Kate Forsyth is a bestselling author across several genres. Her titles include the Witches of Eileanan series, The Starthorn Tree, and Wishing for Trouble and Dragon Gold, her illustrated children's series. Kate lives with her husband, three children and a black cat called Shadow in Sydney.Jeremy Reston is a young up-and-coming illustrator. He has illustrated a few of the Quentaris Chronicles and the covers of the DANIKA books. He is currently working on a picture book by Gary Crew.