Patrick Carman
<B>Patrick Carman</B>'s previous books in the Land of Elyon series (The Dark Hills Divide, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, and The Tenth City) have all been <I>New York Times</I> bestsellers. He is also the Creative Director of pcstudio, a packager and pioneer of the multimedia "vBook" (video+book), a format launched in 2009 with <I>Skeleton Creek</I>. He recently authored the fifth title in Rick Riordan's 39 Clues series, <I>The Black Circle.</I>