Best The Chronicles of Avantia Books

I have just read the last book in the fantasy tetralogy known as The Chronicles of Avantia. You might have heard of the Beast Quest series, and this is basically its prequel series. In my opinion, it's better.

It feels like a lot more effort was put into it, the characters all feel so alive and receive tons of character development, and it wasn't over-saturated. It only consists of four books, and IMO, all of them are great. Here is my ranking of these books, so with that being said, here's the list.

1. Call to War

   

   In Call to War, Tanner, Firepos, and their companions continue their mission to stop Derthsin and save Avantia. They're searching for the pieces of the Mask of Death while Derthsin's armies spread war across the land. The story takes place during their journey through a country under attack as they try to keep the artifact out of Derthsin's hands.

   Choosing between Chasing Evil and Call to War was difficult, as I find both books to be highly excellent. But this one definitely took the W. We are definitely speaking of epicness and awesomeness when we're speaking of Call to War.

   This was one of the most interesting books in this series, and even the beginning just made me want to read more of it. Every moment in this book has something interesting and action-packed in it, from the brainwashed town of Hartwell to the execution and the epic war at the end of the book. It's such a good book. I still think Chasing Evil is

2. First Hero

   

   In First Hero, Tanner's chosen by the young phoenix Firepos to become her rider in the land of Avantia. He's tasked with finding three other Beasts and their Chosen Riders so they can unite against the warlord Derthsin. The book begins Tanner's role in the struggle against Derthsin and his armies of destruction.

   This was, in my honest opinion, a great start to this prequel book series because, while it may be the weakest of the tetralogy due to the fact that this book is mostly just setting up the series by introducing the "main" main characters and the ones that need introduction in order for the reader to understand the plot, and that the battles aren't as intense or epic as in the rest, there is one thing I must say: this book does an EXCELLENT job at doing just that.

   All the battles and moments feel so real and interesting, and it was so great that I doubted the other books in the series could beat this one. It happened to be the weakest of the series, though, but it's actually very great.

3. Fire and Fury

   

   In Fire and Fury, the war for Avantia reaches its final stage as Tanner and his companions confront Warlord Derthsin in his volcanic stronghold. Derthsin seeks to wear the Mask of Death, an artifact that would give him greater power over Avantia. It's the decisive battle of the series as the book follows the group into the warlord's lair.

   Of course the finale takes the first spot on the list. Even before I read this one, I knew this would be my favourite. Final books in book series are almost always the most epic ones and have the best stories, and unsurprisingly this one ain't any different.

   The story was much more spine-chilling, and the battles were much more epic and intense than otherwise, and the settings and acts are all amazing. Don't want to spoil too much, so I'll leave it here, but it's a masterpiece.

4. Chasing Evil

   

   In Chasing Evil, Tanner and his Flame Bird, Firepos, are joined by another Chosen Rider who rides a wolf-Beast. Together they're searching for the missing pieces of the Mask of Death before Derthsin can assemble it. Part of their journey leads them into the Hidden Mine, where they face dangers in its underground tunnels.

   This one got better as it went on. Yeah, the start was a bit boring, but interesting too, as we are greeted with the character of the wizard Vendrake, a servant of the evil Derthsin who is quite interesting, to say the least.

   It gets better as it goes on. The battle with Castor was downright straight-up awesome and intense, and the mines are my favourite part. Super interesting and good climaxes, and the "endgame" was pretty darn epic for a second book in a series. Very emotional end, in my opinion.