They Met in a Tavern - (Glintchasers) by Elijah Menchaca

About the Book

Short Summary: The Starbreakers went their separate ways after they failed a whole city. Seven years later, when a hefty bounty is placed on their heads, they must choose between hanging onto their past grudges or working together to save the day.

Book Synopsis

They used to be heroes . . . and it was all downhill from there.

The Starbreakers were your classic teenage heroes. Using their combined powers and skills, they were the most successful group of glintchasers in Corsar. But that all changed the day the city of Relgen died. The group went their separate ways, placing the blame on each other.

Brass carried on as a solo act. Snow found work as a notorious assassin. Church became a town's spiritual leader. Angel was the owner of a bar and inn. And after overcoming his own guilt, Phoenix started a new life as a family man.

Seven years after their falling out, a hefty bounty is placed on their heads. Phoenix tries to reunite the Starbreakers before everything they have left is taken from them. But a lot can change in seven years. And if mending old wounds was easy, they would have done it a long time ago.

Review Quotes

"[A] moody and entertaining fantasy debut centers on estranged friends who are forced to reconcile to survive . . . Menchaca spins a fast-paced story, expertly balancing scenes that tease out the strained dynamic between the Starbreakers with the high-stakes mystery of who has put a bounty on their heads." --Publishers Weekly

"A fast-paced and diverting narrative . . . " --Booklist

About the Author

Elijah Menchaca is a Puerto Rican author born and raised in Bakersfield, California, and has been writing and telling stories since he was five. He's moved all around the country to chase some dreams and learn how to put his own pants on.

So far, he's discovered a love for Dungeons & Dragons, graduated from the University of Louisville with a BA in History and a minor in creative writing, begun a career in teaching, and has now concluded his debut fantasy series, Glintchasers, which began in 2021 with the release of They Met in a Tavern. As far as dream chasing goes, things are well in hand.

He's still working on the pants thing.