Grum! Defiler of Corpses. Grum! The Butcher of Balor. Grum! The God Stomper. Grum! …Minimum-wage Barista? The vortex. The feeling of being ripped apart. When he’d awoken after the fight with Albatross, he was in this realm. A realm filled with tall buildings and small people, with no way to get home—and nothing to kill to make himself feel better about it. What he needed… was a quest. Purpose. And then he saw it, taped to the window of Tarbean Café, home of the darkest, strongest, coffee on the planet: HELP WANTED In his realm, he’d looted every dungeon, butchered every end-game boss, ravaged the entire map in a crashing wave of blood and glory. And he planned to do the same thing here. But Grum soon learns murder isn't part of a cold brew and he can't battle his way to a bigger tip. If he is to become The Legend of Latte, his new adventuring party, Gabe and Candice, must teach this old barbarian to embrace patience, finesse, and cooperation. And he must accept that some quests cannot be won through the sheer enjoyment of face-smashing and intimidation. …Or can they? http://amzn.to/2fiIl8H
Sounds like a character from The Tick. Authur old chum, Grum makes the best java that Juan Valdez would be proud of! He...He's got an *axe*! How else would he chop the beans? No other coffee joint chops the beans by hand, it's what gives it it's character!
Funny that you mention that, I've been watching a couple episodes of the Tick cartoon the past few nights while I work. Damn that was a good show.
I thought I'd bump this one as I just finished reading it and thought it was fantastic. John has a knack for characterization, I didn't notice any editing errors, and it was funny from beginning to end. Honestly some of the things that happen in the story are just genius. Well worth the read. Good job @John Rickett . Looking forward to seeing what you do next. I'd love to see something else with these characters - maybe his coworkers somehow get pulled back to Grum's world with him? Whatever you write next, I'm on board.
Whoa! Thank you! Not only for the bump/review here, but on Amazon as well. It really does mean a lot. Glad you're on board, and the bit about those people getting dragged into the game world... I've been thinking the same thing. Second book (spoiler) has some of the baddies from his world coming into this world to taunt him a bit. A bit more action. And finally, something for Grum to kill.
