



To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners, and a different kind of resolve.Ī hot cup of fantasy, slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books. Old frenemies and Thune's shady underbelly may just upset her plans. However, her dreams of a fresh start filling mugs instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. There is no Great Evil, no bloody battles, and yet the pillars of great fantasyresilience, fellowship, and a desire to make the world a better placeare all here. Its cast of endearing characters have no interest at all in killing one another. Cal starts out as the gruff old carpenter hired for the job who comes to accept Viv’s eccentricities Tandree is Viv’s barista who worms her way into Viv’s heart and pushes her to be better at every turn, while Thimble is their baker. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen. Legends & Lattes is a uniquely beautiful book. Legends and Lattes relies heavily on the found family trope with Cal, Tandree, and Thimble at its heart. Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv, the orc barbarian, cashes out of the warrior's life with one final score. Review Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree. The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes is novel of high fantasy and low stakes.Ĭome take a load off at Viv's cafe, the first & only coffee shop in Thune. "Even nonfantasy listeners will enjoy hanging out at the intersection of coffeehouse culture and Dungeons & Dragons, and hope that Baldree fails to shake his new writing habit." - The Seattle Times
