Bøker av Joseph Sale

"The vow of black revenge, his new forbidden deity..." The Lord of Desire is epic fantasy in poetic form. Edeus, a naive twenty-one year old living a quotidian life in a quaint village, knows nothing of desires beyond his simple needs, until traitorous raiders-newly swearing allegiance to the Lord of Desire-burn his village, massacre his friends, defile his lover, and leave him for dead. Swearing revenge against the Lord, he sets out on an epic journey that will take him into realms beyond imagination. Guided by a mysterious ally, The Gimp, who has foresworn all personal Desire to achieve magical powers, and Peta, a cartographer with an adventurous spirit, Edeus must find his true Self in a world of chaos, transformation, and bitter loss. The Lord of Desire will please fans of dark, epic fantasy in the vein of Rob J. Hayes's THE WAR ETERNAL and erotically charged horror like Clive Barker's HELLRAISER. Come face to face with the true beast of humanity, and learn how far one must go to avenge lost innocence... Praise for the author "A rare and meticulously crafted gem in an age of rapid mass consumption." Christa Wojchiechowski, author of OBLIVION BLACK and WRITERS' MASTERMIND "Breathtaking work of genius..." Iseult Murphy, author of ALL OF ME and 7 DAYS IN HELL "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of JUNIPER and ONLY THE STAINS REMAIN

An ancient relic, a threat to the Known World, a man of iron... In the year 939 of the Era of Empires, the outcast Corooi, Sorath, whose wings have been broken for his former crimes, digs up something thought extinct: one of the Ironmen of old, believed to have been destroyed by Valthorian in the Aronian Era. Sorath's first thought is of profit: maybe he can buy his way back into favour with the Corooi King who sentenced him to exile. But such thoughts are banished once Sorath becomes involved in a struggle of cosmic scope as dark forces descend upon the Known World. It is up to Sorath and his new companion, the ancient Ironman Vorkalion, to stop them, and in the process, atone for his sins. But in order to confront the darkness both Sorath and Vorkalion will need to realise and confront a terrifying destiny...The Last Ironman is a hair-raising tale set in the legendary universe of Dead World and written in poetic form. Immerse yourself in the lore-rich tapestry of a master-storyteller as you embark upon a dark adventure to the very throne of evil itself.

All paths converge in this, the concluding chapter of The Book of Thrice Dead. An ancient, primordial entity has awoken and sweeps across the multiverse. One by one, each universe falls, its defenders shattered. Soon, it will reach Smiley's world, and then there will be nothing left. From the far corners of the multiverse, a desperate group gathers. The only hope of saving existence itself now rests on the shoulders of killers, psychopaths, prophetesses, and a broken man. Return to the Black Gate is the final epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show.Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

The multiverse is ending; only villains can stop it... From the ashes of the nuclear apocalypse, The Apostles rule the rubble of New York with murderous intent and otherworldly powers. Their leader is The Prince, who, with the curse of foresight, dominates the present. Brian Mor, the Man in the Black Hat, was once a loyal Apostle, a bringer of death. He has done terrible things in the name of the fragile order, so scarce in the New World. But now he's begun to question the Prince's power. There are things he cannot see, and if the Prince has lied about his power, what else isn't true? Has his whole life been a joke? Ultimately Brian Mor has to decide whether the brutality of a fragile peace is better than a chaotic hope for the future, and does one life pay for another? Prince of the Wasteland is the first epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show.Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

Four interconnected stories reveal the untold tales of the four horsemen of the apocalypse... The Wasteland has fallen, the Prince is dead. Smiley has opened The Black Gate. The apocalypse spreads, overcoming more and more worlds. In the Third Book of Thrice Dead four stories weave together to tell the tale of those heading towards Nekyia-The City of Lost Souls. Story one: In 'The Circle', a desert of lies and illusions, a prophet, a cripple and a lycanthrope must come together to fight the Lord of Illusion, Yin. But even if they free themselves, to what other reality will they be borne? Story two: Back on Earth in 2061, Facility 2-13 has gone into meltdown, threatening to release the hordes of mutants upon the Earth. They will wreak untold death and destruction if no one can hold them in check. The cause and the solution may ultimately lead us to only one place... Story three: Before there was the Wasteland, people were disappearing from the streets of London. Cris's wife is one of them. If he wants her back he must play a sick game with the Taking Man. But who this sick player of dark games is, and where Cris's wife has been taken, are answers to questions that this world might not be able to provide... And in story four, our universes collide in Nekyia, The City of Lost Souls, and one who was thought dead will rise. Horsemen of the Apocalypse is the third epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show. Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

