 Cover of Ferno the Fire Dragon, the debut novel in the series. | |
Multiple Series | |
| Author | "Adam Blade", a pseudonym for various ghostwriters |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. of books | 154 |
Beast Quest is a best-selling British series of children's fantasy–adventure novels produced by Working Partners Ltd and written by several authors all using the house name Adam Blade. [1] As of October 2024, the main series had achieved a total of 154 books published, and over 20 million copies of the books have been sold altogether since March 2007. [2] [3]
The series is published by Orchard Books in the UK and by Scholastic Corporation in the US and is aimed largely at boys and girls aged 7 and over. [4] [5] The books take place in a world called Avantia, and focus on a young boy named Tom and his friend Elenna as they attempt to restore peace to the land by stopping beasts from causing destruction. [6] [7] 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 ." [7] The books are among the most-borrowed from UK lending libraries. [8] [9]
There is also a companion science fiction series called Sea Quest. [10] From 2021 to 2023, a short spin-off series called Space Wars consisting of four books was published. There is also a 2015 mobile video game based on the Beast Quest book series, and a 2018 version for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PS4 (Maximum Games). A new mobile version was released in May 2020 by Animoca.