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Beast Quest #10
Vipero The Snake Man
The evil wizard Malvel has stolen the golden armour and a fearsome new Beast guards each piece of it. To defeat Malvel and save the kingdom, Tom needs to collect all the pieces. Join Tom as he journeys into the deadly heat of the desert, where he must do battle with Vipero the Snake Man...Don't ZEPHA THE MONSTER SQUID, CLAW THE GIANT MONKEY, SOLTRA THE STONE CHARMER, ARACHNID THE KING OF SPIDERS, TRILLION THE THREE-HEADED LION
113 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2008
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About the author
Adam Blade
857 books214 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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November 12, 2021
Shortly after I read The Complete Book of Beasts without knowing about the series it came from, I decided "why not read one of the actual Beast Quest books to see what it was about?".
Well, after reading one of the Beast Quest books, I felt a lot like Michael Bluth on Arrested Development opening the brown paper bag labeled “Dead Dove, Do Not Eat.” I don’t know what I expected.
Turns out the children's book series called "Beast Quest" with over 100 books is going to feel very episodic and RPG-y with the main plot being "collect the magic objects from the video game bosses to thwart the evil wizard". If your response to my observation is "well yeah, duh", it's fine. I get it. I know I'm reading a children's book aimed at much younger audiences and are not meant to be high literature. Don't have to rub it in.
I'm not going to go through this story beat-by-beat because you can probably guess what happens in the book just by looking at the cover (kid fights snake man in desert) so instead I'm going to pick out the scenes that stood out to me in this novel.
Scene 1 - The Adventurers Forget to Pack Water for Some Reason
I don't want to get all CinemaSins nitpick-y on this book because this is a book for children and way below my reading level, but the story presents a very fatal plot hole pretty early on that never gets commented on by anybody in the story, nor is it presented as a lesson.
In the same book that has the main character and his sidekick pack healing herbs because "they might need them for later", our two heroes and their animal companions travel straight into a desert without packing any water.
Fresh drinking water is something you pack for expeditions that aren't in the desert. You pack extra water for risk-free hikes at a well-maintained camping sites, even! Humans need water. But somehow the hero of this novel, someone who has been in nine other books, someone who is actively being pursued by a dark wizard who can manipulate the weather with his dark magicks, took one look at his enchanted map, saw a desert, and was like "we'll pick up some water later when we find a town". Shockingly, this creates a conflict when this little dumbass barges into town with his horse and wolf and is like "yo hey can you spot me some moisture".
Geez, kid. No wonder the locals were mad at you for asking if they could spare some extra water while they're in an enchanted drought. Maybe should've thought of that while you were in your town packing supplies.
Scene 2 - The Dark Wizard's Overly Convoluted Trap
While the heroes are in the middle of the desert, The Dark Wizard Malvel shows up as a hilariously drawn sand cyclone to inform Tom the main protagonist that this book's version of Dumbledore is chained to a chair dangling above a cauldron of boiling tar.
What will lower this good wizard to his horrible doom? Why, every time Tom expresses doubt, the trap will somehow sense this and lower the chains, creating a weird little scenario where Tom has to go "I have to believe in myself or else this person I know is going to get dipped in boiling tar" in his head several times throughout the book.
My question is...why do we need this. I feel like "not dying in the desert" is a powerful enough incentive to not doubt yourself in the middle of a mission.
This whole "Hee hee ho ho if your brain has this specific emotion something bad is going to slowly happen off-screen!" from the main villain is kinda great just from how extra it is. That is some pettiness from our good friend Malvel the Dark One.
Scene 3 - Getting Bitten By Giant Two-Headed Snake As Big As A Man Doesn't Kill You (But Only If You're A Main Character)
Spoiler alert - the girl character in this book (who is severely underpowered compared to the kid who gets all of these magical powers from all the artifacts he gathers, gee, probably could've fixed this just by having HER get some of the artifacts) gets bitten by the giant snake beast while trying to sneak up behind it and falls unconscious, leaving Tom to fight Vipero alone. She lays on the hot desert sand for several minutes with the snake venom flowing through her veins until Tom remembers both the special herbs and his special phoenix companion.
