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About S. D. Smith
S. D. Smith writes NEW STORIES WITH AN OLD SOUL, featuring #RabbitsWithSwords.
Smith is the award-losing author of The Green Ember Series, a middle-grade adventure fantasy saga in progress.
He lives with his wife and four kids in West Virginia, because it would be weird to live with someone else's wife and kids in West Virginia, or anywhere else. Right?
He loves his family, cookies, soccer, tacos, books, and West Virginia.
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Blog postIt’s the confluence of Father’s Day and Juneteenth (both yesterday) and West Virginia Day (today, happy 159). So, let me tell you some of what my dad taught me about race growing up in our beloved Mountain State.
I played ball with black kids and had black coaches as a kid. I heard about the klan and got really scared—for them and, for some reason, my own safety. My dad had to tell me about their history and explained why it’s wicked to look at skin tone instead of heart for con1 week ago Read more -
Blog postYou asked. We answered. We’re releasing our OFFICIAL Green Ember Book Club & Party Guide in download format for idea and activity inspiration. It comes in a printable PDF format which contains links for further resources that are clickable. This 32 page guide includes: discussion questions, coloring pages, activities, and more! We want you to […]
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Thank you for coming to the Prince Lander and the Dragon War launch party! If you missed the live, you can still watch the video here on our Green Ember YouTube channel.
More Videos: Picket Packslayer SongThe Green Ember COMPLETE Audiobook | With IllustrationsPrince Lander and the Dragon War Audiobook | First 4 Chapters Green Ember Audiobooks Meet West Virginia native Eric Fritzius, the excellent narrator for six G2 months ago Read more -
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Blog postToday is the day! Prince Lander and the Dragon War is available in Audiobook, eBook, and print form at Amazon and more retailers. We’re celebrating TODAY with a live launch party at 7:30PM ET over on our Green Ember YouTube Channel! There will be a Q & A, reading, giveaways, and more. (Picket Packslayer may […]
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Blog postI got to hang out with a bunch of writers last weekend. I enjoyed meeting up with friends and making some new ones. I loved meeting readers and listening to their encouraging words about the books we’ve shared between us. Elizabeth Yates said, “A writer only begins a book, it is the reader who completes […]
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Blog postPrefer to watch? Check out the video version. Salutations Ya’ll, It’s April! The smell of grassoline will soon fill our nostrils. Green Writers will give way to Lawn Choppers and we’ll be mowing and growing into spring. Seriously, as Holy Week approaches, we have so much to reflect on and be grateful for. I do. […]
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Blog postHey Pals,
Signed copies are back in stock, for a LIMITED TIME. This is the last chance to get a signed first edition of Prince Lander and the Dragon War, unless you catch me at one of the rare events I’m attending this year.
I’m not traveling much this year, but I’m going to be at HopeWords Conference this weekend. It’s a great conference in Bluefield, West Virginia, which is not terribly far from my Grandview home. I’m really excited to meet many of you. If you’re there, be s3 months ago Read more -
Blog postPrefer to watch? Check out the video version, complete with outtakes.
Howdy Partners,
I LOVE seeing the videos and pictures of kids getting Prince Lander and the Dragon War! It’s awesome to see your family holding in your hands what my family touched just the other day when we signed and prepped the books. I hope you enjoy this tenth Green Ember adventure. I’m so grateful for your help in Operation Black Star Rising. It was wonderful, a big success that helped introduce this t3 months ago Read more -
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Blog postGOAL!
Make The Black Star of Kingston an Amazon Hit on Kindle.
In order to….Raise its visibility for readers on Amazon.
In order to…Introduce lots of people to the Old Natalia trilogy and, thus, the new book!
HOW?
Easy…
You spend 99 cents and grab it on Kindle.You rank it five stars.Let me know you’re at mission accomplished stage in the comments for a chance to win one of TEN signed Black Star print editions! (If you already bought it ON KINDLE4 months ago Read more -
Blog postHappy Birthday Ember Rising! We’re celebrating with a GIVEAWAY so read on!
“The seed of the new world smolders,” he cried. “But a fire comes first. Bear the flame!”
A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin’s shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind’s upright insurrection.
Hope for a Healing
Work for the Mending
Fight for the Rising
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Blog postI’m never sure what to say when world events are so intense and the words of an ordinary children’s author from West Virginia on social media feel so unnecessary. “Stay in your lane,” I tell myself. And that’s good advice. We probably need far fewer experts on the “out there” and more people living faithfully […]
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Blog postHello, Friends!
