In your dreams

Summary: Paul Carpenter -- gangly, unsure of himself, in his early twenties -- works for J.W. Wells, a money-hungry global multinational. Knowing he'd never really stood a chance had been a comfort, an excuse for not trying. But, as nearly all light fantasies are variants on the tale of the brave little tailor, Paul turns out to be quite other than he imagines. To the world, J.W. Wells itself may appear just another one of those vague corporations with headquarters in London, but it in fact specializes in various forms of magic, and its employees include wizards, goblins, giants and dragon-slaying heroes. Paul is asked to spend time with the various divisions of J.W. Wells, so as to learn more about the company's unusual services. Thus he joins its dwarf cashier, who makes daily payments to the Bank of the Dead, which is just what it sounds like; then later finds himself an apprentice hero, sent out to eliminate a vexatious wyvern -- a small dragon -- nesting in an ATM machine; Sophie abruptly leaves Paul; various top managers of J.W. Wells are kidnapped by the Fey (whose power depends on human dreams); and Paul discovers that his late Uncle Ernie was a very powerful sorcerer.