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Adam Troy-Castro
Bio: Adam-Troy Castro made his first professional sale to Spy magazine in 1987. Since then, he's published more than sixty short stories to magazines including Analog, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Age, and anthologies including Adventures in the Twilight Zone, It Came from the Drive-In, and Skull Full of Spurs. Among those stories are "Baby Girl Diamond" (nominated for the Bram Stoker Award) and "The Funeral March of the Marionettes" (nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 1998). "The Astronaut from Wyoming," a collaboration with Jerry Oltien, appeared in Analog and was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2000. His original short story collections include Lost in Booth Nine (published by Silver Salamander Press in 1993), An Alien Darkness and A Desperate, Decaying Darkness (published by Wildside Press in 2000). He is also the author of the Spider-Man novels Time's Arrow: The Present (written in collaboration with Tom DeFalco), The Gathering of the Sinister Six and Revenge of the Sinister Six (first and second books of a trilogy still in progress). The third book, Spider-Man: Secret of the Sinister Six, was published in 2002. Adam currently lives in Florida with two thoroughly psychotic cats who have been trying to kill each other since 1996.
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Emissaries from the Dead [Andrea Cort Series Book 1] [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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 Two murders have occurred on One One One, an artificial ecosystem created by the universe's dominant AIs to house several engineered species, including a violent, sentient race of sloth-like creatures. Under order from the Diplomatic Corps, Counselor Andrea Cort has come to this cylinder world where an indentured human community hangs suspended high above a poisoned, acid atmosphere. Her assignment is to choose a suitable homicide suspect from among those who have sold their futures to escape ex... more info>>
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Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs [MultiFormat]
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Welcome to Enysbourg, a tourist paradise brimming with fun, romance, and adventure: the best place to escape the tedium of the modern world. Nowhere on Earth is more blessed, or more wonderful. You'll want to live there. But only nine days out of every ten.... [WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence and sexuality which might be offensive to some.] (Published: 2003) Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 10352 - Reading Time: 29-41 min.
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Sunday Night Yams At Minnie And Earl's [MultiFormat]
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An elderly man returns to a tamed, tourist attraction moon, far different to the one he knew some seventy years ago when there as one of the early pioneer developers. (Published: 2001) AnLab Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 20926 - Reading Time: 59-83 min.
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The Astronaut from Wyoming [MultiFormat]
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Alexander has a rare deformity that has driven the media into a frenzy. Can he overcome his strange appearance and accomplish more than his parents ever dreamed? (Published: 1999) Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Hugo Award Nominee
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The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes [MultiFormat]
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In this sequel to Castro's Hugo and Nebula Nominee "The Funeral March of the Marionettes," journalist Paul Royko travels to the planet Vlhan, home of a mysterious alien ritual where a hundred thousand natives (and an increasing number of humans) annually dance themselves to death. His assignment: to interview this year's human dancer, Shalakan. The surprise: she's not the real story... (Published: 2003) Nebula Award(R) Finalist
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The Third Claw of God [Andrea Cort Series Book 2] [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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 Andrea Cort became a "war criminal" at the age of eight when an unexplained darkness invaded her soul. Now, decades later, the Devil is calling her. Employed by the Diplomatic Corps but secretly aiding the AI masters of the universe, Counselor Andrea Cort despises the powerful Bettelhines' unrepentant death merchants who have prospered from the annihilation of civilizations. Now curiosity compels her to answer a cryptic summons to their home world, where the only law is Bettelhine law. But ... more info>>
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