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Joseph Sale

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https://themindflayer.com

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Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Influences

Clive Barker, Edmund Spenser, Mary Shelley, China Mieville, Grady Hend ...more

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Joseph Sale is an editor, novelist, and writing coach. His first novel, The Darkest Touch, was published by Dark Hall Press in 2014. He currently writes and is published with The Writing Collective. He has authored more than ten novels, including his Black Gate trilogy, and his love-letter to fantasy: Save Game. He grew up in the Lovecraftian seaside town of Bournemouth.

He edits non-fiction and fiction, helping fledgling authors to realise their potential. He has edited some of the best new voices in speculative fiction including Ross Jeffery, Emily Harrison, Christa Wojciechowski, and more. His short fiction has appeared in Tales from the Shadow Booth, edited by Dan Coxon, as well as in Idle Ink, Silver Blade, Fiction Vortex, Nonbinary Rev ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 146 ratings · 62 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gods of the Black Gate 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	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
	Dark Hilarity 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	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
	The Darkest Touch 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	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
	Return to the Black Gate it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Save Game 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Beyond the Black Gate 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	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
	The Meaning of the Dark 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	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
	Orifice really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	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
	Lost Voices by Joseph Sale (Goodreads Author), Ross Jeffery, Christa Wojciechowski (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Dead Voice - 13 Dark by Joseph Sale (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ross Jeffery (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tice Cin (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017	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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Joseph Sale and 4 other people liked Benjamin Langley's review of Dark Hilarity: "Joseph Sale’s Dark Hilarity is an unpredictable novel, part horror, part portal fantasy that does a fantastic job in bringing both the real world and the fantasy land of Dae’eshta to life. Sale creates likeable protagonists in Tara and Nicola, and ca" Read more of this review »
Apr 07, 2021 02:50AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Dark Hilarity by Joseph Sale. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Dark Hilarity by Joseph Sale <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Joseph Sale is now following Ross Jeffery Author of Juniper
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Joseph Sale and 3 other people liked Ross Jeffery's review of Dark Hilarity: "First things first, I know Joseph, he’s my editor and friend... but before that I just knew him as a writer, a mighty fine writer at that... and if I’m honest, although he’s my friend and editor now, he’ll always remain a writer first and foremost, a" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Sale liked Gloria's review of Dark Hilarity: "I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Dark Hilarity is a black as night fantasy novel that explores fate, evil, the long standing effects of grief, and the unshakable friendship of two young girls. Set in a 90’s UK setting" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Sale liked that megHan wants to read 65 books in the 2021 Reading Challenge She has read 1 book toward her goal of 65 books. 1 of 65 (2%) Create your own 2021 Reading Challenge »
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Joseph Sale made a comment on Richard Thomas’s review of Dark Hilarity " Cannot thank you enough for these extraordinarily kind words, Richard. You are a living legend! "
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Joseph Sale is now following Sadie Hartmann Author of Wormwood
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Joseph Sale rated a book it was amazing Moonlight, Gunshot, Mallet, Flame (Short Sharp Shocks! Book 49) by Alicia Hilton (Goodreads Author)	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
Alicia Hilton has a really distinctive style of writing that sneaks up on you. In the first of these two tales, the eponymous "Moonlight, Gunshot, Mallet, Flame", we experience a tale of surreal and dripping paranoia, where every encounter might mean ...more
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