If you, like I, were worried that Adam Blade's Beast Quest would be an extremely black-and-white adventure series about children pointlessly slaughtering Always Chaotic Evil 'monsters', you can stop worrying. Sadly, Adam does not have his own Fire-Dragon or Horse-Man. These little rascals were the inspiration for two of the Beasts that Tom faces on his Quest – Arachnid and Claw. 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. His main hobbies are fencing and football. When he’s not writing Beast Quest books, Adam enjoys visiting museums and ancient battle sites. 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 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. Eventually, he created a character – Tom, the bravest boy warrior of them all. Adam’s father said they were a Blade family heirloom.Īs a boy, Adam would spend days imagining who could have first owned the sword and shield. He was also fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father’s office. 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. ghostwriters who write the Beast Quest and Sea Quest series.Īdam Blade is in his late twenties, and was born in Kent, England. Adam Blade is the house name for the Working Partners Ltd.

Ferno the Fire Dragon by Adam Blade