Virtual Book Tour + #Giveaway: SEED by Shelly Campbell @ShellyCFineArt @GoddessFish

SEED

Shelly Campbell

GENRE: Horror/Dark Science Fiction

BLURB:

Glitching between dimensions wasn't supposed to be my life, but sometimes you have to dance with the darkness.

I should be dead. Shot twice through the chest. But the Embassy saved me because I’m a one-of-a-kind freak who blips to worlds they can’t reach. Now I’m their personal mule, raiding collapsing planets to fatten their coffers. Lucky me.

And things have gone from bad to worse. My old team is being held hostage, my family’s in danger, and the darkness hunts me across realities. My one shot to end this living hell? Take down the Embassy, save Charlie, and torch the whole rotten system. Simple, right? One misstep though, and we’re toast. Alien breach. Apocalypse. End scene.

If I fail, the darkness won’t stop until it swallows us whole.

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 Excerpt:

Heaviness blankets me. A childish part of me wanted to hang onto the idea that I was an instrumental part of saving the universe. More than that though, I’d hoped that Cory slipped me his wedding ring so he could save me. For a single stupid moment, I thought this was about me. Why do I keep doing this? Falling for the idea that people care about me for who I am and not what I can do for them? The only people who loved me like that are my family, and I can’t ever reach them again without inadvertently siccing the darkness on them. I take a deep, hollow breath before asking, “What do you want, Cory?”

Interview with Shelly Campbell

What is your favorite part of the book?

My favorite part of Seed, book 3 in the Dark Walker trilogy, is the ending. I worked really hard to tie together all the loose threads in the series, and I really tried to nail the landing for a satisfying ending, not just to the book itself, but to the entire series. I’d tell you more, but that would spoil the story! Hopefully this ending feels unexpected, but leaves you wrapping up the series feeling nostalgic, emotionally wrung out, but content. Does that make sense?

Does your book have a lesson? Moral?

I don’t think I’d call it a lesson. The whole series is kind of a love letter to anyone who has ever felt forgotten or invisible, who has brushed against (or been engulfed by) a darkness that felt too big to stand against. You are not alone. You’re brave and strong and incredible and we’re fighting with you. You don’t have to be loud to have huge impacts on your world. Sometimes quiet people save the world too!

Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?

David, the main character in this series, isn’t based on a real person, but he is based on certain stages of life. Do you remember being a teenager and wanting to make a huge impact on the world around you but kind of feeling helpless and invisible to do so? Have you ever felt really alone even when you’re in a room full of family and friends? Does it feel like you could just disappear, and the world wouldn’t even notice you were gone? David is based on those concepts and how everyone has an invisible battle that they’re struggling with—even if it’s not actual invisibility, alien attacks or apocalypses.

Of all the characters you have created, which is your favorite and why?

Oh, that’s easy. Yes. It’s David. He is so much braver and stronger than I am. He’s how I wish I could respond to all the awful real life things that feel too big and horrible and inevitable for me to change. I wouldn’t survive the things I’ve put him through—I’m a huge scaredy-cat. I also love that David loves his family and friends, even when they can’t see him, and he wants to save his world, even if he has to die for it—and no-one will remember him afterward. Plus, he responds to stressful situations with goofy humor. I like that about him. He’s a good egg.

What character in your book are you least likely to get along with?

Probably the twins. David’s brothers Jord and Jess are annoying, loud, and brash. They mean well, and this book does a good job of showing that they love David in their own way, but man, I just want to slap them sometimes 😊

What would the main character in your book have to say about you?

Absolutely nothing good, I’m sure. I put David through the wringer. He goes through so much awful, traumatic stuff. If he had anything to say to me, I’m sure it would be laden with colorful cursing—and it would be well-deserved. Sorry, David.

Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?

This series is definitely not one where each book stands on its own. They are very interconnected and they build of the backs of their predecessors. It would be best to start with Gulf, then Breach, and Seed last. If you are disheartened that you are only hearing about the series with book 3, fear not! They are all short reads, and the story is complete at three books. I’d love if you gave the Dark Walker trilogy a try. Thanks so much for having me on the blog!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

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 and drawing dragons to be so much easier on the stomach. Shelly writes speculative fiction ranging from grimdark fantasy, to sci-fi and horror. She’d love to hear from you.

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