Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key is an enchanting adventure in the tradition of Tolkien and Lewis, as well as Spielberg and Lucas. But this fantastical journey launches in rural West Virginia in the eighties, with a half-Appalachian, half-African kid trying to escape the town he sees defining his small, sad life. Jack discovers a gate hiding a city between twelve realms, and finds out where he truly belongs in a surprising, satisfying adventure.

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S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

J.C. Smith is a sixteen-year old student, author, screenwriter, musician, and visual artist. When he’s not creating and collaborating on stories, Josiah enjoys soccer, music, and the study and practice of filmmaking. He lives in Grandview, West Virginia, with his parents and three siblings.

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There are three storylines within this series. The main storyline includes The Green Ember, Ember Falls, Ember Rising, and Ember’s End. Readers follow Heather and Picket as they join the fight to save their world.

The Tales of Old Natalia is a prequel series and includes The Black Star of Kingston, The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner, and Prince Lander and the Dragon War (ships mid-April 2022).

The third storyline, the Green Ember Archer series, is set during the main one but is written from Jo Shanks’ perspective. It includes The Last Archer, The First Fowler, and The Archer’s Cup.

There is a suggested reading order but there are other combinations that work too.

About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

Praise for Prince Lander and the Dragon War:

“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

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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The Green Ember (hardcover)
Ember Falls (hardcover)
Ember Rising (hardcover)
Ember’s End (hardcover)

About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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There are three storylines within this series. The main storyline includes The Green Ember, Ember Falls, Ember Rising, and Ember’s End. Readers follow Heather and Picket as they join the fight to save their world.

The Tales of Old Natalia is a prequel series and includes The Black Star of Kingston, The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner, and Prince Lander and the Dragon War (ships mid-April 2022).

The third storyline, the Green Ember Archer series, is set during the main one but is written from Jo Shanks’ perspective. It includes The Last Archer, The First Fowler, and The Archer’s Cup.

There is a suggested reading order but there are other combinations that work too.

About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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There are three storylines within this series. The main storyline includes The Green Ember, Ember Falls, Ember Rising, and Ember’s End. Readers follow Heather and Picket as they join the fight to save their world.

The Tales of Old Natalia is a prequel series and includes The Black Star of Kingston, The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner, and Prince Lander and the Dragon War (ships mid-April 2022).

The third storyline, the Green Ember Archer series, is set during the main one but is written from Jo Shanks’ perspective. It includes The Last Archer, The First Fowler, and The Archer’s Cup.

There is a suggested reading order but there are other combinations that work too.

About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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There are three storylines within this series. The main storyline includes The Green Ember, Ember Falls, Ember Rising, and Ember’s End. Readers follow Heather and Picket as they join the fight to save their world.

The Tales of Old Natalia is a prequel series and includes The Black Star of Kingston, The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner, and Prince Lander and the Dragon War (ships mid-April 2022).

The third storyline, the Green Ember Archer series, is set during the main one but is written from Jo Shanks’ perspective. It includes The Last Archer, The First Fowler, and The Archer’s Cup.

There is a suggested reading order but there are other combinations that work too.

About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

Praise for Ember’s End:

“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)

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

Praise for Ember’s End:

“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)

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About S. D. Smith:

S.D. Smith is the best husband Gina Smith has so far had and father to four Smithereens who are still young enough to appreciate what passes for his wit and wisdom. Sam is a West Virginia native, a sometime sojourner in southern Africa and the Caribbean, and current resident of his house.

Sam is an award-losing author, having featured as a runner-up for the West Virginia Fiction Award, World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. He has also lost every other literary award ever given over the entire course of human history. 

Sam is a co-founder of Story Warren, a site for parents and others dedicated to helping foster holy imagination in children. He is passionate about Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation, about how stories and play can train us for a richer faith and more intentional lives.

About The Green Ember:

• Finalist for Audible’s Kid’s Book of the Year
• Spent days as #1 bestselling overall audiobook in the world on Audible
• Persistently Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in multiple categories in multiple formats (print, ebook, audio)
• Achieved Top 100 Author Rank on Amazon (highest at #51 overall)
• Spent days as #1 Bestselling Kid’s Audiobook in the World on Audible, topping Harry Potter
• Finalist for Children’s Book of the Year in World Magazine

Praise for The First Fowler:

“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)

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