A deadly cat and mouse game between detective and serial killer unfolds across two worlds. True Detective in space. The world of the Wasteland has come to its knees. Across the universe, between the cracks of reality, yet other worlds await their fall... In the Second Book of Thrice Dead, a new world has prospered, reaching out beyond Earth to the stars... Seven years ago, Detectives Rogers and Marvin put the most dangerous serial killer ever known behind bars. Craig Smiley was a man who did not merely kill for fun or need, but because he believed he could raise the Gods of the Black Gate. Thought insane, they exiled Smiley to the prison colonies and filthy mines of Mars, hoping there he would rot. However, Smiley won't be caged, and once again Rogers and Marvin must hunt a man that might not only be a serial killer, but a prophet and a conjuror of powers beyond imagination and control. The fate of another world stands in the balance. The apocalypse isn't coming; it's already here... Gods of the Black Gate is the second epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show. Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

The Prince, prophet of the end times, must answer for the sins of his past-but can even a soul as dark as his find redemption? The harbingers of the end-times, drawn from across the multiverse, arrive in the mysterious city of Nekyia: Dr. Monaghan, The Taking Man, Yin the Dark Magician, and above them all: The Prince. The Prince seeks dominion over the dark and magical city, but history has a way of repeating itself, and already rebel factions are stirring, dissent rises, and something else-unseen and terrifying-awakens beneath the city, something that will put even The Prince's powers to the test. But this time things are different: Fay, the powerful prophetess, stands by the Prince's side, and is perhaps the only one who can catalyst a change within him, asking the question whether one of the most despicable souls imaginable deserves a chance at redemption. Queen of Last Hope is the fourth epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show.Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

Craig Smiley lives. Transported to a mythical realm beyond the Black Gate, Smiley has been betrayed by the very gods he once served. Now, he has only one recourse: to kill the very gods that made him. At first, the idea seems impossible, but with every life he claims Smiley draws one step closer to his insane goal. In their desperation to stop Smiley, the gods turn to a power they do not fully understand... Beyond the Black Gate is the fifth epic instalment of The Book of Thrice Dead. A six part multiverse apocalypse, uniquely blending of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Think King's Dark Tower meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show.Praise for the series: "What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has been forged in the flames like the One Ring." -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Juniper and Only The Stains Remain"Lovecraftian and Barker-esque... stunning truly." -Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author of Mastodon and The Stranger "Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending." -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive"Breathtaking world-building and lyrical prose." -Iseult Murphy, author of 7 Days In Hell and All of Me"A mythical juggernaut..." -Christa Wojciechowski, author of Oblivion Black"Utterly original..." -Andrew Benson Brown, critic and author of Legends of Liberty

Once, he killed in the name of the gods. Now, he?ll kill the gods. Following on from the events of Gods of the Black Gate. Craig Smiley was once one of the most dangerous serial killers the world had ever known. He killed in the name of seven dark gods. Now, betrayed and offered up as a sacrifice by the very deities he served, Smiley finds himself transported to a mysterious realm beyond the Black Gate. On a quest for revenge, and possibly redemption, Smiley will face the gods that made him, and kill for the very last time.

"There are those who bow to darkness. And there are others to whom darkness bows." In 2060 Caleb Rogers and his partner Tom Marvin put away one of the most dangerous serial killers Texas has ever known: Craig Smiley, an ex-infantry mental patient who believes he can summon seven gods through a series of disturbing rituals. Caleb and Tom secured him a life sentence in Mars's toughest prison. They thought the whole thing was finished. But when Smiley escapes the prison seven years later and sets out once again on his insane mission, Caleb and Tom are sent to Mars to track him down. Both cop and criminal are determined to finish what they started. Only the criminal will stop at nothing. Gods of the Black Gate is part thriller, part supernatural horror, part sci-fi blockbuster and at its heart: a journey of spiritual descent.

In this new title, James Sale, author of Mapping Motivation and creator of the Motivational Map, explores the mythical triumphs and tribulations of the workplace, how to stay motivated on the quest of life, and how to overcome the monsters and obstacles that way-lay us. This guide is essential not only for Maps practitioners, but anyone seeking to become a modern day Odysseus and find their way home.

Pilot 93 has been cut off from New Babylon, lost through a wormhole. Communications have stopped. He is alone at the edge of the universe in a one man ship. With rapidly dwindling oxygen, food and fuel, he must find a way to survive, but what will prove even harder is finding a reason to. Haunted by visitations from an infamous serial killer and with only a black box of recordings and his ship's personality upload to draw strength from, Pilot 93's journey will challenge what it means to be lonely, what it means to be human, what it means to even be alive. In this sci-fi novella, Joseph Sale brings his usual flair for vivid characters and haunting imagery to bear whilst also employing a more intimate first person style that emotionally strikes to the heart. Aching, desperate and heroic, The Meaning of the Dark will surely be counted amongst his finest work.