The Land of Dragonay

A stopwatch has sixty thin black lines, each marking off the seconds in a minute. But in Tom s stopwatch, they are also gateways to sixty different worlds ...

After returning from their last adventure in the Land of Mirthful, Tom and Bilby find themselves quickly sent by Grandpa to the Land of Dragonay when he discovers they have in their possession a dragon egg in a suitcase. Dragonay has become a desolate wasteland since the dragon's gem was stolen and misused by an evil human called Ilgan. All traces of the powerful dragons who once flourished in this land have been erased, but Tom and Bilby are determined to find where this egg came from. They have a feeling there may be some dragons in hiding. Can Tom and Bilby survive this bleak and unhappy land, which is currently ruled by flying snakes who live in a community in the treetops and patrolled by robotic dragons controlled by the evil Ilgan?

About the Author

Sally Morgan is both a writer and a visual artist. Sally loves animals and is passionate about the Australian bush. Sally has written books for both children and adults. Her autobiography, My Place, is an Australian classic. It has been published in a special children s edition called Sally s Story. Together with her adult children, Sally wrote the Stopwatch series as well as several picture books, including Curly and the Fent, Curly Saves Grandma s House, Sam s Bush Journey and Me and My Dad. Sally is a respected visual artist whose work has won international acclaim. She is represented in galleries in Australia, US and elsewhere. Sally is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia. AMBELIN KWAYMULLINA is both a writer and illustrator. Ambelin s picture book, The Crow and the Waterhole, was short-listed for the 2008 Crichton Award and was a Children s Book Council of Australia Notable Book. BLAZE KWAYMULLINA works as a lecturer in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. Blaze also enjoys working in the area of oral history. EZEKIEL KWAYMULLINA works full time on his writing. Together with Ambelin, Ezekiel wrote The Two-Hearted Numbat, which was also a Children s Book Council of Australia Notable Book. Ezekiel and Sally have just released a new book Sam s Bush Journey illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft. Sally, Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel are descendants of the Palkyu people from the north-west of Western Australia.