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The best comics reading experience I've had in a long time. -Ben Hatke, author-illustrator of #1 New York Times Bestselling Zita the Spacegirl series Sumptuously detailed in all aspects, readers of all ages will be whisked away by this unique and modern fairy tale. Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock take a story filled with fantasy and imagination and ground it with great humanity and depth. A book to return to over and over again. -Jen Wang, author-illustrator of the Eisner award-winning The Prince and the Dressmaker The perfect alchemy of gorgeous illustration and richly imagined story. -Victoria Ying, author-illustrator of City of Secrets Salt Magic is an epic coming-of-age adventure. Rebecca's artwork is some of the most gorgeous cartooning I have ever seen, bringing Hope's incredible storytelling to vibrant life. With witches, magic, and cowboys, you've never read a Western like this before! -Cathy G. Johnson, author-illustrator of The Breakaways Unusual and excellent, containing wonder within. -Kirkus Reviews

Larson weaves the story tightly, keeping Vonceil and her journey at the center and wrapping everything else around it. Mock's art is loose and effortless, the characters' facial expressions telling as much of the story as Larson's words do. A master class in fabulism done right. -Booklist, Starred Review The best comics reading experience I've had in a long time. -Ben Hatke, author-illustrator of #1 New York Times Bestselling Zita the Spacegirl series Sumptuously detailed in all aspects, readers of all ages will be whisked away by this unique and modern fairy tale. Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock take a story filled with fantasy and imagination and ground it with great humanity and depth. A book to return to over and over again. -Jen Wang, author-illustrator of the Eisner award-winning The Prince and the Dressmaker The perfect alchemy of gorgeous illustration and richly imagined story. -Victoria Ying, author-illustrator of City of Secrets Salt Magic is an epic coming-of-age adventure. Rebecca's artwork is some of the most gorgeous cartooning I have ever seen, bringing Hope's incredible storytelling to vibrant life. With witches, magic, and cowboys, you've never read a Western like this before! -Cathy G. Johnson, author-illustrator of The Breakaways This story by the previous collaborators (Compass South) unfolds skillfully, taking time to develop memorable heroine Vonceil and her quotidian world . . . before setting her on an adventure that echoes fantasy classics yet feels entirely distinct. -Publishers Weekly Unusual and excellent, containing wonder within. -Kirkus Reviews

Larson weaves the story tightly, keeping Vonceil and her journey at the center and wrapping everything else around it. Mock's art is loose and effortless, the characters' facial expressions telling as much of the story as Larson's words do. A master class in fabulism done right. -Booklist, Starred Review In Mock's skillful art, each panel glints with sharp, precise color work and expert shadow play, highlighting the cruel, dark side of Larson's world-a satisfying blend of the mythical and the historical that will enthrall graphic-novel lovers. -The Horn Book, Starred Review The best comics reading experience I've had in a long time. -Ben Hatke, author-illustrator of #1 New York Times Bestselling Zita the Spacegirl series Sumptuously detailed in all aspects, readers of all ages will be whisked away by this unique and modern fairy tale. Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock take a story filled with fantasy and imagination and ground it with great humanity and depth. A book to return to over and over again. -Jen Wang, author-illustrator of the Eisner award-winning The Prince and the Dressmaker The perfect alchemy of gorgeous illustration and richly imagined story. -Victoria Ying, author-illustrator of City of Secrets Salt Magic is an epic coming-of-age adventure. Rebecca's artwork is some of the most gorgeous cartooning I have ever seen, bringing Hope's incredible storytelling to vibrant life. With witches, magic, and cowboys, you've never read a Western like this before! -Cathy G. Johnson, author-illustrator of The Breakaways This story by the previous collaborators (Compass South) unfolds skillfully, taking time to develop memorable heroine Vonceil and her quotidian world . . . before setting her on an adventure that echoes fantasy classics yet feels entirely distinct. -Publishers Weekly Unusual and excellent, containing wonder within. -Kirkus Reviews

The best comics reading experience I've had in a long time. --Ben Hatke, author-illustrator of #1 New York Times Bestselling Zita the Spacegirl series Sumptuously detailed in all aspects, readers of all ages will be whisked away by this unique and modern fairy tale. Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock take a story filled with fantasy and imagination and ground it with great humanity and depth. A book to return to over and over again.--Jen Wang, author-illustrator of the Eisner award-winning The Prince and the Dressmaker The perfect alchemy of gorgeous illustration and richly imagined story. --Victoria Ying, author-illustrator of City of Secrets Salt Magic is an epic coming-of-age adventure. Rebecca's artwork is some of the most gorgeous cartooning I have ever seen, bringing Hope's incredible storytelling to vibrant life. With witches, magic, and cowboys, you've never read a Western like this before! --Cathy G. Johnson, author-illustrator of The Breakaways

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Hope Larson has written and illustrated many graphic novels including All Summer Long, which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018 and an Eisner Award nominee, as well as its recently published sequel, All Together Now. She adapted and illustrated A Wrinkle in Time- The Graphic Novel, which spent forty-four weeks on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list and for which she won an Eisner Award. She is also the author of Compass South (A New York Times Bestseller), and its companion volume, Knife's Edge, both illustrated by Rebecca Mock. She lives in North Carolina. Rebecca Mock is an illustrator and comics artist. They illustrated the graphic novels Compass South and Knife's Edge, both written by Hope Larson. Their work has also appeared in various publications, including the New York Times and The New Yorker. They are the co-organizer of the Hana Doki Kira anthology. They live in Brooklyn, New York. Visit their website at https-//rebeccamock.com

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