Donald Thomson, an anthropologist, persuaded the Federal Government to free the three Yolugu men convicted of the killings of five Japanese fisherman and three Europeans. He subsequently spent 15 months documenting the region's culture, resulting in the photographic record of a fully functional Aboriginal soceity.

David looked around, trying to find a scared face amongst the others. "They knew." He felt his legs trembled beneath him and the beating of his heart intensified. "What is going on," he stammered, walking backwards toward the door. He didn't like where this was going. ----- Something stirs in the capital as the magician, David, quickly discovers the secrets of his order. Even his own masters have kept secrets from him, dark secrets that connect with events long passed. The dark vibrations from the capital soon reach the order of the metal lords, masters of the sword and the shield, who has to...