An inspiring speaker and entertaining performer, John Claude Bemis
brings his passions for music, folklore, and spinning exciting tales to
his novels and presentations. The first novel in his Clockwork Dark
trilogy, The Nine Pound Hammer, was nominated for the North Carolina
Children’s Book Award and was selected as a New York Public Library Best Children’s Book for Reading and Sharing. The trilogy continues with The Wolf Tree and The White City and has been described as “original and fresh” and “a unique way of creating fantasy.” His latest novel is The Prince Who Fell from the Sky. A musician and educator, John lives with his wife and daughter in Hillsborough, NC.
