Jake & The Giant

Written by E G Foley

Part of the The Gryphon Chronicles series

A young lord must rescue his cousin from a Norse giant amidst disappearing scientists.

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322 pages· 790L

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Jake Everton, a young lord with newfound magical powers, embarks on a holiday to Norway. At the Invention Convention, his cousin Archie plans to reveal a groundbreaking flying machine. But when Victorian scientists start vanishing, and Archie disappears too, Jake must confront a Norse giant to save him. With his loyal Gryphon by his side, Jake dives into a world of steampunk wonders and Norse myths. Can he unravel the mystery and rescue his cousin before it's too late? Join Jake on a thrilling adventure filled with danger and discovery.

From the publisher

Big Trouble… Reunited with his aristocratic magical relatives, and finally getting used to his supernatural powers, orphaned ex-pickpocket Jake Everton, the young Lord Griffon, travels on his first-ever holiday to beautiful Norway. There, at the amazing Invention Convention, his cousin Archie, the boy genius, plans to unveil his marvelous new flying machine to the scientific world. But legends of the Viking Age die hard in Scandinavia. Danger strikes as famous Victorian scientists start mysteriously disappearing. When Archie vanishes, too, Jake races to the rescue. With the help of his trusty pet Gryphon, he tracks the kidnapper to his lair, only to come face-to-face with - an angry Norse giant! From the whimsical steampunk oddities of the Invention Convention to wondrous worlds of Norse mythology, join Jake and his friends on a giant-sized adventure full of hair-raising dangers and big laughs! (322 pages / 112,694 words)

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