Emily Rodda
Emily Rodda is a pseudonym used by Jennifer June Rowe (born 1948). Jennifer Rowe is an Australian author, who writes adult fiction under her own name and children's fiction under the pseudonym of Emily Rodda.
Now joined by their unruly new companion Jasmine, Lief and Barda set off on a treacherous journey through the territory ruled by the monster sorceress Thaegan. But that is only the beginning. To recover the second gem, they must face the hideous guardian of the Lake of Tears!