Stealth the Ghost Panther

Beast Quest #24

by Adam Blade

Tom must battle the most dangerous Ghost Beasts yet!

The evil Wizard Malvel's final Beast has reached the doors of King Hugo's palace! Stealth the Ghost Panther lassoes victims with his three tails, scratching the good citizens of Avantia and turning them into evildoers. To rescue his father, Tom must capture the final piece of Amulet from Stealth's collar--before all Avantia turns to evil!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Adventure, Magic

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 7, 2009

About the author

Adam 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!

Reviews

[Amazing A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last book of the amulet of avantia

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Тази книжка не ми допадна повече колкото предните две, може би защото не обичам големи котки в ролята на злодеи. И все пак добрият стил на Блейд е налице – много екшън, битки и магии, това, което заради което обикнах фентъзито...
Цялото ми ревю може да прочетете в Цитаделата!
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[Mrs. Trimble · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 8-yr-old son loves these books. This is one from the Amulet of Avantia series. These are similar to the Magic Treehouse books. Instead of Jack and Annie going on adventures for Merlin, you have Tom and Elenna (with horse Storm and wolf Silver) going on adventures for Wizard Aduro. In each book, they have to defeat a different scary creature that is wreaking havoc on the kingdom and it's people. In this series, Tom and Elenna are trying to gather all of the different pieces of the amulet so Tom's father, Taladon, can leave his ghostly form and reenter the world of the living. I have to admit, they books are pretty entertaining and not a huge reading commitment.

[C. John Kerry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure how our library ended up with a British edition of this book but that is neither here nor there. As with other volumes in this series I found this to be a bit on the short side and somewhat formulaic. However, for the target audience, which is more along the lines of my nine-year old son than adults, that these are probably fairly decent books. At least the authors of the series are able to come up with some interesting variations on the monster/beast theme. If you have a pre-teen boy who either likes to read, or who you are trying to get reading then give these a consideration.

[Clare O'Beara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is potentially quite a scary book as the kindly villagers and townsfolks have been changed by a ghostly panther into people who cannot be trusted. While Tom and Elenna struggle to find a way into the city through tunnels, to seek the last piece of an amulet, their brave horse and wolf may be the only ones they can trust.

As always the glossy cover and cards are nice for collectors of the series but I thought some of the earlier adventures relied more on wit and less on swordplay so I preferred them. The text is suitable for kids and will keep them turning the pages.

[Tiffiny · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 10 yr old son: I loved it! It was a great book. I liked how Tom helped his father and I recommend this book to a lot of kids. (5 stars)
My husband who read it to him: I've liked the whole series. It's exciting and keeps you interested for more. (4.5 stars)

[Emma Edwards]

10/10
Love it