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  Lily, Ethan, Roana and Saxon grinned in delight, then crashed their tankards together with Fox’s, foaming ginger beer sloshing onto the table.

  ‘To the Sun Sword,’ Roana pronounced proudly.

  ‘To the Sun Sword,’ everyone chorused, then drank deeply. The moon had set on the voyage of the Owl and tomorrow was a bright new day.

  BOOK THREE IN THE SUN SWORD TRILOGY

  Even with the Sun Gem and the Moon Pearl safely sewn into the hem of Roana’s cloak, the quest is far from over. Lord Lazlac is planning to marry Queen Ashana to secure his rule of Tiregian, and the queen cannot escape or rebel against him – not when her young son, Caspar, is being held captive by Sedah priests in the snow-covered mountains to the north. It is up to Ethan, Lily, Saxon and Roana to travel deep into the mountains to find Roana’s brother before it is too late. But have they forgotten about the uncanny tracking abilities of the persistent Sniffer, who would stop at nothing to find his prey?

  Out now!

  Belinda has worked as a writer and public relations consultant for nearly twenty years. Her overseas adventures inspired her travel stories for the West Australian newspaper and Out & About With Kids magazine, amongst others.

  Belinda comes from a very literary family, with a history of Australian writers stretching back 180 years – her great-great-great-great grandmother Charlotte Atkinson published the first Australian children’s book in 1841, and her sister Kate Forsyth and brother Nick Humphrey are both published writers. Belinda’s passion for children’s books was reignited when she had her own three children and began telling and writing stories for Nick, Emily and Lachlan. Belinda is currently writing the final title in the Sun Sword Trilogy.

  Belinda lives in a tumbledown cottage overlooking the sea in Sydney with her husband Rob, three gorgeous children and lots of animals, including a beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback called Asha (the real-life inspiration for Aisha).