Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torgor The Minotaur | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
| 2 | Skor the Winged Stallion | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
| 3 | Narga the Sea Monster | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
| 4 | Kaymon The Gorgon Hound | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
| 5 | Tusk the Mighty Mammoth | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
| 6 | Sting the Scorpion Man | 2008 | Adam Blade | Buy |
The Dark Realm takes Tom beyond the familiar borders of Avantia and into a shadowy mirror world filled with darker, more dangerous beasts. Published in 2008, all six books in this series were released the same year, following directly on from Tom’s original six quests. The parallel world setting gave the series room to introduce new types of creatures while keeping the core quest format that readers already knew.
The six beasts in this series are Torgor the Minotaur, Skor the Winged Stallion, Narga the Sea Monster, Kaymon the Gorgon Hound, Tusk the Mighty Mammoth, and Sting the Scorpion Man. Each one is more threatening than the last, building toward a climax that raises the stakes for Tom and Elenna.
The Dark Realm series marked the point where the Beast Quest universe expanded beyond a single location, establishing the pattern of each series arc introducing a new world or threat. Many of these same beasts would go on to appear in later Beast Quest compilations and spin-off series, making this a key entry in understanding the full mythology.