The Quest Begins
The cover of The Quest Begins
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Seekers |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
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Publication date
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27 May 2008 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 293 |
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| Followed by | Great Bear Lake |
The Quest Begins is the first novel in the Seekers series. It was written by Erin Hunter, which is a pseudonym used by authors Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland and editor Victoria Holmes. The novel follows the adventures of four bears, Toklo, Kallik, Lusa and Ujurak. Each bear is stranded by themselves in the wild and must learn to survive. The declining environment of the bears is the main theme conveyed throughout the novel. Like the Warriors series also written by Erin Hunter, Seekers began as a request from HarperCollins who requested another animal story. The company and Victoria Holmes agreed to write about bears after discarding dogs, horses and dolphins. The novel was released in the US on 27 May 2008 and has also been released in the UK, Canada and translated into Russian. Critical reception was positive with reviewers praising the realistic behaviour of the bears.
The Quest Begins began as a request from HarperCollins who wanted Victoria Holmes, editor and creator of the Warriors series which followed the adventures of feral cats, to write another series about animals. The company suggested dogs to Holmes, but the idea was rejected since dogs behave very similarly to the cats in the Warriors series. Both horses and dolphins were suggested, but rejected due to their tendency to run away rather than fight and the slowness of battles underwater. Out of ideas, HarperCollins consulted with Holmes on what she wanted to write about. After a bit of thinking Holmes replied, "BEARS! They live much more solitary lifestyles than cats, they are wild through and through with no history of domestication whatsoever (performing bears don’t count), and they are much bigger animals, with a whole lot more potential for fighting".
The Quest Begins was first featured on the HarperCollin's FirstLook Program in November 2007. Readers who signed up for the program had a chance to read an early edition of this book, an Advanced Reader's Copy, before it was published in stores.The Quest Begins was released in the US on 27 May 2008. The book was also released as a paperback on 10 February 2009 and an e-book on 6 October 2009.
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