Victor Darnell Hadnot (August 17, 1954) is an African American mainstream, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, and Christian Science Fiction writer. Best known for his theatrical play/novel Herodian and Archibald Gardener: The Sparks Fly Upward, Victor Darnell Hadnot is widely considered one of the up and coming, prolific African American writers of Christian Science Fiction of the 21st century. Victor Darnell Hadnot's popularity has been increased by various adaptations of his work, Herodian and Archibald Gardener, with various local plays of Herodian, being done in different locations across the nation and in foreign countries (See list of his work). Contents: 1. In the beginning 2. Books and short stories In the beginning: Victor Darnell Hadnot was born in West Los Angeles, California, to a single parent mother, his father left when he was two. His mother worked as a teacher. His grandmother raised him in his early years because his mother suffered with bouts of depression and had to be hospitalized. Victor Darnell Hadnot was a writer from early in his youth, writing his first manuscript at age nine. Later he'd spend a large part of his time doing research at the local and college library. He used this time to study the great science fiction authors of that day, learning to develop his style and most important, shaping his sense of the Lord Jesus Christ, how to integrate his faith into his stories, observing that most of the science fiction writers of the day, stayed away from Christianity or were hostile towards it. It was during this time that he started to focus on his first novel, Eontimeoc, which wouldn't be finished for a good decade or two. He always considered himself a "slow writer". He attributes his lifelong faith in Jesus Christ to his upbring, living with his grandmother who was a religious person herself, often taking him and his brother to church every Sunday. Also, a factor in his religious development was his beloved uncle who was a minister, so that the word of God thrived in his early life. The family lived in Southern California, in 1950 through the sixties and then his mother having gotten better returned to teaching and they moved to the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. There he experienced the plight of the Native American and learned many things and ways. In this whole time, he had only seen his father once, so being raised in a single parent home seemed normal to him, and it seemed normal for the times, as he observed that some other children also lived in single parent homes. Victor Darnell Hadnot graduated from Mt. San Antonis College in 1980 after having served in the United States Air Force and received an Honorable Discharge. He studied engineering and technology and creative writing. It was during this time that he met various professors that helped to shape an influence his writing. Victor Darnell Hadnot married in (1987–2003), and with his wife had three children, a son and two daughters. His son also seems to have the desire and passion for writing as well. Books and short stories: Although he is often seen as a Christian Science Fiction writer, he tries to leave himself open for new ideas and directions, writes with an "edge". "I write what the Holy Spirit moves me to write and I enjoy a close relationship with God. We all are sinners, none of us are perfect. But Jesus Christ is perfect and that is all that matters to me." A list of his books are as follows: 1. Eontimeoc 2. The Spice Merchants of Riner 3. Behold the Face of God 4. Archibald Gardener: The Sparks Fly Upward 5. Herodian 6. The Horns of the Unicorns 7. The Wheels of God 8. Praise Faith to God’s Glory 9. Dios Sueno Maquina (God’s Dream Machine) 10. Candy Harlow: Space Detective 11. Martian Amish A list of short stories are as follows: 1. Next Comes Tomorrow 2. And Then Comes Yesterday 3. What Leprechauns Dream 4. It Has begun 5. Eontimeoc 6. The Otherside of Tomorrow 7. There Once was Eden 8. The Broken Rose 9. The Archives of Orion 10. The Towers of Uona 11. Presage 12. Ten Steps to Eternity 13. The Voice of God 14. Cosmic Acropolis 15. The Winds of Riner 16. The Temples of Riner 17. The Groves of Riner 18. The Watchtowers of Riner 19. The Whirlwinds of Riner 20. The Skies of Turing 21. The Xaudjvoxest of Riner 22. Habitation Amongst the Stars 23. Yes, I Met Jackie 24. Drifters 25. A Mother for Ruth 26. Cosmic Milestones 27. The Weirding Times 28. The high Places of Abobabacebis 29. The Visions of Youphnep 30. Dreamers 31. Time River 32. Hot Calculations 33. Passion by Night 34. The Wildcat Records 35. Dabetibocumybodub 36. The Groves of Riner 37. The Spice Merchants of Riner 38. Cosmic African Moon 39. The Ashes of Time 40. The Bell Tolls 41. Bridge Across the Darkside of the Sun 42. Cry of the Forever Man 43. The Homeless Cosmos 44. Jacob’s Paradox 45. Kamada Breakdown 46. The Quantum Recycler 47. The Landlords of the Sky 48. The String Quartet 49. The Tapestry Lady 50. Whispers in the Wind 51. Behold the Face of God 52. She Came From Heaven 53. The Soul is Given to Light 54. The River of Riner 55. Calm before the Strom 56. Holy Star 26 57. The Mystic Castle of Rojas 58. Yonder Wades Tomorrow 59. The wayfarer’s Atlas of the Universe 60. The Hypocrite’s Hope: The Secret Place of Thunder 61. Martian Amish