<p><b>'Glorious' - </b>Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series<br><br><b>Set in the world of BookTok sensation <i>Legends &amp; Lattes</i>, Travis Baldree's <i>Bookshops &amp; Bonedust</i> is a cosy fantasy about the power of good bookshops, great friends and the unexpected choices along the way.</b><br><br><b>First loves. Second-hand books. Epic adventures.</b><br><br>Viv&rsquo;s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam&rsquo;s Ravens isn&rsquo;t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she&rsquo;s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk &ndash; so far from the action that she worries she&rsquo;ll never be able to return to it. What&rsquo;s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?<br><br>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&rsquo;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.<br><br>Sometimes, right things happen at the wrong time. Sometimes, what we need isn&rsquo;t what we seek. And sometimes, we find ourselves in the stories we experience together . . .<br><br><b>'A perfectly executed prequel . . . the stakes are higher and the scones are hotter still!' </b>- Nicholas Eames</p>