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Joseph Sale

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Website

https://themindflayer.com

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Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Influences

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

Member Since

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Joseph Sale writes dark fantasy and epic poetry. 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 epic series The Book of Thrice Dead and his dark fantasy trilogy The Illuminad 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, Non ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 352 ratings · 141 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Hilarity 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Prince Of The Wasteland (The Book of Thrice Dead #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 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
	Gods of the Black Gate 4.60 avg rating — 10 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
	The Tunnel (The Illuminad #2) 4.60 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 3.75 avg rating — 12 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
	Save Game 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 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 (Goodreads Author), Emily Harrison 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2019 — 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 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 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 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Meaning of the Dark 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 5 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

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Series by Joseph Sale

The Illuminad (2 books)
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4.49 avg rating — 41 ratings

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The Book of Thrice Dead (6 books)
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Joseph Sale and 9 other people liked Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative's review of Queen Of Last Hope (The Book Of Thrice Dead, #4): "All of the things I want to discuss in this review - things that finally clicked for me, revelations, and others things that just flat out blew me away - I can't. All spoilers, each and every one. I even uncovered a fun thing about the author - b" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Sale made a comment on Brian Bowyer’s review of Prince Of The Wasteland (The Book of Thrice Dead #1) " Beyond grateful for this review, Brian. You're seriously a living legend! Thank you. ...more "
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Joseph Sale and 4 other people liked Brian Bowyer's review of Prince Of The Wasteland (The Book of Thrice Dead #1): "Mesmerizing! Sale creates a stunning world in this book. The writing is dazzling, and I enjoyed the characters and all their backstories throughout the novel. I'm looking forward to more in the series. Highly recommended! "
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Joseph Sale made a comment on Chelley Rene’s review of Gods Of The Black Gate (The Book Of Thrice Dead, #2) " Thanks so much for your review, Chelley. Glad Smiley wound you up, haha. A bit cheeky: but I am in desperate need of Amazon reviews, so if you were ab ...more "
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Joseph Sale and 1 other person liked Chelley Rene's review of Gods Of The Black Gate (The Book Of Thrice Dead, #2): "Criminal minds in space lol. I really enjoyed book 2, Smiley had me wanting to throw my kindle across the room. Im very interested in how everything will tie together"
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Joseph Sale and 4 other people liked Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative's status update Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative is on page 115 of 262 of Queen Of Last Hope
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Joseph Sale made a comment on Hail Hydra! ~Dave Anderson~’s status in The Order of Eternal Sleep (The City Saga Book 2) " This book is amazing. Definitely one to prioritise! "
Feb 26, 2023 02:51AM
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Feb 24, 2023 09:33AM
Joseph Sale made a comment on Chelley Rene’s review of Prince Of The Wasteland (The Book of Thrice Dead #1) " Thank you so much, Chelley. Really means a lot you taking the time to review. Thanks for the kind words. "
Feb 24, 2023 07:37AM · see review