Skel Harrington

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Skel Harrington is an author of dark speculative fiction. They grew up in the wilderness area of Oregon where they used books and endless expanses of solitary time to create their own friends. They now live in Portland, OR and know many wonderful real-life people. In their spare time, they illustrate the online series Little Dudes Have Feelings and perform as an improvisational comedian.


In 2018, Skelly changed their name from Gypsie Raleigh to Skelly Harrington. Some of their older works still reference that name.

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The Willful Instruments Trilogy

The Dying Light
The Hungry Souls
The Binding Blood

What Readers Are Saying

★★★★★

Horror wrapped in epic fantasy, liberally dipped in blood. . . . A gory rollercoaster of emotion that I want to ride repeatedly.

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

I have never read a book like this before. I have always loved fantasy, but not horror. That didn’t stop me. I was hooked from the first page and found it beautifully written, imaginative, and disturbing. The story, the characters, and the setting will stay with you and never let you go. Beware!

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, lush and bloody, I couldn’t put this book down.

★★★★★

Dark, gripping fantasy in which not a single character can escape unscathed, with beautiful turns of phrase and chilling, brutal violence.

Four authors have given me this sort of fear from their writing: Tad Williams; Charles de Lint; Neil Gaiman; and now, [Skelly Harrington]

Thrilling. Gruesome. Angelic. Ugly. Heaven and hell on a page.

★★★★★

Grabs you on page one and doesn’t let go. Not for the faint of heart, but so very good.

★★★★★

It’s dark, unforgiving, and very much the anti-Disney fairy tale. While technically fantasy, Soolie Beetch is every bit a horror as well. Don’t go into it looking for a happy ending, because there are none to be found for anyone. You can, however, expect to buy book two right after finishing this one. 

★★★★★

This book was a mixture of dark fantasy and horror that equaled perfection.

★★★★★

The Soolie Beetch trilogy is a truly remarkable work by nouvel auteur Skelly Harrington. I have tried to compare it to other works for this review to clarify what the reader will find. But comparing it to other authors would diminish and pigeonhole it in ways it should not. Having read thousands of works in my increasingly long life, I find this trilogy unique.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

I read this in a matter of a few hours.

★★★★★

What a stunningly gorgeous novel. You will fall in love with Soolie, and then you will question that decision.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Vivid, emotionally resonant dark fantasy

Skelly Harrington weaves an evocative, dark, but ultimately fulfilling tale of death and rebirth among inner and outer turmoil—a fascinating, memorable fantasy tale.

★★★★★

Skelly Harrington writes with the violence of George R. R. Martin, the otherworldly vision of N.K. Jemison, and Haven Kimmel’s unerring recognition of the vulnerability of parental love. A true horror story that somehow also lifts me up.

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