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Derrick Smythe

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Born
Upstate New York, The United States
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Genre
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult

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October 2019


Derrick Smythe has been fascinated with all things elvish, dwarvish, and magical since his days of running through the woods with sharpened sticks in defense of whatever fortification he and his brothers had built that summer. After consuming nearly every fantasy book he could find, he was driven to begin work on one of his own. When he isn’t dreaming up new stories, he can be spotted hiking the Adirondack Mountains or traveling the world. He currently resides near his hometown in upstate New York with his enchanting wife, ethereal daughters, and his faithful-if-neurotic Australian Shepherd, Magnus.

Derrick's debut novel, The Other Magic, has been an Amazon bestseller in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The ...more

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Deluxe Illustrated Edition - Close at hand!

The Deluxe Illustrated Edition of The Other Magic launches on Kickstarter, August 28!

I can't begin to explain how excited I am to see this project come together.

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“Being smart is merely the act of appearing less stupid than everyone else around you...”
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“...everything, dead or alive, has magical potential within it, and we can borrow portions of that power for our use. I’ll get into more detail about how this works later. First we need to discuss the dangers...”
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“Worry over the things within your control, leave the rest to the gods. Right now, the only thing you have control over is your training. If you’re doing everything you’re supposed to do there, the rest will take care of itself. And if not, there’s nothing to be gained from worry.”
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