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Axel Vale

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Born

in Telford, The United Kingdom

May 25, 1976

Website

https://axelvale.com

Genre

Science Fiction, Horror, Psychology

Influences

Neal Asher
Robert Jordan
Brent Weeks
Perter F Hamilton
[Peter v Brett]
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December 2025

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Axel Vale writes at the intersection of gothic fiction, dark fantasy, and techno-mysticism.

His work explores what happens after the worst has already occurred. In worlds shaped by inheritance, power, grief, and impossible choices, survival is rarely heroic and redemption is never guaranteed. Funerals often mark beginnings. Consequences ripple outward. Characters are judged less by what they believe than by what they do when there are no good options left.

Vale is the author of A Dark & Crooked Tale, a gothic trilogy rooted in legacy, family dynasties, and moral pressure, alongside Twisted Tales from the Fringe of Reality and THE CodeX, a nine-volume philosophical project examining the evolving relationship between human consciousness and art ...more

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	On A Dark & Crooked Path: A Dark & Crooked Tale Book I 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2025 — 8 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
	2.THE CodeX: Singularity & Beyond the collected Essays (CONTINUUM I:EMERGENCE#2) by Axel Vale (Goodreads Author), Aristly Ai (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Twisted Tales from the fringe of Reality it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 6 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
	6.THE CodeX DIGITAL DREAMSCAPES (CONTINUUM II: ENGAGEMENT #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	THE CodeX Volume I: CONTINUUM (THE CODEX: A Guide To Digital Spirituality, The Machine Mind & The Art Of Being Human Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	THE CodeX VOLUME V: CHROMATIC COSMOLOGY it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Under A Dark & Crooked Sky: A Dark & Crooked Tale Book II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	THE CodeX Volume VIII: COGNITIVE PATTERN ADAPTATION & HUMAN EVOLUTION it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	THE CodeX Volume VII: Cx = THE HUMAN EQUATION it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	TWISTED TALES #2:: Beyond The Edge Of Reason it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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On A Dark & Crooked Path A Dark & Crooked Tale Book I by Axel Vale

On A Dark & Crooked Path: A Dark & Crooked Tale Book I

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