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‘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 night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior, 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

Publisher Review

Funny, unexpected and touching -- Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London A warm hug of a book, a place to retreat from the world for a little while, drink a coffee and come out a little better -- T. Kingfisher, Sunday Times bestselling author of Hemlock & Silver, on Legends & Lattes Sweet, beautiful and, most of all, kind. I hugely recommend this book -- Seanan McGuire, author of the Wayward Children series, on Legends & Lattes Hilarious, heartwarming, and wholesome as heck -- Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld on Bookshops & Bonedust Magical and full of heart -- Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, on Bookshops & Bonedust Baldree as an auto-read author for me. Books, baked goods, and necromancy - what more could you possibly want in a story? -- Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart on Bookshops & Bonedust