Alongside the two new Brickmaster books, DK also announces some new books riding the LEGO wave, and unveils the exclusive minifig that will be featured in the book titled LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia : It will be a " Toy Soldier ", in other words a toy representing a soldier that could resemble this version ( Click here , third minifig on the top row).
We will therefore find in 2013:
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle
The pitch: "A vibrant history of LEGO minifigures from their introduction in 1978 to the present day. With more than 1,500 featured, this guide covers everything you ever wanted to know about the cult objects and includes three LEGO® minifigures to add to your collection."
In summary: Everything about the history of the minifigure from 1978 to the present day. 1500 minifigs presented and 3 real minifigs offered with the book.
Release scheduled for October 2013.
The LEGO Play Book (The LEGO IDEAS Book 2)
The pitch: "Be inspired by this collection of more than 200 LEGO builds. Create a hidden doorway in an enchanted castle, race LEGO cars and build a robot army. Includes ten-minute build suggestions and tips and advice on activities you can play and things you can do."
In summary: 200 models to build gathered in this book.
Release scheduled for September 2013.
You can find all these books planned for 2013 and a few others in the pdf that the publisher DK has just made publicly available for download at this address.
You can find these three books available for pre-order on Amazon.com by clicking on their respective names above.
