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Beast Quest #50
Minos the Demon Bull
Tom and his companions are searching for Malvel in the strange land of Seraph. The fate of all Avantia is at stake, and if Tom fails to overcome Minos the Demon Bull, all the world will fall under Malvel's evil thrall!
121 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2011
About the author
Adam Blade
838 books220 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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March 20, 2017
Beast Quest hits the millstone 50th book, and the series is still going strong. This is a great bonding time with the kids at the end of the night, even though both of my boys are not competent readers, they still love having a couple of chapters every night before going to sleep. Tom and Ellena are in the kingdom of Saraph, following the destruction caused by the evil Malvel. This time Malvel has corrupted an innocent animal, a villages prize bull Minos, into a beast of destruction. Tom's task is 3 fold, first work out which and how his new magic totems will help his defeat the beast, then defeat the beast, and finally try and do all this without killing the beast while the beast is trying the rip him and his friends to pieces. The book is every bit as exciting as it sounds. We love it.
February 15, 2025
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They have a better artist for this installment and the pictures are detailed and the bull and armor are actually pretty. The story isn't bad, though I'm thoroughly tired of all the beasts being immune to Elenna's arrows. The boys liked it. It was exciting and not too scary (4&7).
They have a better artist for this installment and the pictures are detailed and the bull and armor are actually pretty. The story isn't bad, though I'm thoroughly tired of all the beasts being immune to Elenna's arrows. The boys liked it. It was exciting and not too scary (4&7).
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