Adrian is an unbelievably rich twenty-six year old introverted recluse with a secret. Aside from the fact he is still a virgin, no one has an inkling the Patents which made him rich come from dreams he has of cat-people, dog-people, and bear-people on an alien world called Eros. His dreams might be a secret on Earth, but everyone on Eros has heard of the furless man depicted in the ancient Book of Pictures. The furless man is supposed to end the five hundred year old war between Eros and the reptile-people of the Gorlon Empire. It would all be so easy if they only knew where to find this...