Adam-Troy Castro

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Adam-Troy Castro made his first professional sale to Spy magazine in 1987. Since then, he's published 12 books and almost 80 short stories. 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 Oltion, appeared in Analog and was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2000, before winning the Seiun (Japanese Hugo) for best translation in 2008.

His "Of A Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs" was nominated for the 2003 Nebula. His original short story collections include Lost in Booth Nine (published by Silver Salamander Press in 1993), An Alien Darknes...more

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Books by Adam-Troy Castro

Average rating: 3.82 · 4,994 ratings · 516 reviews · 50 distinct works

	Emissaries from the Dead 3.76 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Third Claw of God 3.82 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six 3.73 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Spider-Man: The Secret of the Sinister Six by Adam-Troy Castro, Marvel Comics (Contribution by) 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Z Is for Zombie: An Illustrated Guide to the End of the World by Adam-Troy Castro, Johnny Atomic (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Unauthorized Harry Potter 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	My Ox Is Broken!: Roadblocks, Detours, Fast Forwards and Other Great Moments from Tv's 'the Amazing Race' by Adam-Troy Castro, Billy Gaghan (Introduction), Carissa Gaghan (Introduction) 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Spider-Man: The Gathering of the Sinister Six by Adam-Troy Castro, Mike Zeck (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	V Is for Vampire: An Illustrated Alphabet of the Undead by Adam-Troy Castro, Johnny Atomic (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Spider-Man: The Sinister Six Combo 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2004	My rating:

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Quotes by Adam-Troy Castro

“I'm smiling because I know perfectly well what I am and I honestly don't give a damn what you think of me”
― Adam-Troy Castro, Emissaries from the Dead

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“I don't like you bondsman. But I hate mysteries even more”
― Adam-Troy Castro, Emissaries from the Dead

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“I kicked, shouted an obscene word, got another faceful of goo for my troubles, and did the only thing left available to me. I started to laugh. This was a stupid way to die, all right. But also a god damned funny one.”
― Adam-Troy Castro, Emissaries from the Dead

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