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Beast Quest
Multiple Series
The Beast Quest
The Golden Armour
The Dark Realm
The Amulet of Avantia
Beast Quest Specials The Shade of Death
AuthorAdam Blade
IllustratorDavid Wyatt
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, Fantasy
PublisherOrchard Books
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

Beast Quest is a series of novels produced by a team of writers[1] from Working Partners Ltd.[2] and published under the nom de plume "Adam Blade" by Orchard Books.

Books

Series 1 - Beast Quest

  • Book 1: Ferno The Fire Dragon
  • Book 2: Sepron The Sea Serpent
  • Book 3: Arcta The Mountain Giant (released as Cypher the Mountain Giant in the US)
  • Book 4: Tagus The Horse Man (released as Tagus the Night Horse in the US)
  • Book 5: Nanook The Snow Monster (released as Tartok the Ice Beast in the US)
  • Book 6: Epos The Flame Bird (released as Epos the Winged Flame in the US)

Series 2 - The Golden Armour

  • Book 7: Zepha The Monster Squid
  • Book 8: Claw The Giant Monkey
  • Book 9: Soltra The Stone Charmer
  • Book 10: Vipero The Snake Man
  • Book 11: Arachnid The King Of Spiders
  • Book 12: Trillion The Three-Headed Lion

Series 3 - The Dark Realm

  • Book 13: Torgor The Minotaur
  • Book 14: Skor The Winged Stallion
  • Book 15: Narga The Sea Monster
  • Book 16: Kaymon The Gorgon Hound
  • Book 17: Tusk The Mighty Mammoth
  • Book 18: Sting The Scorpion Man

Series 4 - The Amulet of Avantia

  • Book 19: Nixa the Death Bringer
  • Book 20: Equinus the Spirit Horse
  • Book 21: Rashouk the Cave Troll
  • Book 22: Luna the Moon Wolf
  • Book 23: Blaze the Ice Dragon
  • Book 24: Stealth The Ghost Panther

Series 5 - The Shade of Death

  • Book 25: Krabb Master of the Sea
  • Book 26: Hawkite the Sky Lord
  • Book 27: Rokk the Walking mountain
  • Book 28: Koldo the Ice Warrior
  • Book 29: Trema the Slug monster
  • Book 30: Amictus the Bug Queen

Beast Quest Specials

  • Book 1: Vedra & Krimon The Twin Beasts Of Avantia — published between the first and second series.
  • Book 2: Spiros The Ghost Phoenix — published between the second and third series.
  • Book 3: Arax The Soul Stealer — to be published between the third and fourth series. [3]
  • Book 4: Sephir The Storm Monster — to be published in 2009 [4]
  • Book 5: Kragos and Kildor The Two Headed Demon published between series four and series five

Series Overview

In the first series, The Beast Quest, we are introduced to Tom, living in the Errinel region of the Avantia kingdom. The events unfold in the first book when Errinel's nearby water source, the Winding River, was dangerously low and a fire broke out at a barn in Errinel. Tom's uncle, Henry, sent him to the king's palace to ask for help. The evil wizard Malvel has enchanted the Beasts so that they start destroying Avantia instead of protecting it. The king's adviser and wizard, Aduro, sent Tom on a quest to free the beasts.

In the second series, The Golden Armour, Malvel has created new Beasts that cannot be freed. He has also stolen the Golden Armor, meant to be a present for Tom for completing his quest. Malvel has also captured Aduro and is holding him prisoner In the third series, The Dark Realm, the good Beasts have been captured by another set of Beasts created by Malvel. Now, Tom has to set out to free them.

In the fourth series, The Amulet of Avantia, Tom's father returns but Malvel has turned him into a ghost. Tom has to set out on another quest to find the six pieces of the amulet which are guarded by the ghost beasts to save him.

In the fifth series, The Shade Of Death, Tom has to save the kingdom of Gwildor by facing up to the most terrifying Beasts yet.

