{"product_id":"the-thing-about-giants-9781529530841","title":"The Thing About Giants : Legend, fantasy and adventure combine in the BIGGEST debut of the year. A fast-paced tale of bravery and unlikely friendship for age 9-12.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFolklore, fantasy and adventure combine in the BIGGEST debut of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkandar meets The BFG in this powerful, cinematic middle grade adventure from a stand-out new Irish voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacq is the daughter of giant hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorman is a young giant on his first trip above ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo stories, two lives and two worlds collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the city of Fathach, giant hunters are equivalent to local heroes. The city’s walls are built from giants’ bones, and the townsfolk rely on their elite hunters to keep them not only prosperous, but safe. As everybody knows, giants are wild, violent, senseless creatures … aren’t they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Jacq Dyer is the daughter of two renowned hunters – although she’s never wanted to follow in their footsteps. When she finds herself lost and injured in the wilderness outside the city walls, she comes face to face with Corman, a young giant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould everything she's ever been told be a lie, and might there be a way to bring their two worlds together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the sweeping adventure of Impossible Creatures , the unlikely friendship of The Last Bear and the action and pace of Skandar , this is the must-read middle-grade adventure of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Christopher Galvin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAdventure stories (Children's \/ Teenage), Fantasy \u0026amp; magical realism (Children's \/ Teenage), Romance \u0026amp; relationships stories (Children's \/ Teenage), Personal \u0026amp; social issues (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Jun 2026 by Walker Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Galvin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313747894650,"sku":"9781529530841","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529530841.jpg?v=1790543396","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-thing-about-giants-9781529530841","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}