Book description
Kayonia's forests are deathly silent - the animals have disappeared and
no one dares set foot among the trees. A terrible danger lurks within:
Terra, Curse of the Forest! To save his mother, Tom must track down and
destroy Terra, or perish in the attempt... 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!
