The Bartender Between Worlds

Greatest in the Multiverse

By: Herman Steuernagel

Narrated by: Shakira Shute

Low-stakes magic, crafting cocktails, and discovering the power of who we truly are.

Emma grew up as a Hunter of the Cursed—those charged with eradicating monsters and magic from the Kingdom. She's good at it too and is revered as one of the King's most skilled hunters. At least she was—until she discovered she possessed magic herself.

Before anyone else can discover her secret, Emma abandons her post and flees to the far edge of the Kingdom, where she hopes she can settle down and live a quiet life as a bartender, out of the Hunters' watchful eye.

Fate, however, won't allow us to run away from who we are so easily.

When Emma is confronted by an exiled fairy and a man who claims to be a scientist (though Emma is convinced he's a sorcerer), she must evaluate what she believes and the confines of who she's been allowed to be.

Pulled on a journey that takes her further than she'd ever imagined possible, Emma is led on an adventure to discover where her fate lies and must confront her own biases, hopefully learning a drink recipe or two along the way.

A low-stakes cozy fantasy about cocktails, magic, portals, and finding where we truly belong.

If you enjoyed the themes of leaving it all behind in books like Legends & Lattes, and the fun and low-stakes magic in The Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, then this is the book for you.

©2024 Herman Steuernagel (P)2025 Herman Steuernagel

world(s) building was impeccable

fun, upbeat and lighthearted while tackling cultural differences between magic and non magic folk. Well told story had me Grinning ear to ear the whole book. 10 out of 10 will definitely be reading this one again.

Great Beginning!!!

I really liked this book! It was an engaging story, a great start to what I hope will be a fun series! Shakira Shute did a great job with narrating! I'm really looking forward to the next book!

New and Entertaining

I've listened to a number of stories involving quantum physics and the multiverse. This is an interesting mix of magic and physics with magic being the main emphasis. I'm looking forward to the next two books in the series. Keep up the good work Herman! The narrator was fantastic

Lack luster

I loved the idea, but I didn’t really care about any of the characters enough.

OMG so preachy

How does a hunter change (in two days, mind) from someone who hunted and killed the magical to a completely empathetic person? I DNF. So self righteous yeesh. Example, although starving, she stops eating chicken wings because the fairy, present at the meal, discloses she is a vegetarian. Someone should scan the book and separate the preaching from the story and I swear 75% will be preaching. I want escapism, not a sermon.