Marmots Prefer Orange Pu-erh: A Pocket Sized Fable

Tea setup with a green vintage teapot, two black teacups on black coasters, a jar containing wrapped tea oranges, a folded yellow book titled 'Marmots Prefer Orange Pu-erh' by Connor Bechen, and a white decorative cloth on a wooden table.

Sample Pages:

Sample spread of pages with a line drawing of a marmot wearing a velvet coat and chaperon hat, holding a bag and a walking stick, with a background of plants.

Short Story

Edition Size: 15

“This was a meeting concerning tea.”

Sample spread of pages with a black and white illustration of a mountain peak with a small castle or tower built at the summit, surrounded by clouds and a winding road, with a bridge in the foreground.

The self published fantasy project Marmots Prefer Orange Pu-erh follows a young marmot named Whistler and his long perilous journey to meet a wizard for tea.

Synopsis:

A cartoon marmot dressed as an explorer, wearing a floppy hat, quilted jacket, holding a walking stick and a small bag, standing on a rock with trees in the background.
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A manta ray dressed as a wizard, with polka dot cloak and hat, standing among pottery jars, with floating bubbles in the background.
A cartoon manta ray dressed as a wizard with a pointy hat summoning a flaming sword.
Black and white illustration of a sword with a cross-shaped hilt and a leaf design on the blade and horses.
A cartoon newt dressed in a coat and hat standing on grass.
Drawing of a marmot sitting in a chair, holding a cup of tea, wearing a jacket, with hat hung on chair