Giants in the Land

There are Giants in the Land...and it has always been so, as long as anyone can remember. The people of this smallish medieval farming community work side-by-side with the giant in an almost utopian society. Whenever, there is a job too difficult or a threat too great the people have their giant friends to step in. The giants' presence gives the townspeople a special confidence about life in a difficult and wild world. But one morning the people discover the giants have mysteriously disappeared. Fear and panic grip the town. Someone must find them and bring them back. Yet, no one has ever walked in the wild world without a giant at their side. Only Thomas, a young farmer with no special standing in the community or skills is willing to volunteer and sets out alone on a great quest filled with danger and discovery. Thomas' journey teaches him the true nature of giants, the great secrets they protect, the code they live by and their purpose in working with and then leaving the people of his town. Perhaps his greatest discovery is his own destiny and how it is intertwined with the giant people and the survival of the land. Book one of the Giants trilogy sets the mythology, characters and purpose of the land and the giants belief system which they call The Way of Things. It is not just a unique and compelling mythological fantasy. It is an allegory of our modern lives. We all have those in our lives who guide and mentor us. We can become dependent on them. However, all great influencers whom we love and revere eventually move on or pass on. How do we continue without them? Book one opens the door to a fantastic world that will help readers discover the significance of having giants in our lives and how to learn the age-old secrets to Living with the Heart of a Giant.

A great shadow threatens to overwhelm not only the people, but a thousand years of Giant service and perhaps the Giants themselves. The future of the land depends on three young prodigals and an aging hero, ill prepared for the demands they must face. Their personal struggles, self-imposed isolation, and deep feelings of disconnection and misunderstanding must be set aside, for they are the land's only true hope. Book Two of the Giants series follows Thomas, as a much older man now serving as the Land's Forest Ward, and two of his grandchildren, seventeen-year-old Tommy and thirteen-year-old Rose.They are unexpectedly caught up in a struggle for the survival of their people and their way of life. The sudden disapearaance of Rose shocks them from a complacent and distracted life. Thomas, Tommy, and a band of lost prodigals are placed on a dangerous path toward destiny or destruction. Though unprepared, they are all that stands between hope for the future and loss of all they hold dear. Join our heroes in a desperate search for one they love, taken by fierce despots bent on enslaving the land. Can the giants step in or are they helpless to prevent it? How far will the evil go before a response is possible? Can it be stopped at all? Great secrets wrapped in impossible delimmas are revealed that make the giants more mysterious that imagined.

Thomas and his giant companion have disappeared!... Thomas finds himself at the mercy of the evil king of Westland, with no hope for escape, He must face an impossible test for survival amidst a quest for the greatest of all the giant secrets. Book Three caps this award-winning trilogy with a danger-ridden triple quest: Save Thomas, redeem a lost people, and reverse the land's painful slide toward destruction. Can help be found in a mythical cave at the far edge of the world? Whispered legends speak of a ferocious tribe, fearsome obstacles, and fabled treasure. Join Thomas and his companions under an uneasy truce, risking all to seek the source of redemption-the Cavern of Promise-in a journey that could bring deliverance . . . or doom. We all have "Giants" in our lives-such as parents, mentors, coaches, and teachers-the individuals who profoundly change and uplift us. Author Clark Burbidge has known many giants in his life and through his Giants in the Land youth trilogy, he encourages readers to not only recognize their giants, but also cultivate the 'heart of a giant' within themselves. Readers will get a chance to finish the trilogy with the much anticipated final book, Giants in the Land Book Three: The Cavern of Promise (Making it three wins in a row of the prestigeous International Mom's Choice Gold medal award for top Young Adult Fiction). Important life questions answered in the Giants Trilogy: How-to Find Your Giants: The keys to recognizing a giant in your life. Identifying the Fakes: Being a giant is not about size, celebrity or athletic prowess. Don't mistake the counterfeits for people truly living with the heart of a giant. The Heart of a Giant: Ways to be a giant in someone else's life. Grieving over a Giant Loss: How to help children and teens cope with the loss of the giants in their lives. Becoming Heroes: How we can all be heroes in our own story by reaching deep down and finding that greatness that has always been there.