Beast Quest Explained

Beast Quest
Books:Multiple Series
Illustrator:David Wyatt, Steve Sims.
Author:"Adam Blade", a pseudonym for various ghostwriters
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Children's fantasy
Publisher:Orchard Books
Pub Date:2007–present
Media Type:Print (hardback and paperback)
E-book
Number Of Books:154

Beast Quest is a best-selling British series of children's fantasyadventure novels produced by Working Partners Ltd and written by several authors all using the house name Adam Blade.[1] As of October 2024, the main series had achieved a total of 154 books published, and over 20 million copies of the books have been sold altogether since March 2007.[2] [3]

An editorial team at Working Partners first creates the storyline for each book and "then approaches a number of writers whose experience and style we think might suit the project and ask them to write a sample – usually the first three chapters of the book". The editorial team picks the sample with the voice that we think works best for the project."[4]

The series is published by Orchard Books in the UK and by Scholastic Corporation in the US and is aimed largely at boys and girls 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] 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] From 2021 to 2023, Adam Blade also created a short spin-off series called Space Wars, consisting of only four books. There is also a 2015 mobile video game based on the Beast Quest book series, and a 2018 version for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PS4 (Maximum Games). A new mobile version was released in May 2020 by Animoca.

Characters

Beasts

Beasts are hugely mythical and powerful entities found throughout the known realms. The Beasts come in different shapes and sizes. Many Beasts are natural, most Beasts are ancient and some Beasts are creations of powerful magic users and several are young.

The only way to defeat Dredda and get the better of her is by targeting a tiny patch of weak flesh underneath her jaw. Only Tom, a true hero of Avantia could tackle this Beast!

Spin-off series

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rainbow Magic: loathed by parents, loved by children. Clover. Stroud. 12 January 2014. The Daily Telegraph. London. 13 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Coolabi.
  3. Web site: Coolabi Group unleashes brand new 'Beast Quest' mobile game. coolabi. December 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: How We Work. Working Partners. 23 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111224446/http://www.workingpartnersltd.co.uk/how-we-work/. 11 November 2013. dead.
  5. News: Nicholas Clee on the library charts. The Times. London. 4 February 2012. 19. ProQuest document ID 919738907.
  6. Web site: Beast Quest: Creta the Winged Terror. Booktrust. 23 June 2013.
  7. News: Vedra And Krimon Twin Beasts of Avantia. Janet. Mountford. The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 15 March 2008. 6. ProQuest document ID 426828385.
  8. Web site: July 21, 2011. Ferno The Fire Dragon Beast Quest 1 by Adam Blade - review. The Guardian. December 14, 2020.
  9. News: Dragons, wizards and a mother in search of a glass of red... At last, a boys' own bedtime story they actually want to read. Flett. Kathryn. Kathryn Flett. The Observer. London. 6 December 2009. 5. ProQuest document ID 250388970.
  10. News: Woman of Steel: US writer in most-borrowed list for 30 years. Flood. Alison. The Guardian. London. 8 February 2013. 18. ProQuest document ID 1285161231.
  11. News: Kids get dead excited about author's new horror story. Evans. Sophie. Hull Daily Mail. Hull. 8 March 2013. 20. ProQuest document ID 1315222469.
  12. Williams. Charlotte. Orchard to launch Sea Quest in 2013. The Bookseller. 24 August 2012. 7.