Product Description

Tom must free the magical beasts of Avantia from an evil spell. Armed with a sword and shield from the Wizard Aduro, Tom sets off to face Arcta the mountain giant. Can Tom save his land from destruction?

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1484 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Adam Blade is in his late twenties, and was born in Kent, England. His parents were both history teachers and amateur artists, and Adam grew up surrounded by his father's paintings of historic English battles – which left a lifelong mark on his imagination. He was also fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father's office. Adam's father said they were a Blade family heirloom.

As a boy, Adam would spend days imagining who could have first owned the sword and shield. Eventually, he created a character – Tom, the bravest boy warrior of them all. The idea for Beast Quest was born.

When Adam grew up and decided that he wanted to be a writer, he was stuck for ideas – until he remembered the old sword and shield, and the imaginary boy he had created when he was young. Adam decided to bring Tom fully to life so that readers could go on the kind of adventures that he always wanted to when he was that age... And still does, even though he's grown up!

When he's not writing Beast Quest books, Adam enjoys visiting museums and ancient battle sites. His main hobbies are fencing and football. He also spends a lot of time at home running around after his two exotic pets – a tarantula named Ziggy, and a capuchin monkey named Omar. These little rascals were the inspiration for two of the Beasts that Tom faces on his Quest – Arachnid and Claw.

Sadly, Adam does not have his own Fire-Dragon or Horse-Man. But he really wishes he did!

Customer Reviews

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I brought this book for my son who is thoroughly enjoying these book seller was very good just as described brilliant thanks

Another Beast Quest spectacular!
Purchased this for my son who is ten. He said it was fantastic and had read it within a matter of hours of receiving it.

Popular with a nine-year old boy
My nine-year-old son loves these stories, and will actually read on beyond the minimum number of pages I tell him he has to get through, which is a huge endorsement. There are still plenty of pictures to help young readers, but you won't find one on every page, so this series of books is ideal when a child first moves on to serious reading.