Furry and Jim are called into action when a claim is filed for a missing scientist. As the investigators follow clues leading from Chicago to San Francisco, they narrowly escape with their lives as they dodge bullets, escape corrupt policemen, and are thrown from a roaring speedboat in their mission to solve the case.

Almost mistaking handsome Patchy for the bad guy, Furry and Jim instead join forces with him. The team dodge bullets, escapes corrupt policemen, and are thrown from a high speed boat... as the bad guys attempt to foil their pursuit...

Furry and Jim follow their next clues which take them from San Francisco to the Central Coast of California. In the final scenes of the book, Furry and Jim discover what happened to the scientist, and uncover the secret operation of the bad guys.

Furry and Jim are called into action when a scientist turns up missing, looking suspiciously like a kidnapping. Hot on the trail of the bad guys, Furry and Jim travel across country by rail.  In the middle of nowhere they jump train, but someone else jumps too… in a way cooler 007 kind of way…

When a former salaryman awakens as the last last dragon alive after a thousand-year slumber, he discovers that adjusting to magical life is harder than any corporate training session.Disguised as the aristocratic mage Tavalor, he hopes for a quiet existence, but Vallenport is anything but predictable. From enchanted markets that rearrange themselves overnight to neighbors who casually barter spells like they're pastries, life in the magical city is a constant whirlwind of surprises...

Meet Tavalor: horned, red-eyed, and possessing enough power to obliterate cities with a casual gesture. His only desire? To enjoy a peaceful breakfast at his favorite café without being bothered.Accompanied by Little Shadow, a shadow creature with an evolving personality; Little Bee, a sentient insect who produces magical honey; and a butler who might be older than time itself, Tavalor navigates a world of power-hungry cultivators, political machinations, and ancient conspiracies.

Tavalor just wants to be left alone to enjoy his books and coffee. The ancient dragon in human form prefers the simple pleasures of Vallenport—his morning brew at the Gilded Hearth, his manor, and peaceful anonymity.But when a mysterious dungeon appears beneath the city, Tavalor reluctantly finds himself drawn into a world of scheming nobles, interdimensional watchers, and power-hungry rivals. His attempt to maintain a low profile crumbles after he obliterates the rival city of Mir...

Almost mistaking handsome Patchy for the bad guy, Furry and Jim instead join forces with him. The team dodges bullets, escapes corrupt policemen, and are thrown from a high speed boat... as the bad guys attempt to foil their pursuit...

In a world of structured magic and ancient conspiracies, Tavalor stands apart—a dragon in human form with powers that defy the very fabric of reality. While others struggle to cultivate their limited abilities, he seeks only the simple pleasures: good food, interesting companions, and the occasional adventure that doesn't disturb his peaceful existence.When cosmic beings known as Watchers kidnap his friend Luneth, Tavalor reluctantly unleashes his true power. His casual destruction...

Slices of lives in pursuit of passion or perversion, depending on one's place in the scheme of things, with many longing for love, unrequited or lost, only to learn the final cost more than one can bear. Yet we struggle and continue the search.

Furry and Jim follow their next clues which take them from San Francisco to the Central Coast of California. In the final scenes of the book, Furry and Jim discover what happened to the scientist, and uncover the secret operation of the bad guys.