Book by Palmer, Judd

The story 30 years after Hamelin town's encounter with the Pied Piper.

The story of the boy who cried wolf, but not the way you heard it.

A labor-saving spell gone awry and a visit from the king produce dire consequences for Humboldt, the sorcerer's apprentice, who is instructed to seek wisdom and not power.

Astride the Golden Hen, Jack the gian-Killer has almost rid the world of the colossal kind. But a solitary giant remains, cowering in the far North. He would stand no chance against Jack in his prime. But now Jack is old, made decrepit by the excesses of his fame.