Australia is a very isolated land with its own history, its own creatures and its own legends. R.e. Taylor has taken ages old stories as well as modern legends and have given them new life, but there are NOT any stories about sharks or crocodiles. They are way to tame for this book. Instead. Taylor writes about killer cassowaries, drop bears, monster killer fish and the feared Min Min Lights as well as many other stories that will frighten the reader as well as inform about Aussie history.