Welcome to Hopeless, Maine. It is a place cut off from the rest of the
world and lost in time. Strange things swim in the sea surrounding the
island. Things even stranger float in the air and observe the lives of
the island inhabitants, who may in fact be the strangest creatures of
all. Into this setting comes Salamandra, a child who is not a child, and
a user of great magic who is not a witch. (She insists on this
distinction.) In this first volume, Salamandra comes of age and finds
her way through the new complexities of friendship while coming to terms
with her powers and origins. For lovers of the gothic, nearly every
trope is explored and turned on its head. For lovers of creatures, there
are many. For those who want their magic real and complex, this is the
story for you. Don't stroll the shoreline after dark unaccompanied and
mind the tentacles!