Fans of tabletop R.P.G. games will love the various places Vern and his friends go to: kingdoms, a labyrinth of tunnels, a thunder of dragons, and spider caves. I love that this book expands on the Faerie realm and introduces Vern’s very extended family. Vern’s time in the Mundane has changed him in ways some of his fellow dragons aren’t keen on and their differences on the role dragons play in both realms open up all sorts of possibilities for future stories. I recommend this book for fans of The Dresden Files or The Enchanted Forest series as this book combines a very snarky protagonist with a very lighthearted, adventurous story.

–Monique Ocampo

Vern is back and this time he’s involved with a deadly monster. Will his new partner, Sister Grace, be more help or hindrance? I love this new story of how Vern and Grace met. I’ve been hoping the author would show us how the two got together and became partners and this story did not disappoint! Full of action, redemption, and tender moments (along with a bonus story), Nun of My Business continues the great tradition of a dragon PI and the inter-workings of Faerie and Mundane. Beyond the obvious story line, it is a wonderful tale of friendship and how two different beings can build a long term relationship and help one another. I hope we don’t have to wait too long for another Vern story!

–Parsons Family

Okay, let’s say this up front. This is another take on ‘A Christmas Carol’. Of course, the original story didn’t have magic, the fae, crooked real estate developers, or a dragon private eye in it. No, I don’t know what Dickens was thinking either. Thankfully all those faults are repaired here as Vern has to look into a murder attempt made on the man who’s about to buy a local theater (as well) as Vern’s home out from under him. It turns into an investigation of the man’s life as well as of his mother, and the person that’s unknowingly responsible for the attacks was a bit of a surprise.

–Eric Hinkle

In Greater Treasures, the latest extract from the steadily-expanding case files of DragonEye, P.I., author Karina Fabian takes her wisecracking, pun-popping private drake to a place he’s never been before, an investigation driven by the very personal threat of losing the person he loves more than anything in both his worlds, Faerie and Mundane. It reveals a new facet of Vern’s character, one that proves decisive to the story’s outcome.

Greater Treasures draws explicit inspiration from the classic Dashell Hammett detective tale, The Maltese Falcon, and fans of Vern and Grace will find all the noir-ish sly asides and witty zingers they’ve come to expect from the Dragon Eye stories, though this one takes a more serious and urgent tone as Grace hovers between life and death while Vern puzzles out the mystery by himself.

–Fred Warren

Fabian, once again, expertly balances mystery, humor, and heart. Vern as a human is a debacle I didn’t know I needed to read.

–S. Crickard

I’m a Vern fan and can’t get enough of this snarky dragon detective. Once again, Karina Fabian has woven a tale of magic, murder, and faith into a page turning delight. My only complaint is the story was way too short. I do know this was a short story for a magazine in its original form, but I can’t help wishing the author had worked a bit more magic and made it into a full length novel. At least there’s another Vern story in the near future!

Every time I read a book by Fabian, no matter the series, I think ‘it can’t get better than this’ and yet somehow it almost always does. And this story, wow it blew my socks off….It was such a fun story. The way Fabian pulled it off was masterfully executed. I did love the original working title, Vern vs Godzilla! …It is 21 chapters of fun, adventure, and an epic battle. This story really ties in well with the series and pulls elements and links from a few of the other stories. And in this one Vern and Sister Grace must face something that neither of them is sure they can beat, even with back up. This book is another vastly entertaining read, in a great series. 

–Steven McEvoy