Central Australia is big, dry, and bloody hot. For accidental wizard John B. Stewart and his friends it’s also very dangerous. They have to deal with snakebite, a bike gang, a corrupt lawyer, a vicious thug in police uniform, a stubborn camel, and the peril of the scorching desert itself.

There’s more danger in that desert than anyone realises. Like a madman who believes that a human sacrifice will give him the powers of a forgotten god.

Surviving is going to take courage, luck, a very smart cat, and some DUBIOUS MAGIC.