

Smith really wraps each individual plotline well. Without spoiling it, there are many plot twists throughout this book. Emma continues to lead the armies with wisdom. We see the resistance work together to strategize the best plan of action against the enemies. This is the fourth and final installment of The Green Ember series. When she reaches the bottom, she finds she is not alone in the tomb. When her uncle throws her into a tomb, we are to believe she will die. The end of the story, we are to believe the worst of Heather’s fate. Prince Kylen continues to be trouble throughout this story as his army of Terralain soldiers continue to work for Morbin. Emma has taken her role as heiress very seriously and works to command the armies with humility and wisdom. We meet so many new minor characters that add immensely to the story. Meanwhile, Pickett and Helmer, his mentor, are on their own adventure to resist evil and fight back.

We hear all about the ways they are able to maintain hope and work to restore freedom from Morbin Blackhawk. We learn what the slaves have been doing in secret. The first half or so of the book is really setting the stage for the action to come. Jacks has been brainwashed by Garten Longtreader, the original betrayer to King Jupiter, and also Heather and Pickett’s uncle. However, the reunion is not a completely happy one. She is reunited with her parents and brother Jacks. Heather finds herself in enemy territory. But could it actually be who she thinks it is? Heather recognizes the tune and the voice.

The story ends with hearing a beautiful tune by a slave. The heir to the throne is saved, but Heather’s fate seems dire. It is revealed that Emma is actually Smalls’ sister, and she is now the new heir to the throne.Īt the end of the book, Heather puts herself in place of Emma and turns herself into Morbin Blackhawk. Smalls embarks on this journey for Pickett, but he is killed. King Bleston convinces Pickett to go off and find his family. While it may save them, it could have bigger consequences and result in many more deaths. Pickett continues to want to go and find his family, but Smalls and the other leaders think it is unwise. King Bleston is convinced he is the rightful heir and not Smalls. They take control of Halfwind Citadel where Heather, Pickett, Smalls, and Emma are training for war with Morbin Blackhawk. Kylen, the betrayer from Cloud Mountain, is with his father King Bleston, King Jupitor’s older brother. Then, they are attacked by birds of Morbin’s army. They receive word that Pickett and Heather’s parents and brother are at a known location, but they were not there once Smalls and Pickett arrive. The young rabbits find themselves in a very perilous situation. Unfortunately, just as they are becoming accustomed to their new reality and the terrible history of their family, new traitors have alerted the wolves to the whereabouts of King Jupiter’s heir! Heather and Picket work to clear the Longtreader name and save King Jupiter’s heir.Įmber Falls picks up the scene after a terrible betrayal at Cloud Mountain. One that consists of traitors that led to the death of King Jupiter. Their uncle Willfred introduces them to an entirely different world at Cloud Mountain and explains the REAL story of the Longtreader family. They manage to escape the wolves and collide (quite literally) with their (unknown to them) uncle and his friend, Smalls.

These wolves capture their parents and little brother and almost take Heather and Picket as well! However, these two young rabbits are wiser and quicker than ever they realized. The series begins with Heather and Picket living perfectly simple lives in Nickhollow, only to have their entire world turned upside down by attacking wolves. The main characters in The Green Ember series are Heather and Picket Longtreader, brother and sister. He said, “We never expected to see our stories rise and fight, but hope is worth fighting for, and these are stories anchored in hope.” While The Green Ember is not a Christian series, S.D. One day, the story became about a rabbit family caught up in an epic adventure. He loved to tell fantastic tales for her. Smith states on his social media platform that the stories originated from the time he spent with his young daughter on his front porch. Smith also has written the Ember Archer series which follow a supporting character from The Green Ember series. The Green Ember series, which contains 4 books-The Green Ember Book I, Ember Falls Book II, Ember Rising Book III, and Ember’s End Book IV, are written by S.D.
