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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

January 2015

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Joseph Sale is an author and filmmaker. He has published more than 30 books, including The Book of Thrice Dead, Virtue’s End, Dark Hilarity, and The Claw of Craving. He is drawn to the baroque, the spiritual, and the mythic like a moth to flame.

He lives in the south of England with his wonderful family, where he obsesses over table-top RPGs, trading card games, book bindery, esoteric Christianity, and anime.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 674 ratings · 279 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Claw of Craving 4.04 avg rating — 55 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
	Prince Of The Wasteland (The Book of Thrice Dead #1) 3.90 avg rating — 48 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
	Dark Hilarity 4.43 avg rating — 35 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
	The City of Corpses (Lost Carcosa #2) 4.50 avg rating — 14 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
	Gods of the Black Gate 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Save Game 4.42 avg rating — 12 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
	The Darkest Touch 3.69 avg rating — 13 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
	Gods Of The Black Gate (The Book Of Thrice Dead, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings	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 Dreams of Demhe (Lost Carcosa Book 3) 4.10 avg rating — 10 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

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Series by Joseph Sale

Lost Carcosa (6 books)
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Blood Bound Books (Publisher)

4.18 avg rating — 93 ratings

The Book of Thrice Dead (6 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 82 ratings

The Illuminad (2 books)
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4.47 avg rating — 45 ratings

Nekyia (3 books)
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4.49 avg rating — 37 ratings

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Joseph Sale is now friends with Michael Porter
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Joseph Sale liked Johann's review of The Court of Pe’kar (Lost Carcosa #4): "If Chambers Wrote Lord of the Rings This is the 4th book with one left to go, and it's been an amazing journey! Very indepth characters! Mr. Sale has done an amazing job creating a more complete Carcosa mythos and made it an epic of the likes of Tolkie" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Sale liked Johann's review of The Dreams of Demhe (Lost Carcosa Book 3): "More Fleshed Out King in Yellow Tale This is the 3rd book and continues with it's very addicting storyline. These books have taken the Carcosa narrative to another level altogether! Great for King in Yellow fans!" Read more of this review »
Feb 10, 2025 02:16AM · see review
Joseph Sale and 4 other people liked Sarah Balstrup's review of Virtue's End: "Why I Read This: Joseph Sale has long been on my list after hearing Lezlie Smith (The Nerdy Narrative) rave about his books. Generally, I’m not a big horror reader but I signed up to Joe’s newsletter and when I saw that he had written an epic poem I w" Read more of this review »
Feb 07, 2025 04:37AM · see review
Joseph Sale is now following Sarah Leis and Rochatra
Feb 03, 2025 07:01AM
Joseph Sale made a comment on Ky’s review of The Court of Pe’kar (Lost Carcosa #4) " I'm so humbled by the depth and passion of this review. Thank you so much! Even if you were the only person who was enjoying the series , it would hav ...more "
Aug 17, 2024 01:14AM · see review
Joseph Sale wants to read Spiritual Sensations: Cinematic Religious Experience and Evolving Conceptions of the Sacred by Sarah K. Balstrup (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
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Joseph Sale made a comment on Ky’s review of Save Game " Thanks so much for your kind review! Would you mind if I quoted it when I am doing promotion for the re-release? You rock! "
Aug 01, 2024 10:25PM · see review
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