Chris Barnardo

Son of two doctors, eldest of five, Chris is a designer, illustrator, and biomedical engineer. In 2009, Chris co-founded The Wand Company, which develops and manufactures prop replica collectibles for Star Trek, Pokémon, Bethesda, and Amazon Studios. Chris is also the author of two other books, Dadcando and Dragonolia, and co-authored a journal paper on Fourier transform infrared analysis of polyester. He is happily married and lives in England.