Recommended for Girls and Boys Age 7 and up
SETTING:
The setting is in Avantia which is also known as the Forbidden Land. There is also Errinel, the Forest of Fear, where Tom fought Ferno the Dragon. The Western Ocean, where Tom fought Sepron the Sea Serpent. The Northern Mountains, where Tom fought Arcta the Giant. The Central Plains, where Tom fought Tagus the Horse-Man. The Icy Plains, where Tom fought Nanook the Snow Monster. The Vocano, where Tom fought Epos the Bird and King Hugo’s Palace.
CHARACTERS:
The main characters are Tom, who enjoys adventures and never gives up. Elenna who tags along with Tom and is very accurate with her bow and arrows. Silver, Elenna’s pet Wolf and Storm, Tom’s fast strong horse.
There are also King Hugo, Aduro the King’s Dragon, the Dark Wizard Malvel, Ferno the Fire Dragon, Sepron the Sea Serpent, Arcta the Mountain Giant, Tagus the Horse-Man, Nanook the Snow Monster and Epos the Flame Bird.
PLOT:
Tom’s home country Avantia is being destroyed by six Beasts – Ferno the Fire Dragon, Sepron the Sea Serpent, Arcta the Mountain Giant, Tagus the Horse-Man, Nanook the Snow Monster and Epos the Flame Bird.
They used to protect the Kingdom, but the evil Wizard Malvel put a spell on them all.
Tom goes to King Hugo’s Palace for supplies for Errinel when he finds out that he, Taladon’s son must go out and fight all six beasts and free them from the evil spell. When he was going to the Deadly Forest, he met a girl called Elenna and her pet Wolf, Silver. On their journey they go to lots of different villages and meet lots of people, but Tom and Elenna have to keep their quest a secret.Ferno, Sepron, Tagus, Arcta and Nanook were quite simple to overcome, but Epos is another level of skill. Each time Ton frees a Beast he gets a souvenir to go on his shield. Those souvenirs have magical powers when put on the shield. Ferno’s scale gives Tom protection from fire. Sepron’s Tooth gives protection against strong water currents. Arcta’s Feather gives Tom the ability to slow his fall when falling. Tagus’ Horse Shoe gives Tom extra speed. Nanook’s Bell gives Tom the ability not to get really, really cold and Epos’ Claw gives Tom the ability to heal his wounds and have no pain. Together they free each Beast.
SUMMARY:
I would recommend these books to people who like adventures and Beast books. I think my favourite books in this series are Sepron and Epos. I would rate these 10 out of 10 stars.
A very good series and currently there are 4 series altogether of 30 books.