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“Legends and Lattes is about an orc. And after war, after fighting, after being what an orc is supposed to be, this orc decides one day that they don’t want to fight anymore. They want to open a coffee shop. Think about that – that’s what the book is about. It’s not about going on epic adventures, or fighting huge, tremendous evil. It’s literally about opening a coffee shop in a little city.” Read more...
T.J. Klune, Novelist
“Travis Baldree is the only debut author that made the shortlist for the title of ‘Best Novel’, and was also declared the winner in the ‘Best New Writer’ category. Legends and Lattes is a cosy low fantasy in a secondary world, in the cosmopolitan city of Thune, where magical inhabitants of all species are commonplace. We follow Viv, an ogre looking to change careers, as she opens a coffee shop and attempts to convert the denizens of Thune to the delights of coffee and cinnamon buns. Threats from personal vendettas fuel the tension, while a gentle romance and a cast of unlikely friends provide the real delight.” Read more...
The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2023: The Hugo Awards
“Legends and Lattes is about an orc mercenary in her forties who decides she’s done the same thing for too long and wants to go into a different line of work. She retires from mercenary life to open a coffee shop, in a town that has never heard of coffee – and she discovers this whole group of people that she didn’t know existed, who help her realize that she’s more than the work that she does. I wrote this as someone who did the same job into their forties and decided they didn’t like it, moved to a new city, started a new career and discovered a whole group of people that illuminated for me that I had more to offer than what I did. And I’m definitely attracted to that kind of experience.” Read more...
Travis Baldree, Novelist