There are also Beast Quest Specials, or Beast Quest Bumper Editions which do not really fit into the main storyline. However the book Vedra and Krimon The Twin Beasts Of Avantia does fill the gap between the first series and the beginning of The Golden Armour.

Spiros The Ghost Phoenix can't fit between The Golden Armour series and The Dark Realm series because from Trillion, Tom goes straight to the dark realm. This apparent inconsistency may become clear with the publication of the Amulet of Avantia series.

Characters

Tom

Tom is the only son of the legendary Taladon the Swift. Tom has inherited great courage and valour from his father who disappeared mysteriously when he was a baby, leaving him to be brought up by his uncle and aunt.

The king of Avantia invites Tom to embark on a quest to free the kingdom from the evil curses placed upon the beasts that protect it. With his trusted companion, Elenna, Tom travels across Avantia, guided by a magic map. Accompanied by Storm, a jet-black stallion and a faithful wolf named Silver, the two of them face the biggest adventures of their lives. Together they set out to defeat the evil wizard Malvel and free the kingdom.

In this adventure does Tom have what it takes? While there's blood in his veins, he's determined to find out. In each part of a quest Tom may discover more clues that are connected to his father's dissappearence.

Elenna

Elenna is Tom's trusted companion. She is strong and courageous and able to think quickly under pressure. After her parents died in a fire, Elenna was sent to live with her mean-spirited uncle and aunt, where Silver was her only friend. Armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows, Elenna is an expert archer and ably assists Tom on his quest. Most of the unfortunate events in the Beast Quest, for instance being poisoned, may happen to Elenna.

Storm

Storm is Tom's trusty steed on his Beast Quest. He is a jet-black stallion with a white mark shaped like an arrowhead between his eyes. He is brave and fast, and understands exactly what Tom needs him to do. He slows down at the slightest pull on his reins and speeds up the second Tom touches his sides with his heels.

Silver

Silver is Elenna's wolf friend. Having found him injured during a hunting trip, Elenna nursed him back to health and they've been best friends ever since. Silver is as fast as the wind and able to cover large distances easily and quickly. He has an excellent sense of smell and can sniff out danger from afar.

Beasts

Here are short descriptions of the titular beasts from the series' installments.

Series 1 - The Beast Quest

  • Ferno The Fire Dragon: Ferno the fire dragon keeps the south of Avantia safe & protects the water supply from the winding river. A single fiery breath from him can scorch the earth!
  • Sepron The Sea Serpent: Sepron the sea serpent keeps the western ocean safe and full of fish. When he is cast under an evil spell by the wizard Malvel, he causes tidal waves!
  • Arcta The Mountain Giant: Arcta the mountain giant keeps the northern mountains of avantia safe. He hurls huge rocks away to prevent landslides.
  • Tagus The Horse Man: Tagus the horse-man kept the grazing cattle in the central plains of Avantia safe. He gallops faster than the fastest stallion in the kingdom!
  • Nanook The Snow Monster: Nanook the snow monster protects the icy plains in the north of Avantia. One blow from her paw can crack a lake of solid ice!
  • Epos The Flame Bird: Epos the flame bird protects the volcanic region in the east of Avantia . Under the evil wizard Malvel's spell, she hurls balls of fire and makes molten lava flow!

Series 2 - The Golden Armour

  • Zepha The Monster Squid: Zepha uses his tentacles to wrap around his victims, squeezing the life out of them.
  • Claw The Giant Monkey: Claw roams the Dark Jungle, using his curved claw at the end of his tail to leave a trail of destruction behind him.
  • Soltra The Stone Charmer: Soltra lures her victims to her with her beautiful voice, but they turn to stone when they look into her eye.
  • Vipero The Snake Man: Vipero blasts his victims with heat before coiling round their helpless bodies.
  • Arachnid The King Of Spiders: Arachnid wraps up his victims in a deadly web before eating them.
  • Trillion The Three-Headed Lion: Trillion has razor-sharp teeth and a foul breath that overwhelms his victims.

narga the sea monster: narga has mre than 1 head and smelly razor sharp teeth and foul breath

