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 existences even worse than this one. And no matter where the trail leads her she must do nothing to implicate the hosts, who hold the power to obliterate humankind in an instant.
But Andrea Cort is not about to hold back in her hunt for a killer. For she has nothing to lose and harbors no love for her masters or fellow indentures. And she herself has felt the terrible exhilaration of taking life . . . .

Emissaries from the Dead (Andrea Cort, Book 1)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

ADAM-TROY CASTRO

Thrillers & Suspense

Voyager

Emissaries From The Dead

Harpercollins

“Words and pictures marry to bring brilliant, bloody fun to your fingertips. B is for Buy this Book!” —Mira Grant, author of FEED
“The perfect going-away gift for the human race, Z Is For Zombie is smart, sumptuous, excruciating undead fun.” —John Skipp, author of Book of the DeadAn illustrated guide to the end of the world, Z Is For Zombie is everything the still living are going to need to understand—though not necessarily survive—the impending zombie epidemic. Written by Philip K. Dick Award–winning author Adam-Troy Castro and gruesomely illustrated by Johnny Atomic, Z Is For Zombie celebrates the new undead “It” creature. Forget your tormented lovesick vampires, zombies now rule—as evidenced by the popularity of World War Z; Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies; and the runaway (shuffleaway?) AMC hit The Walking Dead. This putrefying primer covers everything from Apocalypse to Zombie…and every horrific eventuality in between!

Z Is for Zombie: An Illustrated Guide to the End of the World

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Harper/Voyager

Gathering vampire folklore and facts from motion pictures, literature and popular culture, this fully illustrated A-to-Z book brings to life the world of the mysterious, feared and beloved immortal undead. Original. 25,000 first printing.

V Is for Vampire: An Illustrated Alphabet of the Undead

Gustav Gloom And The People Taker

There are few authors who consistently turn out magnificent novella-length stories. Adam-Troy Castro is one of these authors. His stories are evocative and far-reaching. Among the stories featured in the collection are: The Funeral March of the Marionettes, Unseen Demons, The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes, The Magic Bullet Theory,and Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's (winner of the AnLab award for best novella).

Tangled Strings

United States

Five Star

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 is another way, a better way. A way that allows for resolution, reason, and respect. An agreement, of sorts, but one that confronts rather than masks the myriad troubles at hand. Lays them all out on the table. Settles the issues once and for all in an honorable arena. Something direct. Fair. Final. Adam-Troy Castro, Hugo/Nebula/Stoker-nominated author of the SF novel Emissaries from the Dead, brings you a brutally horrific tale of the ultimate settlement in the battle of broken-hearted wills in a new novella from Creeping Hemlock Press. Petty power-plays have been cast aside. The facade of decency is shelved. For one blistering week in an abandoned desert motel, there will be no excuses, pleading, or games. Only resolution, reason, respect. And blood.

The Shallow End of the Pool

Creeping Hemlock Press

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 existences even worse than this one. And no matter where the trail leads her she must do nothing to implicate the hosts, who hold the power to obliterate humankind in an instant. But Andrea Cort is not about to hold back in her hunt for a killer. For she has nothing to lose and harbors no love for her masters or fellow indentures. And she herself has felt the terrible exhilaration of taking life.

Emissaries from the Dead (Andrea Cort, 1)

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

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.

Gustav Gloom and the Castle of Fear (The Gustav Gloom Series)

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Tantor and Blackstone Publishing

ABOUT THIS BOOK It was sometime in the mid-nineties at Dangerous Visions Bookstore in Sherman Oaks, when a seismic shift altered the foundations of the room. It wasn t the Northridge quake, but it was certainly a force of nature in walked Harlan. I had told him my dream of putting together an anthology someday, with a table of contents that included some of the very writers in this book. That s a pretty nifty list, Harlan said. Do it, kiddo. As the years passed, I went on to write for Nature Magazine and became a contributing editor at Locus, and the dream kind of fell by the wayside, but Harlan never let me forget. And though I wish Harlan could see it, the dream is finally here a book full of memories and love thirty-three international contributors who have joined together to celebrate his life. It s strong and strange in ways I never expected, full of inspired ideas, anecdotes and stories of Harlan. Of course, to include everyone influenced by Harlan and the work he celebrated would more than fill The Lost Aztec Temple of Mars. I m proud to announce the final table of contents for THE UNQUIET DREAMER: A TRIBUTE TO HARLAN ELLISON. Preston Grassmann CONTENTS Introduction: Older Than Five, Younger Than Twelve Foreword 1 Second Father/First Child by Josh Olson Foreword 2 Harlan Ellison s Influence on Me by Ellen Datlow Aye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany The Way You Came In May Not Be The Best Way Out by Paul Di Filippo A Thin Silver Line by Steve Rasnic Tem On an Old Man s Contemplation of an Archway Sealed with Stones by Adam Troy Castro Hums by Peter Crowther The Re-Evolution of Cloud Nine by Nikhil Singh The First of Many Shudders by Kaaron Warren Break Into Three by Nick Mamatas Twelve Letters to My Daughter on the Moon by Ian McDonald The Last Shout of the Beast by Bruce Sterling Alice s by Lisa Tuttle Digger Split. by David Gerrold The Wedding Gown by Jeffrey Thomas And Everywhere That Mary Went by Anna Tambour Amniocryptic by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Build Your Own Monster by Rumi Kaneko (translated by Preston Grassmann) Race Across a Vanishing Landscape by Gio Clairval Rave On by Gregory Benford The Collaboration by Allen M. Steele The Man Who Saw Wakanda by Steven Barnes The Starfucker Dyad by Rich Larson With Frank and Lucinda Brewer at the East Pole by Gregory Norman Bossert Perfection by John Skipp &amp; Autumn Christian Silicon Times e-Book Review by Greg Bear The Seer by Chris Kelso Live Inside Your Own Sky by D.R.G Sugawara Various Kinds of Conceits by Arthur Byron Cover Five Years Later by Scott Edelman The Fragments of a Hologram City by Preston Grassmann Flies by Robert Silverberg

The Unquiet Dreamer: A Tribute to Harlan Ellison

Ian McDonald

Samuel R. Delany

Steve Rasnic Tem

Ellen Datlow

Paul Di Filippo

Nick Mamatas

Kaaron Warren

peter-crowther

Preston Grassmann

Josh Olson

Nikhil Singh

PS Publishing

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