Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Shelly Campbell's books

126 ratings | 93 reviews | avg rating:4.76

Shelly’s Year In Books

Shelly’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Shelly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Shelly’s 2025 Year in Books

Shelly Campbell’s Followers (118)

Shelly’s Bookshelves

to-read (21)
currently-reading (13)
read (134)
did-not-finish (0)

Shelly’s Friends (196)

Zack Riley

30 books | 304 friends

Chad

452 books | 659 friends

Jessica Piro

1,046 books | 264 friends

Lauren Sapala

1,159 books | 3,580 friends

Julia Lewis

1,079 books | 85 friends

Gautam Bhatia

746 books | 420 friends

Carly | inkdrinkersdelight_

1,521 books | 75 friends

Julie - One Book More

4,981 books | 2,033 friends

More friends…

Shelly Campbell

Goodreads Author

Website

https://www.shellycampbellauthorandart.com/

Twitter

ShellyCFineArt

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Member Since

September 2018

edit data

At a young age, Shelly Campbell wanted to be an air show pilot or a pirate, possibly a dragon and definitely a writer and artist. She’s piloted a Cessna 172 through spins and stalls, and sailed up the east coast on a tall ship barque—mostly without projectile vomiting. In the end, Shelly found writing stories and drawing dragons to be so much easier on the stomach.

Shelly's tales are speculative fiction, tending toward literary with dollops of oddity. She enjoys the challenge of exploring new techniques and subject matter, and strives to embed inspiring stories in her writing and art. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Shelly Campbell questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Shelly Campbell’s books

Average rating: 4.27 · 513 ratings · 211 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gulf (Dark Walker, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 154 ratings — 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
	Under the Lesser Moon (The Marked Son, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 87 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
	Midnight From Beyond the Stars by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author), James Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 93 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
	Making Myths and Magic: A Field Guide to Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy by Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author), Allison Alexander (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — 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
	Knowledge Itself (Sol Survivors, #1) by Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author), Megan King 4.54 avg rating — 35 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
	Voice of the Banished (The Marked Son, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 34 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
	Breach (Dark Walker #2) 4.57 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Seed (Dark Walker #3) 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	A Warrior Still 3.80 avg rating — 15 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
	Madness of People (Sol Survivors, #2) by Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author), Megan King 4.89 avg rating — 9 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

More books by Shelly Campbell…

0 posts
Shelly Campbell's Blog

Shelly Campbell hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Series by Shelly Campbell

Dark Walker (3 books)
by

Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author)

4.31 avg rating — 210 ratings

The Marked Son (2 books)
by

Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author)

4.33 avg rating — 121 ratings

Sol Survivors (2 books)
by

Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author),

Megan King

4.61 avg rating — 44 ratings

Shelly is Currently Reading

Shelly Campbell is currently reading

Tinker

by Jennifer M. Lane (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Jun 13, 2026 08:51PM

Shelly Campbell is currently reading

One of Us

by Craig DiLouie (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

May 23, 2026 07:53AM

Shelly Campbell is currently reading

Wayward (Wanderers, #2)

by Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Jan 22, 2026 06:48PM

rss
Shelly’s Recent Updates

Shelly Campbell liked Sarah's review of Breach (Dark Walker #2): "I was fully prepared for another heart stopping terror, similar to what Gulf delivered. However I was lured in much like the main character into a sense of complacency before the ‘maybe I shouldn’t read this in the dark’ paranoia reappeared. I can ha" Read more of this review »
Oct 16, 2026 10:06AM · see review
Shelly Campbell and 1 other person liked K's review of Under the Lesser Moon (The Marked Son, #1): "VERYYY GRIM. 😮 This was incredibly well written, with a lot of really lovely language - so much so, that I found myself wanting to keep going. And I really did want to find out how it ended. However, I will say, I didn't realize when I picked it up th" Read more of this review »
Oct 06, 2026 11:16PM · see review
Shelly Campbell liked Alleyymarie's review of Gulf (Dark Walker, #1):
Aug 29, 2026 06:34PM · see review
Shelly Campbell liked sean gillis's review of Gulf (Dark Walker, #1):
Aug 14, 2026 10:17PM · see review
Shelly Campbell is currently reading Tinker by Jennifer M. Lane (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
Jun 13, 2026 08:51PM · like
Shelly Campbell rated a book it was amazing Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) by Martha Wells (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
Jun 13, 2026 08:50PM · like
Shelly Campbell is currently reading One of Us by Craig DiLouie (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
May 23, 2026 07:53AM · like
Shelly Campbell is currently reading Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) by Martha Wells (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
May 08, 2026 08:31PM · like
Shelly Campbell rated a book it was amazing Shake Out the Ghosts by Al Hess (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
Al has a knack for pairing unique world-building with wholesome—yet tortured—characters who are easy to cheer for. Shake Out the Ghosts serves up what seems like a simple haunting story, but unravels into so much more. If you love a diverse cast of s ...more
Mar 21, 2026 10:01PM · 1 like · like · see review
Shelly Campbell is starting Shake Out the Ghosts Shake Out the Ghosts by Al Hess (Goodreads Author) progress:	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
Mar 19, 2026 08:02PM · like · see status

More of Shelly's books…

Quotes by Shelly Campbell (?)

“You don’t have the balls for it. First gun in your face, you pissed your pants. That’s what happens when you try to be part of something bigger, David.”
― Shelly Campbell, Gulf

0 likes

“You were loud, David, really loud. Something will come for you now, hungry like a magpie, ready to hollow out all your soft parts. And you can’t stop it.”
― Shelly Campbell, Gulf

0 likes

“This is a city afraid of the dark. This is a place that banishes shadows because it knows that what likes to hide there is not the stuff of childhood nightmares but something tangible that’s coming for them.”
― Shelly Campbell, Breach

0 likes

See all Shelly Campbell's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Horror Aficionados : What were your favourite Horror books/movies in 2021?	23	95	Jan 23, 2022 10:09AM
Horror Aficionados : October 2021 Group Read with the Guest Authors from the MIDNIGHT FROM BEYOND THE STARS anthology	96	141	Jun 18, 2022 11:39AM