Strange happenings dire portents are set to come to the sleepy little outback town or Red Ridge. Its residents are in for a rude awakening when Richard Markham arrives with his family to take up a posting at a mining site on the outskirts of town. It isn't long before the Markham's find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of mystery and intrigue... whispers of ancient lands and secret caves; legends about pale men, both strange and powerful; 'shifty' bosses and their dodgy mining practices; suspicious townsfolk, all demanding answers! Have the Markham's taken on more than they can handle in this, the first instalment of their outback adventure? Only time will tell!