Legends & Lattes

A Heartwarming Cosy Fantasy and TikTok Sensation

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Pub Date 10 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 17 Nov 2022

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Description

‘The most fun I've ever had in a coffee shop’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts, Legends & Lattes is perfect for fans of TJ Klune, Katherine Addison and T. Kingfisher. From the Hugo Award-winning author, Travis Baldree.

High fantasy, low stakes – with a double-shot of coffee.

After decades of adventuring, Viv the orc barbarian is finally hanging up her sword for good. Now she sets her sights on a new dream – for she plans to open the first coffee shop in the city of Thune. Even though no one there knows what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the past behind her, she can’t go it alone. And help might arrive from unexpected quarters. Yet old rivals and new stand in the way of success. And Thune’s shady underbelly could make it all too easy for Viv to take up the blade once more.

But the true reward of the uncharted path is the travellers you meet along the way. Whether bound by ancient magic, delicious pastries or a freshly brewed cup, they may become something deeper than Viv ever could have imagined . . .

Return to the world of Legends & Lattes with Bookshops & Bonedust, the hilarious and heartwarming prequel.

'This is a warm hug of a book, a place to retreat from the world for a little while, drink a coffee, and come out a little better' – T. Kingfisher, bestselling author of Nettle & Bone

‘The most fun I've ever had in a coffee shop’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts, Legends &...


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781035007301
PRICE £16.99 (GBP)
PAGES 320

Average rating from 135 members


Featured Reviews

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I really loved this story. It was a comfortable read filled with warm and cosy characters. I loved the whole concept of the story. The cast was a wild and unique mix of different backgrounds; you felt right at home while reading the book. It was everything you could wish for.

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I could inhabit this book forever. Legends & Lattes is the comfort read version of drinking warm coffee on a long winter night.

Such a beautiful, big-hearted story, one that foregrounds deep meaningful friendships and queer love between women as something that heals, something to take up against the times like a sword and shield. I have such a reverent spot in my heart for the kind of fantasy that isn't about big extravagant conflicts, but which focuses instead on the quiet, tiny, daily moments between people just trying to eke out a decent life, capturing all the safe and easy intimacies of being in proximity of each other, of caring and being profoundly cared for, of making someplace to belong.
Legends & Lattes does exactly that.

In short, know the vibes are calamitously bad everywhere in the world right now, and I'm here to say, sincerely and without reservation, that if you are in need of someplace to rest, something cozy and comforting to disappear into, this story-about a butch orc who quits her mercenary job, opens a coffee shop, and finds fierce friendship, community and (sapphic!) love in the process -is for you.

Thanks to NetGalley and Pam Macmillan for providing me with this e-ARC! Legends & Lattes is out everywhere on November 10th!

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I. Love. Cozy. Fantasy.

Honestly, Legends and Lattes is my favourite type of book. A spoonful of wholesomeness, a dash of romance, a feel-good story sprinkled on top - I couldn't ask for anything more. Similar in vibe to House on the Cerulean Sea and the Wayfarers series, I absolutely adored it.

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