About Author

Mark Waddell�grew up on the cold, windswept prairies of western Canada and later earned a�Ph.D. in the history of science, medicine, and technology from the Johns Hopkins University. After teaching at Michigan State University for fifteen years, he and his husband moved to Vancouver Island.�When not writing, he plays the viola in the Civic Orchestra of Victoria, walks his dogs on the beach, and slays fearsome monsters in�Dungeons & Dragons.