Of Giants and Ice

Shelby Bach

Jul 2012 · The Ever Afters Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

When Rory realizes fairy tales are the real deal at Ever After School, she embarks on a classic quest to fulfill her destiny in this “fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy-tale fantasy” (Kirkus Reviews).

Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a famous movie star mom and director dad. So when she begins a new after-school program and no one knows who her family is, Rory realizes something is different. After she ends up fighting a fire-breathing dragon on her first day, she realizes the situation is more unusual than she could have imagined. It turns out the only fame that matters at Ever After School is the kind of fame earned from stories Rory thought were fictional. But as Rory soon learns, fairy tales are very real—and she is destined to star in one of her own.

This first installment of The Ever Afters series reimagines classic fairy tale characters in a modern context, merging familiar fantasy with the everyday realities of middle-grade existence.

Ratings and reviews

I actually didn't mean to buy this book at first, and I"m so elated I did. One of the best books to read when you're looking for a refreshing new adventure to go on. Definitely had a hard time "putting it down."

I love them all I can't even express how much I love these books there awesome and I just have no words! Rory, Chase, and Lena your awesome. Thank you Shelby bach

Awesome! I had started it a year or two ago and thought it was too easy, but I picked it back up again and I'm on the third book. Love this book.

About the author

Shelby Bach grew up reading every book she could find and writing stories in battered notebooks. She also rarely came home with a clean shirt and had a lot of accidents that ended with a hunt for Band-Aids. Nowadays, she writes on her laptop rather than in a notebook, but not much else has changed. She is the author of the Ever Afters series, which includes Of Giants and Ice, Of Witches and Wind, Of Sorcery and Snow, and Of Enemies and Endings. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.