Dragon

As a human and an Easterner, Vlad Taltos has survived in the decadent, sinister city of Adrilankha by practicing the trade he knows best—killing people for a living. His skill as an assassin, and the timely intervention of his telepathic winged-lizard companion, Loiosh, have won him a relatively safe post in House Jhereg, running the rackets for a section of the great city.

But when a powerful Dragaeran Dragonlord commands him to track down an enchanted weapon of great power—before it has even been stolen—Vald finds himself inexorably drawn to the last place he wants to be, a total war on an apocalyptic scale between two sorcerous armies, where he must play a crucial role without a clue as to what is expected of him. Only his cunning wit and well-earned distrust of all things magical stand between Vlad and a most unpleasant demise.