Cover blurb: Shark-Slayer

Iuti Mano was one of the most feared warriors of the Teronin War. But now, sick of the death and destruction, she had retired to an isolated island to heal her soul. As proof positive of her peaceful intentions, she had killed Mano Niuhi, the great shark, thus severing her bond with the deadly sea creatures who for generations had shared their strength and magic with her family.

But she could not escape so easily. The war was spreading, along with a growing evil that absorbed the soul of everything it destroyed. And what began as a quiet sojourn became a desperate journey as a wild magic storm churned up the seas an evil sorceress sought to steal Iuti's power--and the Demon Drummers, whose magical drums beat the blood music of their enemies, stalked the legendary warrior woman, who would make the perfect Mother Drum...