We have had an incredible response to the new book. Thank you for that! And thanks for your encouraging responses to the essay I shared about why my books are sometimes flagged by zealous critics as being too intense—why they aren’t safe, but are good. The overwhelmingly positive reaction has been a reminder to me of why I love serving you.
We are always all about inviting people to begin their Green Ember journey and a new book is a great occasion to do that!4 months ago Read more
Titles By S. D. Smith
The Green Ember (The Green Ember Series Book 1)
Dec 12, 2014
$2.99
Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.
Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend.
Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?
Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend.
Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?
$3.99
Old Natalia, during the declining years of
Whitson Mariner and the rise of tyrannical
dragons and their master, Namoz Dragonking.
Rabbitkind faces extinction, and Prince Lander must follow his aging father to the last desperate edge of hope. A possible future is glimpsed dimly through a veil of darkness and death. This will not be a safe ending.
Blood calls.
Oathbreakers attack.
Allies fracture.
Legends end.
“The tenth Green Ember book is fantastic from beginning to end. It has heart, humor, and plenty of heroics. With new breakout characters, dynamic pacing, and a thrilling conclusion, it’s a must-read.” —Brian Jones, Animation Executive
Whitson Mariner and the rise of tyrannical
dragons and their master, Namoz Dragonking.
Rabbitkind faces extinction, and Prince Lander must follow his aging father to the last desperate edge of hope. A possible future is glimpsed dimly through a veil of darkness and death. This will not be a safe ending.
Blood calls.
Oathbreakers attack.
Allies fracture.
Legends end.
“The tenth Green Ember book is fantastic from beginning to end. It has heart, humor, and plenty of heroics. With new breakout characters, dynamic pacing, and a thrilling conclusion, it’s a must-read.” —Brian Jones, Animation Executive
Ember's End (The Green Ember Series Book 4)
Mar 31, 2020
$4.99
The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the Green Ember Series. The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond.
My place beside you,
my blood for yours,
till the Green Ember . . .
ends.
“The end has come, and you’ll be on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns you’ve come to expect from this series. Honor, sacrifice, and surprises abound in this thrilling finale.”
- Carolyn Leiloglou, author of Noah Green: Junior Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet (Spork 2019), Library's Most Wanted (Pelican 2020)
My place beside you,
my blood for yours,
till the Green Ember . . .
ends.
“The end has come, and you’ll be on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns you’ve come to expect from this series. Honor, sacrifice, and surprises abound in this thrilling finale.”
- Carolyn Leiloglou, author of Noah Green: Junior Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet (Spork 2019), Library's Most Wanted (Pelican 2020)
Ember Rising (The Green Ember Series Book 3)
Mar 8, 2018
$3.99
A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin’s shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind’s upright insurrection.
Hope for a Healing
Work for the Mending
Fight for the Rising
Hope for a Healing
Work for the Mending
Fight for the Rising
Ember Falls (The Green Ember Series Book 2)
Sep 11, 2016
$2.99
The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits improbably thrust into pivotal roles.
The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat?
My Place Beside You
My Blood For Yours
Till The Green... Ember Falls
The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat?
My Place Beside You
My Blood For Yours
Till The Green... Ember Falls
The Archer's Cup (Green Ember Archer Book 3)
Nov 10, 2020
by
S. D. Smith
$3.99
A Green Ember Archer story set in the midst of the buildup to the last battles for Natalia.
In this sequel to The Last Archer and The First Fowler, Jo Shanks is charged with aiding Emma on her mission to unite the secret citadels in their fight against the Preylord slavers. Alongside Cole and Heyna Blackstar, Jo and Emma must enter into the heart of a community in confusion.
Something is wrong at Blackstone Citadel. Can Jo and his friends solve the mystery and enlist Blackstone said in time to rendezvous with their allies fighting for the Mended Wood?
A citadel on the edge.
An insidious mystery to unravel.
Who will target the terror?
In this sequel to The Last Archer and The First Fowler, Jo Shanks is charged with aiding Emma on her mission to unite the secret citadels in their fight against the Preylord slavers. Alongside Cole and Heyna Blackstar, Jo and Emma must enter into the heart of a community in confusion.
Something is wrong at Blackstone Citadel. Can Jo and his friends solve the mystery and enlist Blackstone said in time to rendezvous with their allies fighting for the Mended Wood?
A citadel on the edge.
An insidious mystery to unravel.
Who will target the terror?
The First Fowler (Green Ember Archer Book 2)
Dec 16, 2019
by
S. D. Smith
$3.99
A Green Ember story set after the attack on Cloud Mountain and the battle at Jupiter’s Crossing.
