Flood, Alison (8 February 2013). "Woman of Steel: US writer in most-borrowed list for 30 years". The Guardian. London. p.18. ProQuest document ID 1285161231.

I read this book to my nine year old, who loved the fantasy and friendship of the original Beast Quest series. Chronicles of Avantia rejects all that imagination and roots around in a juvenaliac mire of graphic violence, guilt and gloom. Whenever there came a description of villagers being slaughtered or people boiled alive, I would make up a bit about Sheepie, Tanner's pet superhero sheep. Now that beast had some fun and adventures! Evans, Sophie (8 March 2013). "Kids get dead excited about author's new horror story". Hull Daily Mail. Hull. p.20. ProQuest document ID 1315222469. the beasts are big enough to ride, carry multiple people,and fling around house sized monsters no problem, but 12yr Olds can sword fight foot soldiers while riding... so how big are these things exacly?some things were just plain silly or dumb, e.g. a village has been recently attached and all the men and older boys hauled off, except for one (12/13yr old i think?)who is challenging 8yr olds to sword fights and half the village is cheering and applauding him and jeering the 8yr old... a b Flett, Kathryn (6 December 2009). "Dragons, wizards and a mother in search of a glass of red... At last, a boys' own bedtime story they actually want to read". The Observer. London. p.5. ProQuest document ID 250388970. The series is published by Orchard Books in the UK and by Scholastic Corporation in the US and is aimed largely at boys aged 7 and over. [5] [6] The novels have been described as "clearly and simply written, [striking] the right balance between adventure and story telling" and a "great series to get kiddies, who normally wouldn't be, interested in reading." [7] The books take place in a world called Avantia, and focus on a young boy named Tom and his friend Elenna as they attempt to restore peace to the land by stopping beasts from causing destruction. [8] [9] Kathryn Flett, writing in London's The Observer, has called the books "almost certainly a work of publishing (if not quite literary) genius... Narnia meets Pokémon via Potter." [9] The books are among the most-borrowed from UK lending libraries. [10] [11] There is also a companion science fiction series called Sea Quest. [12]

How We Work". Working Partners. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013 . Retrieved 23 June 2013.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.

This is a list of all published and upcoming books in the Beast Quest series by Working Partners Limited. All books were written under the collective pen name Adam Blade, and the names of the ghostwriters are listed where known. I read all four books of this series together, so this review is for the whole series. the books start out OK (I'd have given this book 3 stars), but get progressively worse, ruining the whole story for me. De eerste ruiter speelt zich af in Avantia: een prachtige fantasiewereld, die een beetje middeleeuws aandoet. Dankzij de landkaart voorin het boek kun je precies zien waar Willem is en waar hij heen gaat. De wereld van Avantia is heel interessant: op het eerste gezicht lijkt het zich alleen in de geschiedenis af te spelen en lijkt er weinig magie te zijn. Maar dan zijn er nog de Beesten. Uit de proloog blijkt dat er vier Beesten zijn, die samen met hun Uitverkoren Ruiters Avantia moeten redden van de oorlog. Willems Beest is een vlammenvogel, een soort feniks. Vuurpos is ontzettend sterk, maar met zijn tweeën kunnen Willem en Vuurpos Avantia niet redden. Gelukkig ontmoeten ze onderweg Gwen en haar Beest Gulkien, een gevleugelde wolf. Kunnen ze met zijn vieren Gor en zijn leger aan?Coolabi Group unleashes brand new 'Beast Quest' mobile game". coolabi . Retrieved 14 December 2020. De 15-jarige Willem was nog maar een kind toen voor zijn ogen zijn vader vermoord werd. De kwaadaardige Derzin viel zijn dorp aan en stak alle huizen in brand. Derzins leger nam Willems moeder mee en liet Willems dorp verwoest achter. Derzin zelf werd gedood door Vuurpos, een vlammenvogel die Willem die dag ontmoette. Op die dag veranderde Willems leven voorgoed: Willem bleek namelijk de Uitverkoren Ruiter van Vuurpos te zijn. Mountford, Janet (15 March 2008). " Vedra And Krimon Twin Beasts of Avantia". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. p.6. ProQuest document ID 426828385. what character development there was felt very forced. kids start out fairly normal, then spontaneously become amazing warriors and leaders... Nicholas Clee on the library charts". The Times. London. 4 February 2012. p.19. ProQuest document ID 919738907.

Ferno The Fire Dragon Beast Quest 1 by Adam Blade - review". The Guardian. 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 14 December 2020. As a boy, Adam spent days imagining who could have first owned the sword and shield. Eventually, he created a character – Tom, the bravest boy warrior of them all.Adam Blade 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 fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father’s office, said to be a Blade family heirloom.