Shane Johnson, a writer, graphic artist, and spaceflight historian, has written several books and magazine articles concerning popular television series and motion pictures. He also authored the adventure novel The Last Guardian (chosen by Booklist Magazine as one of the Top Ten Christian Novels for 2001) and served as a design consultant for the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon." He and his wife, Kathy, live in north central Texas with their son, Daniel.