FIRST HERO

FIRST HERO, is the first book in the series, THE CHRONICLES OF AVANTIA, and follows the storey of Tanner and Firepos. It was first published in Great Britain in 2010, by Orchard Books. The author of the books is Adam Blade, who also wrote the bestselling Beast Quest series, and both series are set in the same world of Avantia.

THE DEATH OF DERTHSIN
The storey begins with the meeting of the four beast's, Firepos, Gulkien, Nera and Falkor, on top of a volcano. They each aknowledge that they must find their chosen riders. Then they depart. Firepos then soars into the skies and fly's across Avantia at great speeds. She then comes to a small village that is being destroyed by Derthsin and his army. Firepos see's her chosen rider, a seven year old boy named Tanner, and his father. Firepos then fly's in to attack Derthsin who, wearing the Face of Anoret (which grants him power over the beasts), flicks his wrist, and Firepos is sent flying into a cornfeild. She then watche's the following fight. Tanners father then attacks Derthsin, (leading to Derthsin's hold on Firepos to fade), and Derthsin then kills Tanners father.

Derthsin then steals Tanners mother and is about to kill Tanner, when Firepos gets a burst of strength, and swoops down and picks up Derthsin. She then carrys him away and drops him into her volcano, but as he falls he grabs a fistful of feathers.

Firepos then returns to Forton, and comforts the parentless child!

THE BATTLE OF FORTON
Eight years later Tanner lives with his grandmother Esme. He wakes and goes about his daily chores then returns home to find a farmer named Drew, who has been shot in the back with an arrow. He explains to them a army is coming. Tanner then flies over the army to check how far away they were from the village. He then returns to the village and warns the people of the coming army. Taking him seriously the get prepared (they had prepared for battle after the raid eight years earlier, and everyone was expected to know how to fight), he then went into the sky to fight from above.