Could Megan, an aspiring journalist, going on a short weekend trip on assignment for a student newspaper, imagine that she would find herself in a mysterious city in which everything is imbued with the spirit of an old fairy tale, telephone service does not work, and instead of money, residents pay with glass beads ? Here, a lamplighter lights lanterns in the old fashioned way, the most respected profession is a glazier, and the city is ruled by Mayor Drosselflower, who plays the violin for his townspeople in the evenings. Together with the artist Britt and the slacker Hugh, Megan discovers that there is no way from here to the familiar and understandable world. And it will take remarkable courage to reveal its secrets and escape from the captivity of the Glass City...