I know I just said "I don't want to get all CinemaSins nitpick-y" a couple paragraphs ago, but something about a human-sized snake biting someone and them not dying instantly from all of the venom causing their entire nervous system to shut down is a weird pill to swallow, especially when this is a snake made out of dark magic and I feel like "poison" would be the first element you put in your evil snake construct.
Nah, Elenna gets to be unconscious during the fight because she has no powers compared to the person with superstrength and the ability to summon phoenixes out of nowhere, which he uses to both kill the bad snake and to heal her grievous snake bite wound. Tough luck, Elenna. At least you have a pet wolf.
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All in all, it's a silly read, and has about as much gravitas and higher thought as your average thin children's story paperback that are in a series of 100 or more books. Definitely can see where there would be appeal for this story, but for now, I'll just stick to my Goosebumps.
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MONSTER SCORE
NAME: "Vipero The Snake Man" is a very straightforward and rather pedestrian name...if it weren't for the fact that it really buries the lede by not mentioning the fact that the snake has two heads. I feel like either a "Two-Headed" descriptor or maybe a second name would've surfaced its way in there. Vipero the Two-Headed Snake Man. Vipero and Cobero the Snake Man. I guess the two heads only have one soul and Malvel just wants to be sneaky?
Score: 2/5. Boring, but gets the job done.
DESIGN: Sometimes the simplest monster designs are what work, and Vipero definitely has a very effective yet simple "giant snake monster guy with two heads" design that is nevertheless fun and striking. At the end of the day, a two-headed snake man is all you really need, and this fun snake dude even comes with his own color gradient to show that he's radiating heat energies. Also, the artwork that appears on the book's cover is honestly the worst drawing of him, with the illustrations inside giving him way more bulk.
Score: 4/5. You can't go wrong with a two-headed snake man.
POWERS/ABILITIES: You would think "okay, this is a giant two-headed snake man, I guess his power is just being big and maybe being venomous" when you first lay eyes upon Vipero, but that's where you'd be wrong, my friend. For you see, in addition to the whole "being a giant snake man with two heads" thing, Vipero is also deceptively overpowered and magically radiates so much heat that he creates an artificial drought that affects an entire desert including the surrounding town. Vipero hates water and moisture so much that his very presence makes wells turn dry! And, should you decide "well I guess this snake man has lost his head privileges", his heads can still function as weapons even when he's been fully decapitated.
He also has poison, but unfortunately he really sucks at the whole "poisoning people" thing considering he bites a teenager and the teenager's heart doesn't explode instantly.
Score: 5/5. Even with the wimpy poison, the whole "radiating so much heat a desert dies" thing is amazing.
DEFEAT/DEATH SCENE: After Tom uses his sword to decapitate Vipero twice, Vipero's severed nightmare heads have to be tricked into biting into a cactus so that they're stuck in one place long enough for Tom to summon a phoenix and for that phoenix to create a fire so intense that Vipero's heads melt into silver, which in turn causes Vipero's body to explode into a writhing cloud of regular snakes upon defeat. If you read that sentence without feeling an emotion, I feel nothing but pity for your soul.
By the way! Somehow he survives that! Vipero comes back in a later novel! What a fun dude.
Score: 5/5. Exploding into a swarm of snakes is always cool.
FINAL RESULTS A "Better Than Nagini" out of 10.
Well, after reading one of the Beast Quest books, I felt a lot like Michael Bluth on Arrested Development opening the brown paper bag labeled “Dead Dove, Do Not Eat.” I don’t know what I expected.
