Minecraft. Sparks flash across his vision as he is sucked into the game ... and when the smoke clears he's arrived safely. But it doesn't take long to realize that things in the Overworld are very different.Gameknight sees the same blocky terrain and square clouds as usual, but almost everything else has changed. His friends are nowhere to be found. His castle has disappeared and the village he calls home is missing its defenses and fortified wall. Even stranger, no one seems to know who he is.The User-that-is-not-a-user realizes he's been accidentally sent a hundred years into the past, back to the time of the historic Great Zombie Invasion. None of his friends have even been born yet. But that might be the least of Gameknight999's worries, because travelling back in time also means that the evil virus Herobrine, the scourge of Minecraft, is still alive ... 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. 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.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author, Mark Cheverton grew up in Southern California, going through high school, and college. After college, Mark taught high school physics and math for many years. While teaching, he earned a Master's degree in Physics and conducted research on planetary atmospherics. After moving to the east coast, he started doing research for a Fortune 100 company in the fields of machine vision and additive manufacturing. His first book, The Algae Voices of Azule, was released in 2012, followed by the sequel shortly after.
In 2014, he released the first book in his Gameknight999 Minecraft series - Invasion of the Overworld, followed by Book 2: Battle for the Nether, and Book 3: Confronting the Dragon. This series made it to the New York Times bestseller list in February, 2015 and has been published in over 21 countries and translated into 10 languages across the globe. Currently, his second series, The Mystery of Herobrine has been released followed by his third series, called Herobrine Reborn. In 2016, Cheverton's 4th series, Herobrine's revenge will be released followed by his 5th series, the Birth of Herobrine later in that year.
Kids frequently meet Mark and his son, Gameknight999 on his server for players of Minecraft and fans of his books. Information about his server for Minecraft fans can be found at www.gameknight999.com. You can also email Mr. Cheverton at www.markcheverton.com.