In this sequel to The Last Archer, Jo Shanks is back in action against the Preylord tyrants. Alongside Helmer and Emma, this riveting adventure sees Jo on a perilous journey where survival and the cause itself are at stake.
Faced with a calamitous quandary, the loyal band of rabbits must break out of a fatal trap and survive to breathe life into the fledgling resistance.
An heir in peril. An archer hunted from the skies.
Who will hunt the hunter?
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“The battle is on for the Mended Wood, and a perilous journey awaits the courageous band of rabbits we’ve come to love so much. With birds of prey stalking the air and wolves encamped at every turn, just how far can bravery and ingenuity take them? The First Fowler is another thrilling tale from the mind of S.D. Smith, who is at his best when helping us see the beauty of a life spent in service to a greater cause. My family cannot get enough of The Green Ember Series”
Scott James, author of The Littlest Watchman, The Expected One, Mission Accomplished, and the forthcoming children’s book Where Is Wisdom? (B&H, March 2020)
In this sequel to The Last Archer, Jo Shanks is back in action against the Preylord tyrants. Alongside Helmer and Emma, this riveting adventure sees Jo on a perilous journey where survival and the cause itself are at stake.
Faced with a calamitous quandary, the loyal band of rabbits must break out of a fatal trap and survive to breathe life into the fledgling resistance.
An heir in peril. An archer hunted from the skies.
Who will hunt the hunter?
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“The battle is on for the Mended Wood, and a perilous journey awaits the courageous band of rabbits we’ve come to love so much. With birds of prey stalking the air and wolves encamped at every turn, just how far can bravery and ingenuity take them? The First Fowler is another thrilling tale from the mind of S.D. Smith, who is at his best when helping us see the beauty of a life spent in service to a greater cause. My family cannot get enough of The Green Ember Series”
Scott James, author of The Littlest Watchman, The Expected One, Mission Accomplished, and the forthcoming children’s book Where Is Wisdom? (B&H, March 2020)
$3.99
Old Natalia, soon after Captain Blackstar saved king and cause on the shores of Ayman Lake.
Battered, but determined, Whitson Mariner leads his displaced rabbits into new dangers on a journey to their undiscovered home.
Whitson the king, Lillie the queen, Prince Lander, and loyal Massie Burnson must rise from the wreckage of betrayal to rescue the cause once more.
Treason broods.
Monsters menace.
Battle beckons.
A community rises.
My place beside you.
My blood for yours.
Till the Green Ember rises…
Or the end of the world!
Battered, but determined, Whitson Mariner leads his displaced rabbits into new dangers on a journey to their undiscovered home.
Whitson the king, Lillie the queen, Prince Lander, and loyal Massie Burnson must rise from the wreckage of betrayal to rescue the cause once more.
Treason broods.
Monsters menace.
Battle beckons.
A community rises.
My place beside you.
My blood for yours.
Till the Green Ember rises…
Or the end of the world!
The Last Archer (Green Ember Archer Book 1)
Dec 12, 2017
by
S. D. Smith
$2.99
A Green Ember story set during Heather and Picket's arrival at Cloud Mountain, The Last Archer follows the journey of Jo Shanks. Jo is a gifted archer with a burden on his back and a fire within. Eager to see the Longtreaders receive justice, he travels from his Halfwind Citadel home to a Cloud Mountain poised on the brink of war. What he finds there will confront his convictions and test his resolve as the war begins and King Jupiter's heir is revealed.
A kingdom in the balance. An arrow aimed at the heart of darkness.
Who will take the shot?
Special Edition! Read the opening chapters of The Green Ember Book III: Ember Rising.
A kingdom in the balance. An arrow aimed at the heart of darkness.
Who will take the shot?
Special Edition! Read the opening chapters of The Green Ember Book III: Ember Rising.
$2.99
“S. D. Smith has done it again. The Black Star of Kingston is a book I’ll be shouting about from the rooftops for a long time coming.” — Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Revival
A century before Heather and Picket’s adventures in The Green Ember, a
displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival.
My place beside you
My blood for yours
Till the Green Ember rises
Or the end of the world.
Whitson Mariner and Fleck Blackstar face old fears and new enemies, forging a legend that will echo through the ages.
Old wars haunt. New enemies threaten. An oath is born.
A hero rises.
A century before Heather and Picket’s adventures in The Green Ember, a
displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival.
My place beside you
My blood for yours
Till the Green Ember rises
Or the end of the world.
Whitson Mariner and Fleck Blackstar face old fears and new enemies, forging a legend that will echo through the ages.
Old wars haunt. New enemies threaten. An oath is born.
A hero rises.