โ Scribed by Pat Murphy
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The Irish Giant - that's what Londoners called Charlie Bryne, an enormous country lad standing 8 feet tall in his bare feet. He made his fortune by exhibiting himself, but Bryne was far more than a human oddity. He had the magical power of healing, a deep connection to the natural magic of the earth, and the blood of Irish kings in his veins. In 1782, he came to London with a single goal -- to bring the Irish home to the island they had left.
John Hunter was a man of science and insatiable curiosity -- a surgeon, a natural philosopher, and a tireless collector of natural oddities. With analysis and dissection, Hunter strove to understand the natural world -- and he wanted to add the bones of a giant to his collection.
This novella, winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award, examines what happens when the quest for scientific knowledge meets ancient natural magic.
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