Bite Me

For many years Somerset Lenin has struggled to accept a few things; Barbara Cartland's success as a novelist; supermarket trolleys and their deranged wheels; and the election of a Buddhist-worshipping English Pope with a penchant for tattoos and body piercing. But these are mere trifles in the shadow of Somerset's living nightmare; crocodiles. These fanged fossils stalk the writing teacher through the streets of Sydney. In the corner of every trendy cafe and bookshop one or more are waiting, watching, primed for the moment when Somerset raises his pen and begins to write again. Cheeky satire and techno lunacy appeal in these short stories for young adults. The Author John Larkin was born in England but grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has been a professional soccer player and computer analyst. His other novels for Random House are Spaghetti Legs, Ghost Byte, Growing Payne, Cyber Payne and Deja Vu.