The Black Star of Kingston

By: S. D. Smith

$11.95

A century before Heather and Picket’s adventures in The Green Ember, a displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival.

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.

This is the first book in the prequel series The Tales of Old Natalia.

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Product Description


There are three storylines within this series. The main storyline includes The Green EmberEmber FallsEmber 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

Praise for The Black Star of Kingston:

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

“More thrills, more danger, more friendship, more disaster, and a steady, constant gleam of hope. The next one can’t come soon enough.” –James D. Witmer

Additional Information

Weight .125 kg
Dimensions 7 × 4.5 × .35 in
ISBN 13

9780986223532

Published Date

July 2015

Author

S. D. Smith

Publisher

Story Warren Books

Format

Paperback

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