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Beast Quest #34
Murk the Swamp Man
The land of Kayonia is descending into chaos! Everywhere Tom looks he sees decay and destruction: all the work of Wizard Velmal. Tom must now face not only Murk the Swamp Man, but also a deadly assassin sent to kill him...
119 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2012
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About the author
Adam Blade
863 books213 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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June 12, 2016
This book is a potentially very scary instalment in the Beast Quest series. Tom and his good friend Elenna have been on several adventures by now and each time had to defeat more strange and cruel monsters.
In this book not only is a swampy Beast awaiting them, but even the local people are hungry and angry. Their land has been overfarmed so now the soil is degraded and they can't grow food. Tom's closing of a gold mine run with slave labour, means the only source of income these people gained through trade has gone. They want something worth money, anything. We see a good contrast between the dried up land and the swamp where the huge Murk awaits.
Boys will probably like this more than girls just because of the slimy swampy cover. This wouldn't be the best place to start the series but enough background is provided to read it even if you don't know the ongoing story.
In this book not only is a swampy Beast awaiting them, but even the local people are hungry and angry. Their land has been overfarmed so now the soil is degraded and they can't grow food. Tom's closing of a gold mine run with slave labour, means the only source of income these people gained through trade has gone. They want something worth money, anything. We see a good contrast between the dried up land and the swamp where the huge Murk awaits.
Boys will probably like this more than girls just because of the slimy swampy cover. This wouldn't be the best place to start the series but enough background is provided to read it even if you don't know the ongoing story.
January 5, 2018
I kind of liked this book because I think Murk was really cool because he is ALMOST invincible. I didn't like this book because I didn't like the part when Murk almost defeated Tom. But, in the end, Tom defeated Murk! 😀
October 13, 2024
This happened to my buddy Mark
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