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Beast Quest: The Pirate King #5
Kronus the Clawed Menace
Fifth in the Pirate King subseries The stench of death drifts over Avantia. Sanpao the Pirate King has summoned a giant vulture-Beast to destroy Tom before he finds the Tree of Being. If Tom fails, Freya and Silver will be trapped in Tavania forever.
121 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2011
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About the author
Adam Blade
857 books211 followersAdam Blade is the house name for the Working Partners Ltd. ghostwriters who write the Beast Quest and Sea Quest series.
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!
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!
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May 5, 2022
Beast Quest är tillbaka på banan igen efter den ganska kassa föregående delen. Is och en bevingad best. Min son längtar redan efter nästa del i serien.
February 4, 2025
Ew but the token is its EYEBALL. Gross.
Ok, we find the tree again. Pirates are after it, of course. Arcta makes an appearance and we're OK with the pirates facing her and maybe dying (but they don't). We defeat the bird, the tree crashes into the bottom of a valley and is swallowed by the earth. All in all a decent installment. Not too scary or gross.
Ok, we find the tree again. Pirates are after it, of course. Arcta makes an appearance and we're OK with the pirates facing her and maybe dying (but they don't). We defeat the bird, the tree crashes into the bottom of a valley and is swallowed by the earth. All in all a decent installment. Not too scary or gross.
March 13, 2024
Read this but this series would have worked better as a comic bec some books(sorry Adam) are boring as heck. This is alr tho
February 6, 2017
Another great Beast Quest book. My boys always look forward to a couple of chapter of the Beast Quest book before bed. This series has been as special favorite for them. Great action in this book. Tom once again shows his metal and once again show (in my opinion) why he should be Avantia's master of the beast showing skills, powers and courage.
Vultures are a vicious type of bird anyway, imagine one 10 time the normal sixe with eye beams. Tom must beat Sanpao and his murderous pet, and pirates to the Tree of Being in the hope of rescuing his mother and Silver, but also to keep the tree out of Sanpao's evil clutches. Plenty of action and adventure and brutal fights. great addition to the series.
Vultures are a vicious type of bird anyway, imagine one 10 time the normal sixe with eye beams. Tom must beat Sanpao and his murderous pet, and pirates to the Tree of Being in the hope of rescuing his mother and Silver, but also to keep the tree out of Sanpao's evil clutches. Plenty of action and adventure and brutal fights. great addition to the series.
March 3, 2014
I think this book is a fantastic fiction about a young boy who goes on quests with his friends and fights all sorts of fiction characters
Kronus the clawed menace is arguably the best beast quest book out of the whole 8 series, besides the bonus cards at the back of the book in my opinion this book is great for children who love a great story.
As well as that this book would be great for young teenagers, and maybe even young adults.
Kronus the clawed menace is arguably the best beast quest book out of the whole 8 series, besides the bonus cards at the back of the book in my opinion this book is great for children who love a great story.
As well as that this book would be great for young teenagers, and maybe even young adults.
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