Alsmora: A land of magic, adventure, and myths turned reality.Sixteen-year-old Penelope Bogg is a handmaiden to the Queen of Alsmora, but she is anything but a simple servant. Here are just a few things on her mind: Her mother's mysterious death two years previously, The fact that she never inherited her magic by the age of thirteen, The strange, cloaked girl following her through town, muttering that Penelope is "the right descendant", and The little problem of her collapsing when her vision changes to silver. Soon she learns the truth: her collapses are a warning. A dark shadow is looming over the kingdom of Alsmora and she and her new friends, Mag and Artie, are the key to saving everyone. The reason: Penelope Bogg is a witch.