Against the Giants
core novel 1999 Greyhawk
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.39 (256 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786913794 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Raiders burn a village and escape into the night. The King of Keoland sends an aging warrior to lead a band of adventurers on a retaliatory strike against the attackers. As the party prepares to enter the monsters' lair, it is clear that only the bravest will survive. Vengeance will be served, against the odds and against the giants. The novel is based on the classic adventure module of the same name.
Where it sits
- Universe: Greyhawk
- Series: Greyhawk Classics core; position 1 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ru Emerson
Notes
- From the series record (Greyhawk Classics): Seven novels from 1999 to 2002, each retelling a classic Greyhawk adventure module.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Greyhawk Classics: position 1 of 7: next White Plume Mountain (1999)
- Internal chronology, within Greyhawk: position 3 of 19: previous Master Wolf (1987) · next Quag Keep (1978)
Sources
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