J. R. KENDIRO
The Mother. A titanic organism, humanity's home and ravenous god. Housing sprouts like fungus from flesh, wrapped in membranes, supported by cartilage. No stone. No metal.
Within her pulsing bowels, Khulekani is no ordinary healer. He saves lives and ends them with equal nonchalance. He selects the condemned to feed the Mother, purges humanity of impurity. Knowledge is his only purpose.
And when the last heir of a dying clan forces him to choose between saving a bloodline or execution, Khulekani will prove that no one—not nobles, not healers, not even his own family—can stand between him and his goals.
Because there's something worse than risking death: being useful.
The Mother feeds the child. The child feeds the Mother
Available January 9th on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and more.
I'm J. R. Kendiro and my stories explore dark and fascinating worlds where human communities clash with organic and mysterious environments. Inspired by authors like Clive Barker, China Miéville, and Jeff VanderMeer, I strive to create complex universes filled with multifaceted characters and living structures that challenge the perception of reality.
I prefer to keep a certain level of privacy, letting my books and stories speak for me. When I'm not immersed in my writing, I spend time with my son, a little one whose endless curiosity inspires new ideas for my stories every day.
Get in TouchHumans live within vast organic chambers called "Sac" that exist within a massive biological entity known as "the Mother." These living environments provide everything from shelter to sustenance, with buildings, roads, and infrastructure formed from calcified tissues and living membranes.
Society is rigidly stratified, with nobles at the top holding absolute power over life and death. Below them are various professions - Guardians, Healers, Cartographers, Architects, and others - each with specific roles. At the bottom are the common people, with Artists barely tolerated as a quasi-profession despite being officially abolished centuries ago.
At age forty, citizens face "Selection" - a ritual sacrifice where they are fed to the Mother to maintain the balance of their world. Only nobles are exempt from this fate. This practice forms the central tension in the series, as characters discover its true purpose and the consequences of challenging it.
Khulekani, a brilliant but arrogant healer, becomes reluctant tutor to 19-year-old Nkosi, heir to the Caponobile. While helping cure Nkosi's infertility and navigating assassination attempts, Khulekani uncovers dangerous secrets.
Kawe's journey begins in the artists' quarter, where her innovative creations catch the attention of nobles and thrust her into a web of dangerous political intrigue that will change her understanding of the world forever.
In the Southern Major, two gatherers meet and join forces to survive. They will seek revenge, and find an unlikely friendship.
The events of the main novel unfold as a young cartographer ventures into uncharted territories and uncovers shocking truths about the Mother entity and the true purpose of the Selection ritual.
Enter a dark-fantasy world where humans live within vast biological structures known as "Sac" - organic environments contained within the massive entity they call "the Mother."
The upcoming series begins with Ravenous Mother: An artist, a novella following Kawe, a talented artist who must survive in a rigid caste system where nobles rule and her profession is barely tolerated. When political intrigue threatens her life, Kawe must navigate dangerous alliances and impossible choices in a society where art and survival rarely coexist.
The main novel Ravenous Mother: Descent is currently in development. Explore this site to discover exclusive excerpts and insights into this unique biological horror world where the price of survival may be higher than anyone imagined.
Follow Khulekani, an ambitious healer of the Third Circle, as he navigates deadly political intrigue within a rigid caste system. In a world where sacrifice is normal and every profession follows strict protocols, his quest for knowledge might save or doom him.
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Follow the journey of Kawe, a talented artist in a world where art is forbidden. When her innovative work catches the attention of nobles, she finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of political intrigue where loyalty comes at the highest cost.
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At the bottom of the Sac's brutal hierarchy, Gatherers crawl through living tunnels to harvest food from pulsing membranes. It's backbreaking, dangerous work—and it only buys them time until the Selection claims them at forty. When two Gatherers discover something that could change everything, they must decide: keep their heads down and survive, or risk it all for a chance at something more.
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