Iuti Mano is a warrior whose energy has been drained by watching those around her suffer and die. To regain her inner calm, she severs her bonds with Mano Niuhi, the shark that had bestowed generations of her family with magic and power. When Demon Drummers make Iuti the Mother Drum, she uses her remaining power to defeat the magic that stalks her.

On the run from her brothers, who mean to kill her for murdering their family totem, Iuti Mano, legendary warrior, and Tarawe, the Storm Caller, find their way to a mysterious island. Original.

The evil force reaching out from the sea and stealing children is especially distressing to Itui Mano and her lover when they learn that their own son and Iuti's adopted daughter are among the missing children. Original.