Turns out the children's book series called "Beast Quest" with over 100 books is going to feel very episodic and RPG-y with the main plot being "collect the magic objects from the video game bosses to thwart the evil wizard". If your response to my observation is "well yeah, duh", it's fine. I get it. I know I'm reading a children's book aimed at much younger audiences and are not meant to be high literature. Don't have to rub it in.
I'm not going to go through this story beat-by-beat because you can probably guess what happens in the book just by looking at the cover (kid fights snake man in desert) so instead I'm going to pick out the scenes that stood out to me in this novel.
Scene 1 - The Adventurers Forget to Pack Water for Some Reason
I don't want to get all CinemaSins nitpick-y on this book because this is a book for children and way below my reading level, but the story presents a very fatal plot hole pretty early on that never gets commented on by anybody in the story, nor is it presented as a lesson.
In the same book that has the main character and his sidekick pack healing herbs because "they might need them for later", our two heroes and their animal companions travel straight into a desert without packing any water.
Fresh drinking water is something you pack for expeditions that aren't in the desert. You pack extra water for risk-free hikes at a well-maintained camping sites, even! Humans need water. But somehow the hero of this novel, someone who has been in nine other books, someone who is actively being pursued by a dark wizard who can manipulate the weather with his dark magicks, took one look at his enchanted map, saw a desert, and was like "we'll pick up some water later when we find a town". Shockingly, this creates a conflict when this little dumbass barges into town with his horse and wolf and is like "yo hey can you spot me some moisture".
Geez, kid. No wonder the locals were mad at you for asking if they could spare some extra water while they're in an enchanted drought. Maybe should've thought of that while you were in your town packing supplies.
Scene 2 - The Dark Wizard's Overly Convoluted Trap
While the heroes are in the middle of the desert, The Dark Wizard Malvel shows up as a hilariously drawn sand cyclone to inform Tom the main protagonist that this book's version of Dumbledore is chained to a chair dangling above a cauldron of boiling tar.
What will lower this good wizard to his horrible doom? Why, every time Tom expresses doubt, the trap will somehow sense this and lower the chains, creating a weird little scenario where Tom has to go "I have to believe in myself or else this person I know is going to get dipped in boiling tar" in his head several times throughout the book.
My question is...why do we need this. I feel like "not dying in the desert" is a powerful enough incentive to not doubt yourself in the middle of a mission.
This whole "Hee hee ho ho if your brain has this specific emotion something bad is going to slowly happen off-screen!" from the main villain is kinda great just from how extra it is. That is some pettiness from our good friend Malvel the Dark One.
Scene 3 - Getting Bitten By Giant Two-Headed Snake As Big As A Man Doesn't Kill You (But Only If You're A Main Character)
Spoiler alert - the girl character in this book (who is severely underpowered compared to the kid who gets all of these magical powers from all the artifacts he gathers, gee, probably could've fixed this just by having HER get some of the artifacts) gets bitten by the giant snake beast while trying to sneak up behind it and falls unconscious, leaving Tom to fight Vipero alone. She lays on the hot desert sand for several minutes with the snake venom flowing through her veins until Tom remembers both the special herbs and his special phoenix companion.
I know I just said "I don't want to get all CinemaSins nitpick-y" a couple paragraphs ago, but something about a human-sized snake biting someone and them not dying instantly from all of the venom causing their entire nervous system to shut down is a weird pill to swallow, especially when this is a snake made out of dark magic and I feel like "poison" would be the first element you put in your evil snake construct.
Nah, Elenna gets to be unconscious during the fight because she has no powers compared to the person with superstrength and the ability to summon phoenixes out of nowhere, which he uses to both kill the bad snake and to heal her grievous snake bite wound. Tough luck, Elenna. At least you have a pet wolf.
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All in all, it's a silly read, and has about as much gravitas and higher thought as your average thin children's story paperback that are in a series of 100 or more books. Definitely can see where there would be appeal for this story, but for now, I'll just stick to my Goosebumps.
