David Clement-Davies is a British author and sculptor, born on 6 January 1964. He is renowned for his works in the genre of animal fantasy fiction, most notably The Sight, Fire Bringer, and Fell, the sequel to The Sight.

David was born in 1964 and attended Westminster School and Edinburgh University, where he studied History and English Literature, specializing in the Italian Renaissance, as well as Russian Literature and Society. Initially, he dreamed of becoming an actor, having taken a drama course and worked in theater. However, his interests eventually led him to writing, and he became a freelance travel journalist.

Clement-Davies spent some time in a small mountain home in the Andalusia region of Spain to write The Sight. He has traveled extensively and now also resides in London. In addition to his children's books, he has written a musical, two adult novels, and a play called Startled Anatomies, set in the present and the 17th century.