Legends & Lattes
by Travis Baldree (Cryptid Press, 2022); audiobook read by Travis Baldree (Macmillan Digital Audio, 2022)
A gentle ‘what happens afterwards’ alternative to the standard cut and thrust of quest fantasy. Baldree employs magic sparingly—almost allegorically—while crafting characters for whom the epic journey is day-to-day life and the search for happiness. It all works surprisingly well.