Bacon Master of the Apocalypse

by Frank Morin

Join the feast of humor and epic adventure in a world where the gods of the Pantryon bestow mighty gifts of food magic on their guilds, including Cheese Wizards, Muffin Mages, and Bacon Masters!

The apocalypse is coming. Again.

Monstrous hordes invade the Rubric Empire . . . And the heroes who lead the legions, known as Reapers of the Apocalypse, are unexpectedly sidelined by nefarious contract addendums that preven them from doing anything heroic.

The empire needs new Reapers.

They get Rasher Dilskin. He's an experienced Bacon Master, but he faints at the sight of blood. His tiny new team is so full of quirks, no one believes they can save breakfast, let alone the empire.

Bacon Master of the Apocalypse drops Rasher and his team into a boiling pot of danger, political intrigue, and epic food fights that will keep you glued to every page while binge-eating all your favorite desserts.

Fans of Terry Pratchett and The Princess Bride will love this hilarious tale of true love, adventure, and culinary warfare.

“It’s like The Lord of the Rings meets The Great British Baking Show”
~That famous chef

Genres: Fantasy

584 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 17, 2023

About the author

Frank Morin loves great stories, great food, and great humor. He is an outdoor enthusiast, and loves to travel for inspiration.

Frank is the author of fast-paced adventures with quirky humor including:
• The Petralist - epic teen fantasy series, full of magic, adventure, and humor.
• The Facetakers - fast-action urban fantasy
• Bacon Master of the Apocalypse – humorous epic fantasy

He and his wife are often found hiking, camping, Scuba diving, or traveling to research new books. Find out more about his novels and his shorter fiction, or join his readers group at:
https://bio.to/authorfrankmorin

Reviews

[Lady Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can think of at least 3 other people who need copies of this book. It is very silly. It is fun and entertaining.

It is not for people who lack a sense of humor and hate puns or food references.

My favorite joke so far is the one about the nesting dolls. I laughed so hard at that one other people in the house started wondering about me! My favorite character name is also my favorite onomatopoeia: Borborgymus.

The author trades stories with his family all the time and some of his books are inspired by those stories.

This book needs to be a movie.

I appreciate the strong theme of teamwork throughout the book.

I really appreciate Rasher's leadership qualities. He listens to his followers, uses their strengths, and doesn't micromanage them. He also offers gratitude and credit where it is due. I'd like to work for someone like Rasher, though perhaps someone a little less spontaneous than Rasher. Those half-baked plans and constant changes would not sit well with me. It would be way too much to follow!

It does contain some spelling and grammatical mistakes.

A fun read to delight the senses. I will definitely recommend it to friends... and my dad. It has everything my dad would love: puns; healing yogurt; more puns; and hats; loads of hats!

[Ursula Visser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being a Bacon Master forced into a role that would normally be far out of his reach, is no easy feat. However, Rasher makes the most of it and steps up, taking this chance to secure getting permission to marry his girl.

His new position comes with loads of bacon, and that is a bonus.

He loves bacon, thrives on bacon, dreams of bacon, and bacon will push him to the limit too. The apocalypse is coming, and he will need more than bacon to survive. Lucky he has a great team to help him.

Warning:
If you are on a diet, this book is going to take all your willpower to stay away from food.

[Adam Goss · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tried reading on audiobook. After 35 minutes and 3 chapters, the food references were just too damn much. When virtually every sentence has one, it is laying it on way too thick, and I got sick of it. Food references in and of themselves are NOT. COMEDY. It's not even worldbuilding. These weren't even puns! DNF and do not recommend.

[Alan Allred · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging and so extremely funny I loved it... and was quite hungry by the end.
Bacon=Happiness

[Cocoa Bleu]

I thought bacon made everything better… I was wrong.

[Kenny Hansen]

Hoopla

[Racine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, I admit I started this book because it had Bacon in the title and it was free. I enjoyed Discworld and was planning to reread that series, but was very curious about a Bacon and food oriented world. It turned out well. I liked the idea of food fights and found the plot twists entertaining. I like puns and the food oriented names. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a detailed adventure that pokes fun at itself. Oh. And hats; I love hats.

[Bowen Gillings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Morin sets the reader in a world every bit as off-kilter as something from Terry Pratchett. However, unlike Pratchett’s oddball Discworld, everyone in Morin’s domain of food-based magic and culinary gladiatorial combat takes things rather seriously. Well they should, since war is at hand and the fate of the realm is in the hands of, well, let’s just say it’s a group of those always picked last for any playground sport. Fun read.