OZMA Award Winning Author, Christopher Russell is a mechanical and aerospace engineer graduate of the University of Virginia who has loved reading since the day he picked up a book and writing since he could scrawl his first letters. After voraciously consuming titles from every genre - stretching from Star Wars to Lord of the Rings - he decided to combine the expertise from his professional education, passions, and Christian faith into a fantasy epic bridging the gap between magic and science. He currently resides in Charlottesville, VA, with his staunchly loyal dog, Vallen, named after the protagonist of his first work.