Beast Quest
Cover of Ferno the Fire Dragon, the debut novel in the series.
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| Author | Adam Blade (collective pen name) |
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| Illustrator | David Wyatt, Steve Sims. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's Fantasy |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
| Published | 2007–present |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) E-book |
Beast Quest is a bestselling series of children's fantasy novels produced by Working Partners Ltd and written by several authors all using the house name Adam Blade.[1] An editorial team at Working Partners first creates the storyline for each book and "then approach[es] 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."[2] The main series had achieved 78 books published by mid-2013.
The series is published by Orchard Books in the UK and by Scholastic Corporation in the US and is aimed largely at boys aged 7 and over.[3][4] 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 lads, who normally wouldn't be, interested in reading."[5] 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."[6] The books are among the most-borrowed from UK lending libraries.[7][8] There is also a companion science fiction series called Sea Quest.[9]
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