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J.R. Kendiro

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https://kendiro.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller

Influences

Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, David Gemmell, Brandon Sanderson

Member Since

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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Average rating: 4.63 · 16 ratings · 12 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ravenous Mother - A Healer: A Grimdark Fantasy Novella (Ravenous Mother's Tales Book 1) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The countdown has begun: Two Gatherers drops on April 23rd, World Book Day. Follow Bulelani and Qaqamba, two outcasts crawling through the deadliest zones of the Mother, discovering that even the best-laid plans rarely survive intact.

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J.R. Kendiro made a comment on G’s review of Ravenous Mother - Two Gatherers: A Grimdark Fantasy Novella (Ravenous Mother's Tales Book 2) " Hi G! Thank you so much for the review! As you’ve probably noticed, even though each novella starts from the same setting, each one almost becomes its ...more "
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J.R. Kendiro made a comment on G’s status in Ravenous Mother - Two Gatherers: A Grimdark Fantasy Novella (Ravenous Mother's Tales Book 2) " G wrote: "Thank you, and thank you for sharing it with us! Thoroughly enjoyed this! :) Qaqamba is a hoot! As is Bulelani in his sour grumpy way. Looking ...more "
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J.R. Kendiro liked G's review of Ravenous Mother - Two Gatherers: A Grimdark Fantasy Novella (Ravenous Mother's Tales Book 2): ""Two Gatherers" continues in the Ravenous Mother series from J. R. Kendiro, and like "Healer", its Biopunk focus is a refreshing read in an untapped genre niche. It takes us to the seedy underside of life in the Sac, for those tasked with the dirtiest" Read more of this review »
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