Dean Lombardo

Born in Norwalk, CT in 1968, and now residing in northern Virginia, Dean Lombardo is an author and avid traveler who makes it a point to explore many of the same settings where his fictional characters can be found. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a natural curiosity about the universe and the many things in it.

Dean is the author of eight published novels. Adult novels include Byproduct; Uberwespen: Wasp Invasion; Uberwespen: The Colony (all Raven Tale Publishing, 2022); Vespa (Active Bladder, 2007); and Space Games (Kristell Ink, 2013). His three children's novels, Princess Plume (2016), Donkey Sense (2014), and Donkey Sense 2 (2018) were released by Clean Reads Publishing.

When he is not writing or researching his novels, Dean works as a writer and editor in the information technology industry with a focus on software products. Prior to that, he served as an editor and reporter for several newspapers and magazines in New York and Connecticut.

Besides writing and traveling, Dean enjoys hiking, playing guitar, and reading suspenseful novels and mainstream scientific journals such as Discover and National Geographic. He and his wife, Karen, have two children, two dogd, and a cat.