He is said to start every day with drinking from the river in the early morning. The Winding River is also vital to the Fire Dragon, as it is his own source of water. The Fire Dragon lives in a cave in the mountain range near the Winding River, the main source of clean water for southern Avantians, with one of the main duties of Ferno being ensuring the river continues to flow to ensure the citizens have enough water to survive. The Beast's main role is protecting southern Avantia and ensuring the population of the region are free from danger. A large dragon Beast, Ferno is one of the Good Beasts of Avantia who helps defend the realm from harm. I'll show them fire!'įerno the Fire Dragon is the first Beast in the Beast Quest series. Sadly, Adam does not have his own Fire-Dragon or Horse-Man.'They want fire?. These little rascals were the inspiration for two of the Beasts that Tom faces on his Quest - Arachnid and Claw. 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. His main hobbies are fencing and football. 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. 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.

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. Eventually, he created a character - Tom, the bravest boy warrior of them all. As a boy, Adam would spend days imagining who could have first owned the sword and shield. Adam's father said they were a Blade family heirloom. He was also fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father's office. 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. Adam Blade is in his late twenties, and was born in Kent, England.

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