The Coffee Grounds tavern stands on the border between newborn reality and the unknowable chaos of yet unrealized possibilities. It became the central setting of the Chronicles of Echo series, during which old friends and colleagues meet to talk about the past and remain silent about the future that is almost here. In the seventh book of The Chronicles of Echo series, Sir Max tells the scariest tale of fiction imaginable. However, the reader will be consoled by crowds of ghosts and scantily clad beauties, immortal sorcerers of ancient times, the Book of Imperfect Crimes, the brilliant Loiso Pondohwa and a fairground lollipop for a snack.