Claiming T-Mo
#7093.56 adjusted 3.92 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2019 Reading commitment Low Eugen Bacon Last reviewed 2026-11-05
Overview
Claiming T-Mo is a 2019 novel by Eugen Bacon, an African-Australian author, published by Meerkat Press. It follows Novic, an immortal priest of the Sayneth on the planet Grovea, who defies his matriarchal society by naming his son. The act splits the boy into a Jekyll-and-Hyde figure known as T-Mo to his mother and Odysseus to his father. The family moves from Grovea to Earth, where T-Mo marries Salem and they have a hybrid daughter, Myra. Three women narrate the story. It is a standalone novel with no sequels.
Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Claiming T-Mo Eugen Bacon
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Claiming T-Mo | 2019 | 1 | core | 3.56 (61 ratings) |
A standalone speculative novel about an immortal priest's son who is split into two selves.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Claiming T-Mo? Claiming T-Mo's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Claiming T-Mo finished? Complete (2019).
- How much reading does Claiming T-Mo take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Claiming T-Mo ranked? #709 in this site's official ranking, based on 61 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #709?
Ranked #709 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.56 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (61 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.36 behind #708, Ash Princess.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 1 book · Complete · 61 ratings · Ranks #709 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Ditmar Award (Novel), 2020: finalist: Claiming T-Mo
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.56 across 61 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 22 universes from the candidate register; Cursed Bunny ruled out; open synopses for Anna Strong, Allie Beckstrom and Alex Craft accepted 2026-11-05
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Eugen Bacon Tier 2
- AbeBooks listing Tier 2
- Meerkat Press cover reveal Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-05
Rule: Core Canon = Claiming T-Mo (2019).