Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree

English language

Published March 6, 2023 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-88610-1
ISFDB ID:: 3244481

(3 reviews)

Viv's career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk—so far from the action that she worries she'll never be able to return to it.

What's a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn't possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn't all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

4 editions

Raven reviewed Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Legends and Lattes, #0)

A perfect prequel

5 stars

I really well enjoyed the accompanying book Legends and Lattes which was published first. I of course needed to pick up its prequel. I found I enjoyed this book even more than the first. A little more action than the previous book but I would still solidly place this book in the cozy fantasy genre. I found myself breezing through the pages and reading during breaks at work just to finish. I again would recommend this for a relaxing read.

Apollo reviewed Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Legends and Lattes, #0)

Another Cozy Fantasy

3 stars

This prequel to Legends & Lattes doesn't have quite the same charm as that novel, but it's still a fun, low-stakes fantasy. The characters in this one were the highlight, with the ratfolk and bone homunculus being delights.

Brian Nelson

rated it

Nov. 11, 2023