Book description
Lurking in the Dead Peaks is Rashouk the Cave Troll. The Ghost Beast
smells out his victims' fear - and turns them to stone. It will take all
of Tom's courage to capture Rashouk's piece of the Amulet of Avantia,
but failure means never seeing his father again... 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!
