In his twentieth year, mixed-blood Aborigine Tommy Gubba is initiated in the eternal flames into an ancient clan of sorcerers - the Kadaitcha. Accompanied by lesser spirits, he is sent into the mortal world to take revenge on the fair-skinned race, the invaders of the South Land who have plundered its wealth and laid waste to the chosen people. His fate has been ordained, and Tommy must race against time to confront a savage, evil foe.