Beyond the Black Gate
(2023)(The fifth book in the Book of Thrice Dead series)
A novel by Joseph Sale
Betrayed by his gods, the infamous killer and madman Craig Smiley swears an oath of vengeance...
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
Genre: Horror
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
Genre: Horror
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