Rogue Wind - The Thieves
I have read only one book by him but despite that i'll admit that this series has a lot of little tributes to them and i'll go ahead and say it, the blue fox in this series isn't inspired from urgan nagru, in a way he is urgan nagru - except for the personality
An Epitaph for Urgan Nagru
An epitaph for urgan nagru by foxpiper here lies the body of urgan nagru, who wore the hide of a wolf he never slew; during a violent brawl, the wolf's fangs pierced his skull; ending a fight the fox would forever rue.