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MONSTER SCORE
NAME: "Vipero The Snake Man" is a very straightforward and rather pedestrian name...if it weren't for the fact that it really buries the lede by not mentioning the fact that the snake has two heads. I feel like either a "Two-Headed" descriptor or maybe a second name would've surfaced its way in there. Vipero the Two-Headed Snake Man. Vipero and Cobero the Snake Man. I guess the two heads only have one soul and Malvel just wants to be sneaky?
Score: 2/5. Boring, but gets the job done.
DESIGN: Sometimes the simplest monster designs are what work, and Vipero definitely has a very effective yet simple "giant snake monster guy with two heads" design that is nevertheless fun and striking. At the end of the day, a two-headed snake man is all you really need, and this fun snake dude even comes with his own color gradient to show that he's radiating heat energies. Also, the artwork that appears on the book's cover is honestly the worst drawing of him, with the illustrations inside giving him way more bulk.
Score: 4/5. You can't go wrong with a two-headed snake man.
POWERS/ABILITIES: You would think "okay, this is a giant two-headed snake man, I guess his power is just being big and maybe being venomous" when you first lay eyes upon Vipero, but that's where you'd be wrong, my friend. For you see, in addition to the whole "being a giant snake man with two heads" thing, Vipero is also deceptively overpowered and magically radiates so much heat that he creates an artificial drought that affects an entire desert including the surrounding town. Vipero hates water and moisture so much that his very presence makes wells turn dry! And, should you decide "well I guess this snake man has lost his head privileges", his heads can still function as weapons even when he's been fully decapitated.
He also has poison, but unfortunately he really sucks at the whole "poisoning people" thing considering he bites a teenager and the teenager's heart doesn't explode instantly.
Score: 5/5. Even with the wimpy poison, the whole "radiating so much heat a desert dies" thing is amazing.
DEFEAT/DEATH SCENE: After Tom uses his sword to decapitate Vipero twice, Vipero's severed nightmare heads have to be tricked into biting into a cactus so that they're stuck in one place long enough for Tom to summon a phoenix and for that phoenix to create a fire so intense that Vipero's heads melt into silver, which in turn causes Vipero's body to explode into a writhing cloud of regular snakes upon defeat. If you read that sentence without feeling an emotion, I feel nothing but pity for your soul.
By the way! Somehow he survives that! Vipero comes back in a later novel! What a fun dude.
Score: 5/5. Exploding into a swarm of snakes is always cool.
FINAL RESULTS A "Better Than Nagini" out of 10.
August 8, 2018
I enjoyed this book because this book was epic. Tom had to travel through the desert to get to Vipero, the Snake Man. Vipero, the Snake Man's heads both had their own lives. Tom defeated Vipero and its heads and got the golden leggings.
July 26, 2018
NIs buk tu reed
November 20, 2015
The Kiddo (my son, currently in second grade) brought this home from the school library and we read it together, with no previous experience with this series.
It was easy to jump into. There is a clear formula, with a beast to be defeated and a magic item (parts of a suit of golden armor) to be retrieved in each book, leading to a final confrontation with the villain, who holds the hero's mentor hostage.
The hero's name is Tom, and he is accompanied by his friend Elenna, and their animal companions, a horse named storm and a wolf named Silver (because if those had been the other way around, the Lone Ranger might have taken issue).
v(two-headed!) snake-man Vipero has taken up residence in a scorching desert and managed to make it, well, even more scorching than usual. After being imperiled by thirst and some tense negotiations with some villagers, Tom and Elenna track down (literally; he leaves a distinctive snake-trail in the sand) Vipero and we get a three-chapter fight scene before wrapping up any loose ends.
Everything here had a clearly intentional video game or rpg vibe. There is the highly structured quest, the items with their very specific powers, magical healing, and the beast as the "boss" challenge to finish the chapter. There is even a set of trading cards with item and character statistics included. My son enjoys this type of structure and it adds an element of fun while making the worldbuilding approachable.
