Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager

Minecraft Dungeons:The Rise of the Arch-Illager
Author(s)	Matt Forbeck
Audio read by	Dan Bittner
Cover artist	M.S. Corley
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Fiction
Set in	Minecraft Dungeons
Publisher	Del Rey Books
Release date	July 7, 2020 (North America) July 9, 2020 (UK)
Media type	Print, Digital
Pages	240
ISBN	978-0-399-180811-1
OCLC	1124523530

“	One of the things about Minecraft is that it doesn’t really have a story. There are all sorts of things you can do, but it doesn’t have a plot or characters, so Minecraft Dungeons was interesting because hey, we actually have a plot and characters and things happen in a sequence!	„
	— Matt Forbeck, author of Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager

Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager, is a Minecraft Dungeons prequel novel. It is authored by Matt Forbeck and was published by Del Rey Books on July 7, 2020 in North America and July 9, 2020 in the United Kingdom. An audiobook was also released on July 7, 2020, with narration provided by Dan Bittner.

The novel expands upon the opening cinematic in the game, acting as a prequel.

Synopsis

Brave heroes have banded together to take a perilous journey through the war-riven overworld to defeat the Arch-Illager and his formidable army. But how did that army come to be? And just where did the Arch-Illager come from?

The terrible truth behind the Arch-Illager is that he never asked for ultimate power. Known as Archie, this little Illager is bullied by his fellow Illagers and mistrusted by fearful Villagers. Archie only ever wanted a place to call home but he finds himself shunned by all. As he wanders through deep forests and up craggy mountains, he stumbles upon a dark cavern—with a sinister secret waiting inside. Archie discovers an object which whispers to him promises of power: the Orb of Dominance. With it, Archie realizes he can wield incredible magic and reshape a world that turned its back on him. All he needs to do is exactly what it tells him.

After all, it’s called the Orb of Dominance for a reason, right? But is it named for the way Archie uses it—or is it using him?

Plot

Prologue and Chapters 1–7

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First Interlude and Chapters 8–14

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Chapters 15–18, Second Interlude, and Chapters 19–21

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Chapters 22–27 and Epilogue

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Characters

Native

Character	Section
	Chapter 1-7	Chapter 8-14	Chapter 15-18	Chapter 22-27
Hero
Adriene	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hex	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Karl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Valorie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Non-attackable
Evoker Fang	No	Yes	Yes	No
Mob-like
Orb of Dominance	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mob
Archie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chandra	Yes	No	No	No
Creeper	No	Yes	No	No
Evoker	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Farouk	Yes	No	No	No
Husk	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iron golem	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Liam	Yes	No	No	No
Nameless One	No	No	Yes	No
Nanuq	Yes	No	No	No
Necromancer	No	Yes	Yes	No
Pillager	No	No	Yes	Yes
Redstone golem	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Redstone Monstrosity	No	No	No	Yes
Royal guard	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Salah	Yes	No	No	Yes
Skeleton	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spider	No	Yes	No	No
Thord	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Vex	No	Yes	Yes	No
Villager	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vindicator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wendy	Yes	No	No	No
Xu	Yes	No	No	No
Yumi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Walda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zombie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zuri	Yes	No	No	No

Gallery

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  Cover for Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager.

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  Illustration as seen in the endpapers

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  Cover art

References

Minecraft Dungeons 

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