It's Now or Nether! (Minecraft Ironsword Academy #2)

A group of friends go on an amazing Minecraft adventure to save a friend while also navigating the halls of their new school—the Ironsword Academy! The Ironsword Academy is the third series of official Minecraft chapter books that are perfect for readers 6 to 9 and Minecraft fans of all ages!

Morgan, Ash and the rest of the team discover that their new friend Eek has travelled into the dark and dangerous Nether alone. Well, not exactly alone—there’s a hostile skeleton that Eek thinks is his friend following him every step of the way!!! To make matters worse, in the real world, the team gets stuck in detention, leaving Ash to go after Eek alone.
Find out what happens in the only official chapter book series based on the most popular video game of all time,  where a group of intrepid Minecraft player on amazing journeys solve problems and unravel mysteries in the real world and in the world of Minecraft.

Don’t miss these other great Minecraft Series:
• Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles books 1-6
• Minecraft Stonesword Saga books 1-6

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Caleb Zane Huett is an author and game designer who lives in Athens, Georgia. His other books include Top Elf, Buster, and Buster Undercover. When he's not writing, he's almost always playing video and tabletop games. His favorite things in Minecraft are the axolotls.