Numunwari by Grahame Webb

Numunwari

by Grahame Webb

Aurora Press, 1980, [First Edition], ISBN 0867480033, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edge and corners, no inscriptions, foxing to edges, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with sunned spine (see photographs)

“Deep in the stone country of the Liverpool River in Arnhem Land lives Numunwari, a gigantic saltwater crocodile, sacred to the Aboriginals and keeper of the secrets of their ancient customs.  Quite suddenly Numunwari leaves his remote domain and swims downstream.  He claims three lives at the coastal settlement of Maningrida, then heads out to sea, making his way towards Darwin.  As he strikes again along the harbour foreshores, Darwin is transformed overnight into a city of terror.
Grahame Webb has written a rattling good adventure tale, full of the excitement of Australia’s north, with its rough, tough characters, among them the ruthless criminals and opportunist politicians.  Yet Numunwari is more than just a good story.  It is tinged with the mystery of the Aboriginal dreamtime, of a culture that has existed since time began.”