Recipes Of an Unexpected Afterlife

Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife is one of those rare fantasy stories that feels both warm and quietly profound. It follows Rottgor, an undead orc knight who’s spent centuries fighting battles and guarding tombs. When he’s finally “retired” from his duties, he’s left asking himself a question he’s never had to face: what now?

The answer, unexpectedly, is cooking. Rottgor reopens a little restaurant in the necropolis, serving both the living and the dead. Through food, he starts rediscovering what it means to care about something again — and maybe even to heal. Along the way, he meets Astra, a young orphan carrying a dangerous secret that could upset the fragile peace of their world. Together, they become the heart of this story — two lost souls trying to build a home in a place built on bones.