The battle with Vipero was fast-paced and had good back-and-forth momentum shifts and exciting moments. There is some gore here, by the way. Apparently in the previous series, Tom was defeating the beasts and saving them from control by the forces of darkness. In this series, the rules are clearly stated upfront. These monsters have to be killed.
Although my son liked the action and the monster, I was disappointed to find that Tom and Elenna don't really have much in the way of personality beyond "hero" and "sidekick".
I was also disappointed to see the tired sexist trope of the female character knocked out moments into the fight so that the male hero can have a solo battle. Really? People are still writing fight scenes that do this? Really? My only hope is that maybe Elenna gets to do more elsewhere in the series.
It was easy to jump into. There is a clear formula, with a beast to be defeated and a magic item (parts of a suit of golden armor) to be retrieved in each book, leading to a final confrontation with the villain, who holds the hero's mentor hostage.
The hero's name is Tom, and he is accompanied by his friend Elenna, and their animal companions, a horse named storm and a wolf named Silver (because if those had been the other way around, the Lone Ranger might have taken issue).
v(two-headed!) snake-man Vipero has taken up residence in a scorching desert and managed to make it, well, even more scorching than usual. After being imperiled by thirst and some tense negotiations with some villagers, Tom and Elenna track down (literally; he leaves a distinctive snake-trail in the sand) Vipero and we get a three-chapter fight scene before wrapping up any loose ends.
Everything here had a clearly intentional video game or rpg vibe. There is the highly structured quest, the items with their very specific powers, magical healing, and the beast as the "boss" challenge to finish the chapter. There is even a set of trading cards with item and character statistics included. My son enjoys this type of structure and it adds an element of fun while making the worldbuilding approachable.
The battle with Vipero was fast-paced and had good back-and-forth momentum shifts and exciting moments. There is some gore here, by the way. Apparently in the previous series, Tom was defeating the beasts and saving them from control by the forces of darkness. In this series, the rules are clearly stated upfront. These monsters have to be killed.
Although my son liked the action and the monster, I was disappointed to find that Tom and Elenna don't really have much in the way of personality beyond "hero" and "sidekick".
I was also disappointed to see the tired sexist trope of the female character knocked out moments into the fight so that the male hero can have a solo battle. Really? People are still writing fight scenes that do this? Really? My only hope is that maybe Elenna gets to do more elsewhere in the series.
December 18, 2015
Tom and Elenna have to trek through the desert in a very well realised environment.
The local people have no water because Vipero the snake-man is drying up the wells and the evil wizard sends dust storms and mirages to hinder the brave duo. When they find Vipero, he has two serpent heads, so he could attack both of them at once. This is quite a violent tale compared with the first set of quests; this is part of the Golden Armour series.
Suitable for young readers from six up, with good simple illustrations.
The local people have no water because Vipero the snake-man is drying up the wells and the evil wizard sends dust storms and mirages to hinder the brave duo. When they find Vipero, he has two serpent heads, so he could attack both of them at once. This is quite a violent tale compared with the first set of quests; this is part of the Golden Armour series.
Suitable for young readers from six up, with good simple illustrations.
November 27, 2017
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 17, 2024
i liked that we got a bit more danger in this one! i mean, elena got bit by a snake and almost died. she didn’t, but tom thought she had for a bit, silver too when he got buried in the sand storm.
but also. i feel like tom and elena should have been a bit more prepared for the desert. i mean. they knew that’s where they were headed, and yet they didn’t bring any water reserves with them?
4 stars because i liked the added danger of this one.
but also. i feel like tom and elena should have been a bit more prepared for the desert. i mean. they knew that’s where they were headed, and yet they didn’t bring any water reserves with them?
4 stars because i liked the added danger of this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 26, 2024
The first book in the series or even of the author that I've read. And yes, I'm reading them out of order since it was one of the two that I've found while book shopping during the pandemic. I mean, I don't think it would ruin the story for me. This has just given me a reason to read. Even with that, I still liked the story since it is an adventure story. I love the illustrations featured, as well.
