The first thing I asked Mojang was “What do you mean a Minecraft book? There’s no story in Minecraft… I don’t even know what would I write about.” And they said “Literally anything you want.”
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— Catherynne M. Valente, author of Minecraft: The End[1]
Minecraft: The End is the fourth Minecraft novel. It is authored by Catherynne M. Valente and was published by Del Rey Books on December 3, 2019.[2] An audiobook was released the same day, with narration provided by Emily Shaffer.[2]
For as long as they can remember, the twin endermen Fin and Mo have lived in the mysterious land of the End. On the outskirts of the great enderman city of Telos, they explore ancient ruins under the watchful gaze of the mighty ender dragon. They have everything they need in the end ship they call home, and know everything there is to know about their world—or so they think until the strangers from another dimension arrive.
The invaders are called humans, and they’ve come to steal artifacts and slay the ender dragon. Fin and Mo are ready to protect their home from the trespassers, but when they come face-to-face with the humans, they discover that they aren’t as prepared for battle as they’d thought. Caught off guard, the twins are trapped in the middle of a war between the endermen and the humans, with the future of their home at stake.
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Spoiler warning! This section contains detailed information about Minecraft: The End that may spoil your enjoyment of it. Read at your own risk!
Both of the main characters true names have something to do with the end. Fin is Latin for "end" and Ultimo is a conjugation of "Ultimare," which is Latin for "to come to an end".