Legends & Lattes
by Travis Baldree · first published 2022
100% recommend
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. 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. However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve. A h
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I've read 80+ fictional books so far (mostly fantasy and sci-fi) and these are my 5-star reads: * "Legends & Lattes" by Travis Baldree * "Dreadgod" by Will Wight * "Tongue Eater" by John Bierce * "The Umbral Storm" by Alec Hutson * "Soul Relic" by Samuel Hinton * "The Weirkey Chronicles" by Sarah Lin * "The Eldest Throne" by Bernie Anés Paz * "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Beck
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗If you are okay with reading fantasy books: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (a veteran warrior wants to leave violence behind and open a coffee shop)
on “Ask HN: What are some good inspirational and uplifting books?” ↗Good to see Travis Baldree winning Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Legends & Lattes was one of my favorites reads last year - looking forward to the prequel next month.
on “2023 Hugo Awards” ↗Barely recognize any of the books or authors there, especially the winners. I've listened to Travis Baldree narrate Cradle, so I'm probably gonna check out his Legends & Lattes book. It didn't win, but I read The Scholomance which is listed in the series section. If you're interested in unconventional magic systems then I'd recommend it. Nettle & Bone was the big winner. Reading the blurb doesn
on “2023 Hugo Awards” ↗In doing my research on current books, I checked out a few from the library that were really good and definitely HN-worthy: Bill and Dave (Michael Malone). The history of Hewlett-Packard. Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes (Travis Baldree) Hitch-22 (Christopher Hitchens). his memoir
on “Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made” ↗There's a ton of great western fiction that does the same thing, it's just not usually gonna show up on traditional channels. Heck, that's not even entirely true since Travis Baldree's slice of life Legends & Lattes won Nebula and Hugo awards last year. If you go on Royal Road there's tons of great fantasy stories. The West is just missing the Japanaese pipeline of web serials -> light novel -> m
on “Surrealism, cafes and lots of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming” ↗Legends and Lattes is probably my favorite book i've read this year Set in the DnD universe a adventure retires and sets up a coffee shop in a large city. Except no one knows what coffee is, and her past follows her there.…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