After another drunken prank of her mother, young Dana Hathaway decides to find her father and move to live with him. All she knows about him is that he is a wizard and lives in the mysterious city of Avalon, the only place on earth where the Real and Wizarding worlds intersect. Hoping to find a quiet and peaceful life, Dana comes to an agreement with her father and goes to Avalon. But immediately upon arrival she realizes that her plans are not destined to become a reality. Her father turns out to be not just a wizard, but one of the most powerful people in the city, and Avalon itself is engulfed in a struggle for power, and Dana has a leading role in this struggle.