Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

Travis Baldree

Jun 2022 · Legends & Lattes Book 1 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Travis Baldree

About this audiobook

"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

This program is read by the author.

The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes is novel of high fantasy and low stakes.

Come take a load off at Viv's cafe, the first & only coffee shop in Thune. Grand opening!

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 filling mugs 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 hot cup of fantasy, slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Ratings and reviews

4.5 stars — Wow. This was everything I didn’t know I was needing. I found myself smiling in absolute delight about a gagillion times in this book, and that was just…perfection. The funny thing is, there wasn’t some epic adventure in this story. It was just this delightful tale of characters trying to be something different than they’ve always been….and finding one another. It was an EPIC story of friendships well and truly forged. Of giving chances to the overlooked. Of appreciating the s

What a fun book! I won't give any spoilers, I'll just say it's a great change of pace from the fantasy and action fiction I normally enjoy.

a very sweet book about what might happen to an adventurer after retirement. The stakes manage to get very high for a book about a coffee shop. I would recommend this to any fantasy enjoyer that enjoys character centric storytelling.

About the author

Travis Baldree is a full-time audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to hundreds of stories. Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate. Apparently, he now also writes books, including the novel Legends & Lattes. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his very patient family and their small, nervous dog.