Book description
The land of Kayonia is descending into chaos! Everywhere Tom looks he
sees decay and destruction: all the work of Wizard Velmal. Tom must now
face not only Murk the Swamp Man, but also a deadly assassin sent to
kill him... 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!
