A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

We are talking about the events of twenty-five years ago. The young Leningrad boys then went to the mythical country of Shambhala, rumored to be lost among the dazzling peaks of Tibet, somewhere between India and China. The guys wanted to see the country they had heard so much about and believed in. Perhaps it was a search for new ideas and priorities, cleansed of the myths of the past decades.