About the book: 2021 / Glass cannot be processed or destroyed. You can't even touch it, because touching the Glass turns everything living into Glass. But the Glass has a source - a mysterious place in the north, from where it slowly spreads, capturing more and more territory. Thirteen people - losers, outcasts, criminals, adventurers - go to the source through the snowy desert, and each carries his own cross, his own story . Intersecting, these stories are woven into a bizarre network, covering dozens of destinies, cities, generations and times. And the expedition is led by a mysterious Guide - either the Messiah, or a skilled swindler, or both at the same time.