February 24, 2021
Макар на тези фентъзита да им липсва плътността на по-големи епични повествования, в тях има това, което някога ме накара да се влюбя в жанра – магии, битки и чудовища, нещо, липсващи в съвременните “зрели” книги почти напълно или поне такова моето впечатление.
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https://citadelata.com/vipero-the-sna...
April 11, 2019
My feelings toward this book are based solely on the creature in this one. A two headed, giant snake? No thank you. I would never have read this one except my son really enjoys this series. Our series re aloud continues despite my misgivings.
August 31, 2022
A good read once again. I did get confused once again how some things worked, but it didn't stop me from enjoying the book. I might have said it before, but I'll say it again. I would have enjoyed this series as a kid. It's making my kid side happy haha.
September 7, 2017
great book
March 11, 2018
Every word makes an impact ,also it was wandering if I can get free beast quest because I love Adam blade in our quest😎😎😎😎
November 23, 2019
updating goodreads
July 25, 2022
Its pretty good, lots of action, good for the energetic children
August 13, 2025
and ½
March 17, 2024
Kid me was obsessed with that snake man. He could slay me 😝🙈. body is TEAAAA
August 31, 2025
One of the better beast quest books! The desert setting in this book is great, and Vipero is one of the more creative beasts. Great fantasy series for beginning readers.
January 6, 2025
In Vipero the Snake Man, the seventh wonder of the Beast Quest series, we are gifted not just a story but a masterclass in literary excellence. The titular Vipero is a villain of serpentine complexity, his every hiss imbued with menace and philosophical intrigue. Is he merely a beast, or does he embody the treacherous duality of human nature?
Tom’s quest is a gripping allegory for resilience in the face of deceit, and the prose—crystalline in its simplicity—evokes both dread and wonder. Passages like “Tom dodged the venomous strike,” are as thrilling as they are profound, capturing the razor’s edge of survival.
5/5 stars. A serpentine symphony of suspense and brilliance
Tom’s quest is a gripping allegory for resilience in the face of deceit, and the prose—crystalline in its simplicity—evokes both dread and wonder. Passages like “Tom dodged the venomous strike,” are as thrilling as they are profound, capturing the razor’s edge of survival.
5/5 stars. A serpentine symphony of suspense and brilliance
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 15, 2023
Evil wizard Malvel has not given up. He set six more beasts to free. Right now he has to face a beast that can attack two people at once. They have to suffer in the desert. They meet some people who have very less water. Finally they face Vipero and when they battled him they defeated him. Sadly Elenna couldn't make it and Vipero bit her with his fangs. At last Vipero was too strong and Tom needed to call Epos for help. Still they managed to defeat him. At first you think it is boring but soon you find that it is not.
October 13, 2011
Got this book at the library to read to Matthew from the cool looking cover picture - he really liked it and we are going to go back and get the 1st 9 books in this series to read (this book makes a lot of references to the previous books so I would read them in order).
October 8, 2014
THE STORY OF VIPERO THE SNAKE MAN is about one beast that drinks up all the water from the wells from a village. Tom then comes to that same village for some water but there is no more water.Overall my review for this book is that it was ok, because there wasn't that much exiting events.
April 22, 2011
a bit entertaining but needs more excitment
January 27, 2012
I was thinking it brill
And no comments
What so ever!
And no comments
What so ever!
July 8, 2012
vipero is a half snake half man beast but is the hardest beast tom has challenged yet
August 4, 2012
its great the best book of this series
September 18, 2014
Daring, fast-paced and action-packed to the brim. A little predictable, but other than that I could find no fault with it. A good read indeed!
March 28, 2013
Only 4 stars because they didn't fight that much. Only at the end.
December 10, 2013
Child fantasy Genre. Has some good themes but not very entertaining.
March 7, 2016
Asher (6yo) read.
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