Going to See the Elephant

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On a windy September day, twenty-five-year-old Slater Brown finds himself in a bicycle taxi racing down the busiest street in San Francisco. He aims to become the greatest writer ever, but the city has other plans in this remarkable debut. Slater approaches San Francisco like Achilles at Troy, only to crash into reality when he runs out of money and prospects. He applies for a job at the struggling weekly newspaper, the Morning Trumpet, and receives an unexpected gift from a moonlighting mystic. This gift grants him an exclusive on every story in the city, allowing him to revive the Trumpet, infuriate a corrupt mayor, and fall in love with his muse. However, it is the brilliant inventor Milo Magnet, obsessed with controlling the weather, who will challenge Slater the most. As Milo unleashes his power on San Francisco and the captivating Callio de Quincy enchants Slater, storm clouds gather overhead. Slater finds himself a pawn, a savior, and the last hope for a city that desperately needs his talent for truth.