Brigands & Breadknives

<p><b>'Funny, unexpected and touching' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of <i>Rivers of London</i><br><br>Return to the cosy fantasy world of the No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Legends & Lattes series with <i>Brigands & Breadknives </i>by Travis Baldree, a freshly baked adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern.</b><br><br>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!<br><br>If only things were so simple . . .<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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 . . .<br><br><br>_{<i>Brigands & Breadknives</i> was a No.7 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/c 17th Nov}</p>