Brigands & Breadknives
The Instant Sunday Times bestseller: A cosy, heartfelt adventure about old friends and new beginnings
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
'Funny, unexpected and touching' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London
Return to the cosy fantasy world of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree, a freshly baked adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern.
Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!
If only things were so simple . . .
It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.
A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.
As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when nothing seems inevitable . . .
Brigands & Breadknives was a No.7 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 17th Nov
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In Baldree's endearing third Legends & Lattes fantasy (after Bookshops & Bonedust), rattkin bookseller Fern moves cross-country to open a bookstore next door to her old friend Viv's coffee shop, hoping this will cure her ennui. Despite a warm welcome from her new community, however, she remains oddly dissatisfied. One night, she drunkenly stows away in a wagon belonging to Astryx One-Ear, an ancient elven adventurer and bounty hunter, who's currently bringing a chaotic goblin named Zyll to face justice. Unwilling to return home as she's unsure how to explain to Viv why she's discontent, Fern arranges to keep traveling with Astryx and Zyll. The journey proves perilous, with rival bounty hunters and Zyll's enemies all wanting a piece of the goblin, but Fern's escapades on the road allow her to reassess her life's trajectory and discover a passion for telling stories in addition to selling them. But when she must choose between old friends and new, it could change everything. While this road trip romp is more action-packed than previous installments, Baldree still conjures up the sense of cozy intimacy the series is known for. It's a delight.
