Here Be Leviathans

A collection of funny, brilliant, boundary-pushing stories from the bestselling author of Mammoth. A grizzly bear goes on the run after eating a teenager. A hotel room participates in an unlikely conception. A genetically altered platypus colony puts on an art show. A sabretooth tiger falls for the new addition to his theme park. An airline seat laments its last useful day. A Shakespearean monkey test pilot launches into space. The stories in Here Be Leviathans take us from the storm drains under Las Vegas to the Alaskan wilderness; the rainforests of Queensland to the Chilean coastline. Narrated in Chris Flynn’ s unique and hilarious style by animals, places, objects and even the (very) odd human, these short fictions push the boundaries of the form by examining human behaviour from the perspective of the outsider.

Chris Flynn is the author of three novels, the most recent of which, Mammoth, was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards and the Russell Prize for Humour. His work has appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Guardian, McSweeney’ s, The Paris Review and many other publications. He is Editor-in-Residence at Museums Victoria and the author of a series of picture books for children about Horridus, Melbourne Museum’ s Triceratops. Chris lives on Millowl (Phillip Island). Chris Flynn is the author of three novels, the most recent of which, Mammoth, was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards and the Russell Prize for Humour. His work has appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Guardian, McSweeney’ s, The Paris Review and many other publications. He is Editor-in-Residence at Museums Victoria and the author of a series of picture books for children about Horridus, Melbourne Museum’ s Triceratops. Chris lives on Millowl (Phillip Island).

Inheritance 1 22F 35 Monotreme 47 Here Be Leviathans 65 The Strait of Magellan 83 Alas, Poor Yorick 133 Shot Down in Flames 151 A Beautiful and Unexpected Turn 165 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 185