In The Footsteps of Giants We Can Hear Echoes

By Christopher Humpherys

Jez and Jammer are brother and sister and find themselves in the middle of an adventure they will never forget, if they survive.

Carried from their home by one of the large Jumper beasts, their world suddenly becomes unfamiliar and hostile.

The House of the Gods is near and the Gods are stirring. It is life or death for Jez and Jammer, unless they can find their way home.

The Giant Gods are not far away though and the dangers of the land are full of gargantuan creatures and hungry insects and beasts hiding in the forests. The darkness of night soon descends upon them and hope is all but lost.

Join the two on their adventure to find out what happens.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christopher Humpherys
• Release date: Jul 4, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476226941

Christopher Humpherys

An American living in England, married to a Brit. We have one son and two cats. Writing is what I love to do. Creating, building, destroying and exploring the minds and lives and worlds of the characters that live in my mind is simply fun. I have fun with what I do and can only hope that my readers enjoy the journeys of each tale.

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C.D. HUMPHERYS

COPYRIGHT BY CHRISTOPHER HUMPHERYS

SMASHWORDS EDITION

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS

WE HEAR ECHOES

Far off in the greatest distances, beyond the boundaries where he had never gone before,

he could see the Great Wall of Wood looming over the lands, thousands of feet over his head. It had been built by the Giants, the Gods of the land long before the earliest memories of his people. He gazed up at it momentarily as he went about his work. It stretched so high it nearly disappeared into the clouds far above where even the Giants could not touch. Why had they built it he wondered. Were the giants afraid of one another? Was the wall to keep other giants away? Were they not gods? Fearless of everything?

A cool breeze brought his mind back tot he task at hand. He had been collecting food for the winter stores. The winter months were still far away but it was work that needed doing if he was to feed his family through the hard times. His father had gone missing months ago and was feared dead and his father’s tasks had fallen on him, he was now the leader of the house. He had many younger brothers and sisters and they were always hungry. His older sister was here in the forests somewhere, no doubt playing, wasting her time, contributing nothing to the family. His annoyance with her grew with each day their father was gone.

Jammer! Over here! Come and see what I’ve found! It was no more than a loud whisper.

Jammer turned towards his sister’s voice,