Adam-Troy Castro

He thinks suicide is the end of all his troubles. He's wrong. He doesn't know that he will immediately find himself imprisoned in a strange and alien place, where the souls of despairing creatures from the breadth of space and time are tapped for the energy that only they possess. He also doesn't know that he's about to meet the oldest and most terrifying of all of Mankind's enemies: an obsessed, all-powerful creature who has wiped out entire civilizations,...

"Compulsively readable space mysteries ... Highly recommended."-i09 Andrea Cort, convicted war criminal and legal Counselor for the Diplomatic Corps, has received an urgent summons from the very last people in the universe who should have any reason to contact her: the ruthless family of munitions manufacturers known as the Bettelhines. Bettelhine technology has destroyed worlds. The Bettelhine Corporation is responsible for millions of deaths....

Vlhan. Where a race of incredibly intelligent, and sometimes unpredictably dangerous, aliens yearly perform a dance where tens of thousands of their kind die, all in pursuit of a mysterious purpose vital not only to their own survival but also to that of the human race. But something has gone wrong... Andrea Cort. Genius. Misanthrope. War Criminal. Solver of Crimes. She has traveled to Vlhan with her lovers, the linked pair known as the Porrinyards....

HELL TO THE CHIEF All United States Presidents have the same lesson to learn, and they all learn it early on the first full morning of their respective Administrations. They are all confronted with the horrific secret at the heart of the White House...the one that subjects them to a blood-soaked, savage battle for survival. To commemorate the 2012 election season, Hugo, Nebula and Stoker Nominee Adam-Troy Castro presents a newly-updated edition of...

On several occasions, a half-dozen of Spider-Man's greatest enemies have banded together as the Sinister Six. Now, at the behest of a deadly benefactor known only as the Gentleman, the Chameleon has been tasked with assembling a new Sinister Six with the most ambitious scheme yet! Soon, he has recruited the Vulture, freed Electro and Dr. Octopus from prison, and been joined by the Gentleman's mysterious ward, Pity. That only leaves Mysterio, but the...

In Gustav Gloom and the Four Terrors, things are not always what they seem in the Gloom Mansion. Gustav decides that he needs to rescue his father from the Dark Country, but he can't do that without Fernie's help. After Gustav convinces Fernie's safety-conscious father to enter the Gloom Mansion with Fernie and Pearlie, there is a prison break from the Hall of Shadow Criminals and it's up to Fernie to save her family and Gustav before it's too late....

Available only on audio, this exciting collection features original stories by Adam-Troy Castro, some never before published. The stories collected here include: The Assassin's Secret, Narrow Escape of Zipper-Girl, Place without Portals, The Hour In Between; Greetings, Humanity! Welcome to Your Choice of Species, Her Husband's Hands, The Refrigerator in the Girlfriend, Big Stupe and the Buried Big Glowing Booger, The Last to Matter, Red Rain, The...

2008 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Long Fiction Includes an introduction by the author Resolution. Reason. Respect. Among U.S. couples marrying today, roughly 40% will divorce. About half of those will have children at the time of the split. Ensuing ugliness will engulf the lives of both divorcees and offspring. They can in most cases expect years of legal battles, deceit, rage, depression, baiting, vitriol, manipulation, and hurt. Perhaps there...

In the final installment of Adam-Troy Castro's creepy Gustav Gloom series, the fate of the Dark Country rests on Gustav and Fernie's shoulders. After weeks of traveling on a quest to find their fathers, Fernie and Gustav finally come face-to-face with their nemesis-the evil Lord Obsidian. Filled with heroic action sequences, terrifying chills, and plenty of humor, this final book will keep fans on the edge of their seats.