The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant! Alek tried not to laugh. Then what does the elephant stand on, madam? Don't try to be clever, young man. She narrowed her eyes. It's elephants all the way down!
Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy: Leviathan; Behemoth; Goliath (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2011) - ISBN: 9781442443921