2022/53: Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes -- Travis Bardee

2022/53: Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes -- Travis Bardee

"...I’m also a retiree, now.”
“I, uh….”
“You’ve found a very peaceful place here. A special place. You’ve planted something, and now it’s blossoming. Very nice. A good spot to rest. My thanks to you for letting an old-timer shade under the branches of what you’ve grown.” [p. 203]

Viv is an orc, dedicated to battle and violence: but at the beginning of Legends and Lattes she leaves her squad -- taking just one fabled artifact, and a cash float -- and sets out for the city of Thune, where she plans to open a coffee shop. Coffee is not big in Thune, but Viv tasted it for the first time recently, and she's hooked( Read more... )