Cozy fantasy
Bookshops & Bonedust
This prequel to Legends & Lattes follows a younger orc mercenary who is injured on a job and has to spend weeks recovering in a seaside town. There she meets a small community and a bookshop that begins to change her view of her life.
- First published
- 2023
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a gentle, low-stakes fantasy about rest, friendship and a very small bit of adventure.
Skip this if you want tight plotting or big danger, as it is deliberately unhurried.
The feel
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Where to get it
| Store | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Borrow free | ||
| Libby / OverDrive | Free with a library card | Borrow free with Libby from Libby / OverDrive |
| Print, new | ||
| Bookshop.org | Check price | Buy new from Bookshop.org |
| Amazon | Check price | Buy new from Amazon |
| Barnes & Noble | Check price | Buy new from Barnes & Noble |
| Print, used | ||
| AbeBooks | Check price | Buy used from AbeBooks |
| ThriftBooks | Check price | Buy used from ThriftBooks |
| Ebook | ||
| Kobo | Check price | Buy ebook from Kobo |
| Google Play Books | Check price | Buy ebook from Google Play Books |
| Audiobook | ||
| Libro.fm | Check price | Buy audiobook from Libro.fm |
| Audible | Check price | Buy audiobook from Audible |
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