An adventure novel set in a fantasy world that explores the magic of earth, the elements and human nature through a tale of friendship and bravery.

When Sunaya’s friend Danam is stolen by the powerful Ice-People, she goes to his rescue. But as they cross into the mythical SkyCity of greenstone and gold, Sunaya discovers she has powers of her own.

Soon she is forced to complete the formidable Dragon Tests and save Danam again. Along the way, Sunaya comes to realise not everything is set in stone, and friendship can be its own reward.

HM Waugh is an environmental scientist, writer and educator with a long-term love of wild places and high mountains. This has led to icy feet and sunburnt cheeks in magical countries like New Zealand, Nepal, Bolivia and Switzerland. She has studied dolphins in New Zealand and rare plants in the Wheatbelt, and worked in mining and construction projects across Western Australia. When she’s not writing, she’s teaching school and community groups about science and the environment. This often involves working with children and animals concurrently, and she loves being able to truthfully say she handles dragons for a job.