Book cover of The Thing About Giants by Christopher Galvin

The Thing About Giants

Recommended by Louise Austin
Book Title: The Thing About Giants
Author: Christopher Galvin
#Fantasy #Folklore #Giants #Dystopia

My Review

Corman is a young giant, who has left the safety of his underground home for the first time to help his father find the medicine his ailing sister needs. He is filled with fear and wonder as they make their way through the forest, until the greatest danger to giants makes its noisy appearance. A helicopter filled with giant hunters. 

Jacq is the daughter of giant hunters, grieving the recent loss of her mother from the human city built from the bones of the senseless, violent giants beyond the walls. Pressured to follow in her parents’ footsteps, she longs for a different future.

Their worlds collide as they meet, lost and afraid in the forest, reliant on one another to survive and make their way home to safety. Raised to fear each other’s kind, they come to realise they have more in common than they could ever have imagined, and that they need to work together to reveal the truth behind the tall tales keeping their people at war.

Told in dual POV, this exciting adventure has plenty of heart and a fantastic setting. The stakes are high and the friendship at the core of the story is one built on trust and loyalty. Our heroes meet some incredible characters on their journey and become a formidable team. An epic tale about courage, empathy, standing up for what’s right and overcoming prejudice.