| Beast Quest | |
| Books: | Multiple Series |
| Illustrator: | David Wyatt, Steve Sims. |
| Author: | "Adam Blade", a pseudonym for various ghostwriters |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher: | Orchard Books |
| Pub Date: | 2007–present |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback and paperback) E-book |
Beast Quest is a best-selling 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]
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 150 books published by start 2024.20 million copies of the books have been sold to date.[3] [4]
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.[5] [6] 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 kiddies, who normally wouldn't be, interested in reading."[7] 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.[8] 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."[9] The books are among the most-borrowed from UK lending libraries.[10] [11]
There is also a companion science fiction series called Sea Quest.[12]
There is also a 2015 mobile video game based on the book, and a 2018 version for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PS4 (Maximum Games). A new mobile version was released in May 2020 by Animoca.
In 2021 - 2023 There is also a Spin Off Book Series series called Space Wars, that Adam Blade has Made and there are Only 4 Books in the Series.