Series 3 - The Dark Realm

  • Torgor The Minotaur: Torgor is half-man and half-bull and has two terrifying horns on either side of his head.
  • Skor The Winged Stallion: Skor has huge glossy wings and is dangerous both on land and in air.
  • Narga The Sea Monster: Narga has six snake-like heads, armed with long, sharp yellow fangs and foul breath
  • Kaymon The Gorgon Hound: She has terrible and vicious fangs are not her only weapons- she can become three hounds at once.
  • Tusk The Mighty Mammoth: She has a enormous bulk and golden tusks that have poison on them that means she can crush everything in her path.
  • Sting The Scorpion: Armed with deadly pincers and a poisonous tail sting was once a boy called Seth who followed Malvel.

Series 4 - The Amulet of Avantia

  • Nixa The Death Bringer: A metamorph that uses its abilities to lure its victims to their death.[5]
  • Blaze The Ice Dragon: An ice dragon sent by Malvel to spread its cold throughout Avantia.[6]
  • Equinus The Spirit Horse: A spirit centaur inhabiting the Forbidden Land that vampirizes other creatures' life force. [7]
  • Luna The Moon Wolf: A wolf that weaves an agression-inducing spell over Dead Wood's creatures.[8]
  • Rashouk The Cave Troll: A cave troll that smells out its victims fear and turns them to stone after finding them.[9]
  • Stealth The Ghost Panther: A ghost panther that turns good people evil by contact alone.[10]

Series 5 - The Shade of Death

  • Krabb the Master of the Sea: The seas around Gwildor are patrolled by deadly Krabb, who destroys boats and slays fishermen with his vicious pincers.
  • Hawkite the Sky Lord: Hawkite is a gigantic, terrifying bird.When he beats his wings the wind they create destroy crops, and leaves people starving.
  • Rokk the Walking Mountain: Rokk is so massive he appears to emerge out of a sheer rock face. He uses his powerful fists to cause terrifying rockfalls.
  • Koldo the Ice Warrior: In Gwildor's arctic region is deadly Koldo, who uses his ferocious club and fists to batter his enemies.
  • Trema the Slug Monster: Revolting Trema lurks underground but, suddenly shoots up to grab unsuspecting prey.
  • Amictus the Bug Queen: Amictus outwits her enemies with amazing speed and camoflauge too-as well as her millions of tiny, but deadly young.

Beast Quest Specials

  • Vedra & Krimon The Twin Beasts Of Avantia: Vedra & Krimon are good beasts that have just been hatched at the same time. Vedra is a dragon with green-coloured scales and Krimon is a red scaled dragon.
  • Spiros The Ghost Phoenix: Spiros had her body taken away by Malvel and can only be summoned by getting six good beasts together.
  • Arax The Soul Stealer: A soul stealing half-bat half-man whose favoured weapon is a whip that can take souls. [11]
  • Kragos & Kildor The Two Headed Demon: This doubly terrifiying beast can split in two for a dual attack.

See also

Notes and references

http://www.beastquest.co.uk/books/ http://www.beastquest.co.uk/book-of-beasts/ http://www.beastquest.co.uk/the-defenders/

  1. ^ Wands, D. C. Adam Blade. Fantastic Fiction (2009). Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ Davies, Hannah. "Ponies, vampires and beasts". 20 April 2007. The Bookseller. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  3. ^ FantasticFiction.Arax The Soul Stealer. Retrieved 2008-11-24
  4. ^ FantasticFiction.Sephir The Storm Monster. Retrieved 2008-12-03
  5. ^ FantasticFiction.Nixa The Death Bringer. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  6. ^ FantasticFiction.Blaze: The Dark Dragon. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  7. ^ FantasticFiction.Equinus The Spirit Horse. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  8. ^ Fanon your headtasticFiction.Luna The Moon Wolf. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  9. ^ FantasticFiction.Luna The Moon Wolf. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  10. ^ FantasticFiction.Stealth The Ghost Panther. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  11. ^ FantasticFiction. Sephir The Storm Monster: Arax The Soul Stealer.
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