A Gathering of Giants

The third hilarious and epic high-stakes fantasy adventure about friendship and how to be a hero, perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon.

About the author

Cat Weldon writes funny middle grade fantasy stories with a particular interest in offbeat fairy tales and world mythology. With a Master’s degree in Scriptwriting and a background in children’s theatre, Cat now splits her time between writing, teaching and making origami squirrels. Cat lives in East Anglia with her husband, two children and collection of delinquent chickens. How to Be a Hero is her first novel.

Summary

Take up the quest in the hilariously epic finale of the How to be a Hero series, A Gathering of Giants, from Cat Weldon, illustrated by Katie Kear.

Unlikely hero Whetstone and banished Valkyrie Lotta are in hiding.

Their quest to find the magic harp strings before Loki, the trickster God, can use them to bring chaos to the Nine Worlds has come to a dead end. And with the evil Valkyrie Glinting-Fire wreaking havoc on earth, nowhere is safe. Especially when Lotta can't control her strange new powers.

So when they overhear that Whetstone's mother, and the second harp string, are in imprisoned in the land of the Frost Giants, Whetstone decides that in order to beat Loki, he's going to have to act like a 'proper' hero and leave the thief he used to be behind.

But with an army of giants, traitorous trolls, brainwashed Valkyries and dangerous long-lost secrets, how can Whetstone and Lotta hope to win when they can't figure out how to be a hero and themselves at the same time?

The explosive finale in this funny, fast-paced series about how to be a friend, what it means to be a hero and just how confusing the Norse Gods really are.

Foreword

The third hilarious and epic high-stakes fantasy adventure about friendship and how to be a hero, perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon.

Product details

• Authors: Cat Weldon
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.01.2022
• EAN: 9781529046984
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-4698-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Series: How to Be a Hero
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Norse, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Interest age: from c 9 years, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories