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From one of the most popular YouTubers of all time, DanTDM, comes the graphic novel adventure,?Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal, that re-imagines the Minecraft-style worlds and characters he’s created like you?ve never seen them before.
After a day of experiments, Trayaurus and DanTDM are about to call it a night when a strange-looking crystal plummets to earth, breaking into five pieces that scatter far and wide. DanTDM and Trayaurus recover one of the shards and quickly realize they are in possession of an object more powerful than anything they?ve ever known.
Word reaches DanTDM and Trayaurus that other pieces of crystal have been recovered?a group of pigs have harnessed the crystals? power to enable them to talk. But they?re not alone?Dan and Trayaurus’s archenemy, Denton, has also found a shard and manipulated its power for evil. He has created a cloning machine and is producing a terrifying marauding army intent on hunting down the remaining crystals in his effort to become all-powerful.
It’s down to DanTDM and Trayaurus to stop him. Will they prevail, or will the forces of evil be too great for them to overcome?
Dan the Diamond Minecart aka DanTDM has over 10 million YouTube subscribers and almost 400 million views per month who watch his Minecraft and gaming videos. I will admit to never having heard of him but as a 30 something year old stay-at-home-mom I am a little bit out of his target audience. I went and checked out his videos this week and I see why people enjoy them. In high school I was quite the gamer but college then marriage have kept me busy. This graphic novel is directed to kids ages 8 to 12 and is a really great read! I actually love graphic novels and I feel like it can be a stepping stone for reluctant readers to get into reading too. Big Sis is 8 and enjoys video games and graphic novels and really likes this book! Little gamers and boys especially will love this book’s characters and story line.
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