[3] The series describes adventures of the protagonist with the user name "Gameknight999", who is initially a griefer and finds himself teleported by one of his father's inventions into the world of the Minecraft video game.

Most of the novels feature Herobrine as the main antagonist, who is an urban legend and creepypasta that originated as a hoax propagated by an anonymous post on the English-language imageboard website 4chan.

[4] Within the series, he is presented as a sentient computer virus intending on escaping the confines of Minecraft alongside an army of monsters from the game, with the intent to wipe out humanity.

[1] In reviewing the first novel, online magazine Brutal Gamer wrote that "the story stays pretty true to the Minecraft experience.

Whether you're trying to pry your Minecraft addict away from the screen for a little while, or just looking for an interesting new choice for summer reading time, Invasion of the Overworld is sure to be a hit with the 8–11-year-old set.