Bookshops & Bonedust

Written by Travis Baldree

Narrated by Travis Baldree

'A perfectly executed prequel . . . the stakes are higher and the scones are hotter still!' - Nicholas Eames

'Baldree introduces some delightful new characters and reprises others. He draws from a universe of gnomes, elves, skeletons, and other species and provides a perfect voice for each.' - AudioFile

First loves. Second-hand books. Epic adventures.

Viv’s career with the renowned 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 struggling bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted. Even though it may be exactly what she needs. Still, adventure isn’t far away. A suspicious traveller in grey, 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.

Sometimes, right things happen at the wrong time. Sometimes, what we need isn’t what we seek. And sometimes, we find ourselves in the stories we experience together.

Set twenty years before the events of Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & Bonedust is a standalone cosy fantasy by BookTok sensation Travis Baldree about the power of good bookshops, great friends and the unexpected choices along the way. Narrated by Travis Baldree.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Nov 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9781035007394

Travis Baldree

Travis Baldree is a full-time audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to hundreds of stories. Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate. Apparently, he now also writes books. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his very patient family and their small, nervous dog.

Reviews for Bookshops & Bonedust

[Katy · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

As a book it was enjoyable and well written but I struggled with the narrator's voice that made it hard to listen to. Which is crucial for an audiobook. He put a lot of emphasis on sibilants and I actually had to take a break in the middle for something less ear grating.

[zoe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great addition to this worl. I really enjyoed it and I'm looking forwrd to read more form the author. The narration was fantastic.