The Dragon

We chat to Nicky Drayden about her new Minecraft novel!

As its title suggests, Nicky Drayden’s The Dragon heavily features one of the fiercest and most mysterious Minecraft mobs – one that I plan on admiring exclusively in other people’s playthroughs and the cover of this novel. However, there’s much more to the book than that. It tells the story of Zetta, a young alchemist living in the desert town of Sienna Dunes, who finds herself in quite the pickle in her pursuit of knowledge. Her father disapproves of magic, so she goes to her aunt Meryl, a hermit who lives outside town. However, things quickly escalate when Meryl goes out to gather ingredients and Zetta accidentally hatches a dragon egg. Oops! Read more