Smith seeks to echo the past by anchoring in the ancient virtues of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. I want my tales to resound with old words, old ways, and old wisdom.” “I want to look forward, to hope and dream, to gaze through the fog to the certain dawn of the true New World. Of hope.”Įmber Falls is a new story with an old soul. I want to serve them up like a good meal – dessert and all! But I want there to be an aftertaste, be it ever so faint, of glory. The stories we love as children chart our course in ways that even the best possible instruction never can. “Stories shape our longings and affections in a way that nothing else can. Smith is passionate about sparking and shaping imaginations. On display throughout The Green Ember Series, S. Sam enjoys watching and (occasionally) playing soccer, West Virginia sports, reading, and spending time with his family. His collaborative website, Story Warren, is an artful ally to parents who are eager to foster imagination at home. He is the author of three middle-grade adventure fantasy novels, The Green Ember, The Black Star of Kingston and Ember Falls. Smith lives with his wife and four kids in West Virginia. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat? The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits thrust into unlikely, pivotal parts.
Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.Įmber Falls begins the story where The Green Ember left off. In The Green Ember, readers were introduced to Heather and Picket – extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. On top of selling tens of thousands of copies and garnering effusive praise from readers, The Green Ember was also a finalists for World Magazine’s Children’s Book of the Year, and the audiobook was a finalist for Audible’s Kids Audiobook of the Year. It is one of the most highly-rated books on Amazon, with over 400 reviews, and 90% at five stars. The Green Ember was released in January 2015 and has consistently been a category leader and a bestseller on Amazon ever since. The Kickstarter rewards are packed with value and range from a basic Starter Pack, which includes the Ember Falls paperback and eBook, to a Newcomer Pack that introduces the reader to the whole series, to Packs that include an appearance by S. The Ember Falls Kickstarter opened on and will close on June 10, 2016. Ember Falls is the second book in The Green Ember Series, written by S. Story Warren Books announces the launch of the EMBER FALLS Kickstarter campaign.
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Help Pickett and Heather on their incredible journey by joining in one of the delightful levels offered. You can be a part of The Green Ember adventure by joining the Kickstarter program for Ember Falls. The imagination and protectiveness that these stories have inspired make them quite dear to my own heart. Hearing my boys cry out “My place beside you, my blood for yours” is becoming an everyday occurrence as they fight tree monsters in our yard.
F ask to listen to Black Star and The Green Ember over and over on our commutes to therapy and parkour. Adventure, loyalty, chivalry, danger, and redemption are all explored and made tangible in these writings. They are told in a manner that wraps you up in all the threads of the story until the entire tapestry unfolds. Smith describes these as “new stories with an old soul” and I couldn’t agree more. The Audible versions are exceptional, especially on days when my voice is tired or I just want to listen, too. A few of our newest favorite read aloud titles are The Black Star of Kingston and The Green Ember.
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