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Pippin Took, the shire hobbit

About Pippin Took, the shire hobbit

Ganesh SA (a.k.a Pippin Took in most social media platforms) is a 5G Engineer in Seattle. If you’re in the PNW and your mobile data doesn’t work properly, there’s a fair to certain chance it’s his fault. Either he was thinking about a second breakfast or sneak reading fantasy books in the office. Outside of work you can find him at a Seattle public library or at Lumen Field if OL Reign are playing. Gateway to fantasy was Cornelia Funke and Christopher Paolini and because of that, he hasn’t mastered the art of entering and leaving a bookstore without buying a book with a dragon on the cover. Full time FIFA/Tea addict.

Review: The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

August 20, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, he joined the hunt for the creature twenty years ago and watched it slaughter its way through […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Tor Books

Review: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

August 16, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ace Books, Book Review, Science Fiction

Review: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

August 8, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that […]

Filed Under: Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Book Review, Penguin Random Hosue, Science Fiction

Review: Dune by Frank Herbert

July 30, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fantasy Tagged With: Ace Books, Book Review, Science Fiction

Review: The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi #2) by Shannon Chakraborty

July 15, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down arcane artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savor the occasional rollicking adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter, Marjana. But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy Books, Harper Voyager

Review: Along the Razor’s Edge (The War Eternal #1) by Rob J. Hayes

May 9, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis At just sixteen, Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known. She lost. There is only one place her enemies would send a Sourcerer as powerful as her, the Pit, a prison sunk so deep into the earth, the sun is a distant memory. Stripped of her magic; she’s surrounded by […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Self Published

Review: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean

May 4, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis When Mercy Chan washes up on the shores of Hong Kong with no family, no money, and no memories, the only refuge she finds is the infamous, ghost-infested slum of Kowloon Walled City. Since then, she has rebuilt her life, working for the local triad as a ghost talker and dealing with the angry […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: #TorBooks, Book Review, Fantasy Books

Review: Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne #4) by Peter McLean

May 3, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Praise be to Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows, and blessed be the Ascended Martyr.’ Those were the words on lips of the faithful: Blessed be the Ascended Martyr, and woe betide you if you thought otherwise. The word Unbeliever had become a death sentence on the streets in those days. Gangster, soldier, priest. Governor, […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, JoFletcher

Review: Abyss by Nicholas Binge

April 18, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Severance meets Lovecraft in this surreal tale of corporate horror and existential dread. Joe always had potential, but he doesn’t expect much, and he hopes that his new job as an admin assistant won’t expect much of him. But when he enters the offices of Ponos—a company he’s never heard of and knows nothing about—he […]

Filed Under: Cosmic, Fear For All, Lovecraftian, Psychological, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Horror, Tor Nightfire

Review: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee

April 13, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone space opera where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away. Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow–to walk out into […]

Filed Under: Cyberpunk, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Orbit Books

Review: Priest of Gallows (War for the Rose Throne #3) by Peter McLean

April 8, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis Gangster, soldier, priest. Queen’s Man. Governor.Tomas Piety has everything he ever wanted. In public he’s a wealthy, highly respected businessman, happily married to a beautiful woman and Governor of his home city of Ellinburg. In private, he’s no longer a gang lord but one of the Queen’s Men, invisible and officially non-existent, working in […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, JoFletcher

Cover Reveal: Crypt Currency: A Lesson in Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike

April 7, 2026 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

KICKSTARTER DATE:  April 14th, 2026FORMATS: Hardcover, paperback, eBook and deluxe collector’s edition (Kickstarter) SERIES: The Dark Profits Saga (standalone adventure)COVER ARTIST: Agustin Marceillac  COVER DESIGN: James T. Egan of Bookfly DesignKICKSTARTER:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jzacharypike/crypt-currency Blurb On Arth, the future of finance revolves around deep politics, hidden interests, and dark magic. Notably absent is actual money. Crypt currency is the future. The enchantments are […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Cover Reveal Tagged With: Fantasy, Kickstarter, Self Published

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