Book description
The fifth book in the seventh series of the exciting adventure stories
that are as gripping as a computer game! Great for boys, with a huge
collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of
the books, and links to an excellent interactive website. The land of
Tavania slips further towards ruin as portals rip the sky and terrible
Beasts roam the land. Tom and his companions must now defeat a giant
electric eel: Ellik the Lightning Horror! Don't miss CONVOL THE
COLD-BLOODED BRUTE, HELLION THE FIERY FOE, KRESTOR THE CRUSHING TERROR,
MADARA THE MIDNIGHT WARRIOR, CARNIVORA THE WINGED SCAVENGER 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!
