A Giant Comes follows a boy who joins up with a traveler on his way to deliver an important message to a nearby village: he has encountered a giant in his travels that is heading right for the village. Though the village elder believes him, the village is much more divided, and the traveler finds himself bumping heads with everyday civilians, merchants, and the church itself, especially when weeks pass and no giant has appeared.
As the town loses faith in the claims, the people react violently to the intruders until a frightening discovery is made.