Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 1958) is an Australian author of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature and young adult literature.
Gateway Trilogy · #1
Billy Thunder and the Night Gate is also known as Night Gate (2005).
Rage Winnoway's mother has been asleep since she had a terrible accident. In a quest to find healing magick, Rage and her animal friends travel through a strange gateway to Valley, a land of mythical beasts, talking dogs and streets that change shape.
But Valley is no paradise. Harsh guardians rule a sinister black city, and fugitive witch folk work forbidden magick.
Rage desperately wants to go home, but the one person who can help her, a wizard, has disappeared. Her only guides are the treacherous firecat and an enchanted hourglass...