Ryan never knew his dad but that doesn't stop him wishing he'd return and kick out mum's new boyfriend. When he discovers an injured man hiding out in a shipping container on the wasteland near his home, it's a dream come true. Or is it?
It's the last heat of summer. Ten years old, Ryan spends his time fighting aliens and befriending wild animals on the Giantlands, a forgotten industrial wasteland behind his estate. He dreams of the dad he never knew. So when he discovers a bearded man, injured and hiding in one of the shipping containers stored there, it's a dream come true. Or is it?