S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million+ selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. The Green Ember spent time as the number one bestselling audiobook in the world on Audible. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as the touching throwback adventure, The Found Boys. Finally, he has co-authored two fantasy adventure novels with his son (J. C. Smith), Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key and Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings.

Smith’s stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Though packed with old school virtue and moral imagination, Smith doesn't merely create "safe" stories, but bold, daring, truthful tales of light that help shape children who become dangerous—dangerous to the darkness.

Smith is a founder and owner of Story Warren, a publishing, events, and IP development house based in rural West Virginia. Story Warren exists to serve families as “allies in imagination.” S. D. Smith lives in Grandview, West Virginia with his wife and four kids.

An unexpected journey began when there were rabbits in the yard. On the porch with his young daughter, S. D. Smith improvised a story from his mind, inspired by the natural beauty of West Virginia. These tales of a rabbit family caught up in an epic adventure became a cherished narrative shared with his children, transforming into what hundreds of thousands would come to love and recognize worldwide. These stories of hope, anchored in the humble surroundings of West Virginia, rose to become a global phenomenon, resonating with families everywhere.