Born in Simi Valley, California, Darrell attended 12 different schools until he finally got it right and was graduated from a high school in Cyprus. No, not Cypress, California, but Cyprus the island in the Mediterranean.

The Cypriots soon realized it was in their national interest to ship Darrell back to the US. He meandered through college until the administration bribed him to leave with two apparently contradictory degrees: Theology and Electrical Engineering. He is currently working as an electrical engineer, robotics programmer, landlord, and father of seven. Sometimes he even writes a thing or two.

Darrell Newton is the author of speculative science fiction short stories based on current research in science and engineering. The Avar-Tek Events provide technical background for Historical Science Fiction novels.