Folklore, fantasy and adventure combine in the BIGGEST debut of the year.
Skandar meets The BFG in this powerful, cinematic middle grade adventure from a stand-out new Irish voice.
Jacq is the daughter of giant hunters.
Corman is a young giant on his first trip above ground.
Two stories, two lives and two worlds collide.
In 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?
Twelve-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.
Could everything she's ever been told be a lie, and might there be a way to bring their two worlds together?
With 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.
| ISBN: | 9781529530841 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 2026 |
| Author: | Christopher Galvin |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
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Folklore, fantasy and adventure combine in the BIGGEST debut of the year.
Skandar meets The BFG in this powerful, cinematic middle grade adventure from a stand-out new Irish voice.
Jacq is the daughter of giant hunters.
Corman is a young giant on his first trip above ground.
Two stories, two lives and two worlds collide.
In 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?
Twelve-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.
Could everything she's ever been told be a lie, and might there be a way to bring their two worlds together?
With 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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Thing About Giants and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Thing About Giants features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
The Thing About Giants is available in Hardback
The Thing About Giants was written by Christopher Galvin and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
The Thing About Giants has 336 pages
£11.69
