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 isnt 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 (Dec 2019), has been an Amazon bestseller in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The second book in his Passage to Dawn series titled, The Other Way, released in 2021 as a #1 Bestselling New Release. Smythe has also penned two stand-alone prequels, To Earn the Sash (2020), and another #1 bestselling New Release, To Wield a Plague (2022).