Adam-Troy Castro
Encyclopedia
Adam-Troy Castro is a science fiction
, fantasy
, and horror
writer
living in Miami, FL. He has more than eighty stories to his credit and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo
, Nebula
, and Stoker
. These stories include four Spider-Man
novels, including the Sinister Six
trilogy, and stories involving characters of Andrea Cort, Ernst Vossoff, and Karl Nimmitz. Castro has also authored a reference book on The Amazing Race
.
won the Seiun Award
for Best Foreign Language Short Story of the Year for "The Astronaut from Wyoming."
In 2009, Castro won the Philip K. Dick Award for Emissaries from the Dead.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, and horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
living in Miami, FL. He has more than eighty stories to his credit and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
, Nebula
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
, and Stoker
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
. These stories include four Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
novels, including the Sinister Six
Sinister Six
The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, drawn from Spider-Man's rogues gallery. The original incarnation of the group was organized by Doctor Octopus, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 ....
trilogy, and stories involving characters of Andrea Cort, Ernst Vossoff, and Karl Nimmitz. Castro has also authored a reference book on The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
.
Books
- Lost In Booth Nine: Silver Salamander, 1993.
- X-Men and Spider-Man: Time's Arrow Book 2 The Present, Berkely Boulevard,1998. With Tom DeFalco.)
- Spider-Man: The Gathering of the Sinister Six, Berkeley Boulevard, 1999.
- An Alien Darkness, Wildside Press, 2000.
- A Desperate Decaying Darkness, Wildside Press, 2000.
- Spider-Man: The Revenge of the Sinister Six, Ibooks, 2001.
- Spider-Man: The Secret of the Sinister Six, Ibooks, 2002.
- Vossoff and Nimmitz: Just a Couple of Idiots Reupholstering Space and Time,Wildside Press 2002
- Tangled Strings, Fivestar, 2003
- With the Stars in their Eyes (collaborative collection with Jerry Oltion), Wildside Press, 2003
- My Ox is Broken: Roadblocks, Detours, Fast Forwards, and Other Great Moments from TV's THE AMAZING RACE (non-fiction). Benbella Books, 2006.
- The Unauthorized Harry Potter (non-fiction). Borders Books, 2007.
- Emissaries From the Dead: An Andrea Cort Novel. Harper Collins Eos, 2008.
- The Shallow End of the Pool. Creeping Hemlock Press, 2008.
- The Third Claw of God: An Andrea Cort Novel. Harper Collins Eos, 2009.
- Fake Alibis. By Frank Sibila, with Adam-Troy Castro and Caren Kennedy. BenBella, 2009.
- War of the Marionettes: An Andrea Cort Novel. (German). Lubbe, 2010.
- Z is for Zombie. With Johnny Atomic. Eos, 2011
- V is for Vampire. With Johnny Atomic. Eos, 2011.
- Gustav Gloom and The People Taker. Grosset and Dunlap, 2012.
- Gustav Gloom and The Shadow Cabinet. Grossett and Dunlap, 2012.
Awards
In 2007, Castro and Jerry OltionJerry Oltion
Jerry Oltion is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the Star Trek series...
won the Seiun Award
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
for Best Foreign Language Short Story of the Year for "The Astronaut from Wyoming."
In 2009, Castro won the Philip K. Dick Award for Emissaries from the Dead.