Book Review: Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel

Book Review: Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel By Empress Eve | @ | Wednesday, October 7th, 2026 at 8:00 am Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel Based on the novel by Travis Baldree Hardcover | Kindle Edition Adapted by Samuel Sattin; Illustrated by Shanti Rittgers & Sarah Webb Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic Release Date: October 6, 2026 When a mercenary Orc hangs up her sword — quite literally, too, as it turns out — to open the first-ever coffee shop in town, elements of her brutal past threaten to upend her quiet retirement plan in Travis Baldree’s novel Legends & Lattes, now adapted into a full-color graphic novel from Ten Speed Graphic. In Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree takes high-fantasy aspects, like swordplay, magic, and adventure quests, and makes it low-stakes with its cozy, cottagecore feel and lighthearted interactions. But that doesn’t mean there’s no danger at all… Viv was a mercenary, after all, who left behind a lot of damage in her wake. It’s not surprising that nefarious people from the Orc’s past might not want her to have the happy ending she craves. But this is no Game of Thrones, where beloved characters can be shockingly ...