In Conversation: Travis Baldree and Miles Cameron

Grab your steaming coffees and your loaded crossbows for an evening of adventure with Travis Baldree, author of Legends and Lattes.

Travis will be joined by Miles Cameron, to celebrate the release of his latest novel of fantasy revolution; Soulstealer. Come along to hear these two friends talk about their work spinning fantastical worlds, both cosy and deadly.

Tales from the Territory

There are many tales yet untold . . .

In 'Goblins & Greatcoats': Chaos goblin Zyll is involved in a case of mistaken identity, where she solves a murder at an inn whilst simultaneously stealing all the cutlery.

In 'Just a Thimblefull': The sweet rattkin baker Thimble finds a new home for his soon-to-be famous cinnamon rolls.

In 'Pages to Fill': An act of mercy leads to a life-changing discovery for warrior orc Viv.

In 'Mirograph', young succubus Tandri assists a university professor on a mysterious project where art and science collide.

In 'Cavaliers & Coffees', Viv, now the owner of Legends & Lattes coffee shop, discovers that imitation is not the highest form of flattery.

Featuring bespoke, full-page colour illustrations and endpapers, this is a deluxe collection of cosy short stories.

Soulstealer

Bekka Trevelyan is an arcanist, and the first woman to be made a Gentleman Scholar of Arcany at the University of Kabakak. Her graduate work was in refining a device to measure the potency of the winds of magic. Over her Yule holidays from teaching, she travels east on a field trip to test her theory about the Winds in the true Wyld. Instead, she finds herself swept up in the investigation of a kidnapping of an indigenous woman and her child by a demon that has possessed the body of a tracker.

Tam Warden was a war hero, and then a sort of government enforcer. He gave up rank and fame to marry across class lines. But government isn't done with him yet. He's called back to action to investigate Bekka's claims - discreetly. This is delicate work, because the truth could unbalance the nation.

Essa Bateman is a mercenary spy, a hard woman with no attachments and very few ethics. Few, it turns out, is more than 'none.' She sees the ripples of unrest from the underbelly of society, but deciding what to do about them is a different beast entirely.

In a world where gunpowder is manufactured from the souls of executed criminals, and the ultra-rich seek immortality at any price, where children labour in factories and the desperate poor turn to vampirism, where slavery is rampant and gangs rule the streets...

A few people are about to be heroes. They just don't know it yet.

But maybe, just maybe, the Revolution is coming.

About Travis Baldree

Travis Baldree is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a Locus, Nebula, and Hugo finalist, and 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. He is the author of Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & Bonedust, Brigands & Breadknives and he lives in the Pacific Northwest.

About Miles Cameron

Miles Cameron is a multi-genre author and renowned reenactor. His knowledge of global cultures throughout history informs the rich societies he creates in his novels. A respected duellist, he has competed in international tournaments, crafted his own clothes and armour using period-appropriate methods, and worked with national governments to stage full scale recreations of historical events for cross-disciplinary research. He runs a web series called Writing Fighting which works to accessibly explain historical combat.