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Cube Kid

(Erik Gunnar Taylor)

Cube Kid is the pen name of Erik Gunnar Taylor, who writes gaming-related fiction, including stories based upon Minecraft.

His best-selling Minecraft series, Wimpy Villager, was republished in paperback form as Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior with some of the largest publishers in the world, including Editions 8 in France and Mondadori in Italy, and has been translated into eight other languages as of 2017.

Genres: Children's Fiction, GameLit

New and upcoming books

October 2025

Hour of Enchantment
(Diary of an 8-bit Warrior, book 8)

February 2026

The Epic Feast
(Noob's Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior, book 5)

Series

Nether Kitten
   1. Nether Kitten: Books 1 2 & 3 (2015)
   2. Nether Kitten: Books 4 & 5 (2015)
   3. Nether Kitten 6 (2018)

Diary of an 8-bit Warrior
   1. Diary of an 8-bit Warrior (2016)
     aka Wimpy Villager 1-4
   2. From Seeds to Swords (2016)
     aka Wimpy Villager 5 - 8
   3. Crafting Alliances (2017)
     aka Wimpy Villager 9 & 10
   4. Path of the Diamond (2017)
     aka Wimpy Villager 11 & 12
   5. Quest Mode (2018)
     aka Wimpy Villager 13 & 14
   6. Forging Destiny (2019)
     aka Wimpy Villager 15 & 16
   7. Shadow Over Aetheria (2024)
   8. Hour of Enchantment (2025)

Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten
1. Lost in the Nether (2018)
2. A Call to Arms (2020)

Noob's Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior
   1. A Noob's Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior (2023)
   2. Into the Nether (2024)
   3. The Eye of Ender (2024)
   4. Welcome to the End (2025)
   5. The Epic Feast (2026)

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