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J.R. Kendiro

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https://kendiro.com/

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller

Influences

Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, David Gemmell, Brandon Sanderson

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November 2025

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For ARC Readers: my novella Ravenous Mother - A Healer is available for free right now: here

I've done a lot of things in my life. Some I'm proud of, some I'm not. But they all taught me the same thing: wasting time is a mortal sin.

That’s why I try to write honest, well-crafted books — so I don’t waste my own time writing nonsense, and I don’t waste yours by making you read it.

Ravenous Mother is my first saga. It’s set inside a massive biological organism where humanity survives in a rigid caste system — and reaching forty means you feed the Mother.

It’s about people trapped in impossible systems, without hope, yet who never give up. Exactly like real humanity.

The Mother feeds the readers,

The readers feed the Mother.

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Two Gatherers free on Amazon today only

Hello, antibody enemies!

Two Gatherers is free on Amazon for the next 24 hours — May 11 only (Pacific Time).

If the price hasn’t dropped to free yet on your Amazon store, don’t panic: the promotion follows Pacific Time, so it may appear a little later depending on your region.

It's the prequel novella to the Motherverse, a grimdark biopunk world where humanity lives inside a colossal living organism.

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J.R. Kendiro liked Kat M's review of Ravenous Mother - A Healer: A Grimdark Fantasy Novella: "this was a really well written horror fantasy novel and enjoyed getting to read this from start to finish. It worked well as something that had that tense element and thought the idea of a healer living in a titan is terrifying. The characters worked" Read more of this review »
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Oath and Ember has a classic grimdark setup: the hero loses everything, the hero keeps going. It's brutal without descending into gore. Darren Grant knows exactly where to plant the knife and twist it slowly (but without the stereotypical evil laugh! ...more
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It’s evident that someone has played a lot of D&D! The title tells you everything: six heroes, one suicide mission against the Liche Queen, and an explicit promise that none will return. It's an elevator pitch, and Greenfeld delivers on it. The structu ...more
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J.R. Kendiro and 2 other people liked Nadina's review of Everyone Dies: "I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. fast-paced action, read it in one go, had a lot of fun with the concept i loved the free indirect style, and the shifting points of view i got invested in the characte" Read more of this review »
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