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Beast Quest #36
Vespick The Wasp Queen
Tom has nearly reached the end of his most challenging Beast Quest! The fate of his mother and the land of Kayonia depend on him and his faithful companions. Can he defeat the deadliest of his foes, Vespick the Wasp Queen, and wicked Wizard Velmal?
147 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 6, 2012
About the author
Adam Blade
826 books216 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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October 13, 2024
Me and my pals would’ve killed Vespick with hammers I’ll tell you that for free
May 29, 2023
Quote from the book: "Tom looked inside, to see all the other Kayonian ingredients that he had collected on his Quests: the pearl, the red jewel, the jade ring, the chain of weeds, and the flower."
Apparently this book's ghostwriters read the wrong book set's item list. Because the pearl was from the previous book set, specifically Krabbe, Master of the Sea. The item from this set was cactus juice from the book Komodo the Lizard King. And that's not the last time the authors for this series fucks up continuity.
Apparently this book's ghostwriters read the wrong book set's item list. Because the pearl was from the previous book set, specifically Krabbe, Master of the Sea. The item from this set was cactus juice from the book Komodo the Lizard King. And that's not the last time the authors for this series fucks up continuity.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 20, 2025
Would give this 4.5 if I could I think the battle with Freya and Velma at the end was a bit weak and short but I like how Ron defeated the beast. I think the last book in each series should be a little longer as there’s more to fit in but I do think the set up to the next 6 books was intriguing. Read in one sitting
March 18, 2018
I think this book is a meh book because I think it is very cool but it has a lack of excitement. I do think the beasts are cool though.
November 23, 2014
This is an adventure series about a boy called Tom who has to go on sustained quests, defeating a different malicious beast in each one. He is trying to save the land of Kayonia in this one.
Vespick is a wasp queen who has the power to empty a market square by summoning a swarm of stinging wasps. Tom and his friend Elenna ride off to see what they can do. The Queen Romaine is imprisoned in a tower by a magic shield bubble that keeps the wasps out, but she can't get out either.
The descriptions are good and could be quite scary for some children, given that wasps, unlike dragons, are found in most gardens.
July 19, 2014
My 9 year old son loved this book, he cant wait to read many more of this series. His 12 year brother loves them too.
July 22, 2014
One of my all-time favourites.
November 12, 2010
I'm not finishing this one because it was too wasp buzzy.
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