Hello there.
This is Adam-Troy Castro’s new home on the web.
It will take over from the moribund www.sff.net site, which will remain up for a while but will very soon be going away.
Here we will consolidate all matters A-TC, from his Gustav Gloom series of middle-grade novels, to the frequent questions about whether American readers will ever be able to see the third Andrea Cort novel in book form (yes, yes, we’re working on it).
The NEWS button will give you the most recent information.
The BIO button will lead to the AWARDS button, which will give you a complete list of Adam’s awards and award nominations to date.
The !! BOOKS !! button will give you a gallery of book covers, soon to be categorized. You will note links to most available works in multiple formats. Clicking on most of the covers will give you information about the books. !! BOOKS !! will also give you access to a list of works available on Audio, and a full Bibliography.
The REVIEWS button will gather up some of the nice things that people have been saying about Adam’s work.
THE REMAKE CHRONICLES, the movie blog Adam co-wrote with his wife Judi B. Castro, is accessible here. The Archive Button will take you the old, now discontinued blog page, though all the same articles are available here and searchable on this site’s new blog. Here will find detailed reportage on the many movie properties filmed multiple times, from the three versions of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE to the three versions of THE MALTESE FALCON, to the two versions of TOTAL RECALL, to the three versions of HOUSE OF WAX, all analyzed at downright ridiculous detail. You will have two ways to access dozens of Remake Chronicles essays, one by scrolling back on this site’s main blog, and one by clicking the archive link in the top line, which will take you to the original site where the blog ran for three years. That blog is now being continued at FANTASTIC STORIES OF THE IMAGINATION, so hie thee forth, if you’re interested. Meanwhile, the main blog will now head off into its own places, which will still include movie news but will also attack politics, flights of fancy, and wherever the author chooses to
You will find information on how to schedule an Adam-Troy Castro Skype appearance, for your classroom.
You will find various other oddities.
Commenting Guidelines:
This is my space. My living room. My rules.
I am the benevolent dictator here.
I will not ban you just for disagreeing with me.
I will not ban you, necessarily, if it gets heated.
I will ban you if, by my judgment and my judgment alone, your contributions become inappropriate. That includes racism, sexism, homophobia, outrageous excesses of self-promotion, and language. That also includes abuse of the host, or your fellow commenters.
A word on language: though I write fiction for grownups, some of well into what would be considered the “R” rating, very occasionally well into what would be considered For Adults Only, I am also known to write for children, some of whom may visit here, for news on upcoming publications. My modulation of subject matter for that audience will not always be consistent in this space, but it will be something I keep in mind. If you start acting in ways I would find grossly inappropriate for guests at little Timmy’s backyard birthday bash, you will be booted with extreme prejudice. No arguments, in such a case, will be tolerated.
Comment By: Al Westerfield
October 24th, 2015 at 5:56 pm
After 50 years of subscribing to Astounding/Analog I recently cancelled my subscription because a change in editorial direction. How fortunate that my last issue included your story, Evangelist. I realize that an author doesn’t necessarily subscribe to the ideas he writes about. But as an atheist your description of religions’ need really spoke to me. If possible I would like to excerpt parts of two paragraphs for my Facebook page, paragraphs 5 and 7 on page 68 of the November Analog, with attribution of course. I think the ideas are original (at least to me) and deserve wider distribution. I understand that your writings have monetary value and will understand if you decline. Thanks for your consideration. – Al Westerfield
Comment By: Adam-Troy Castro
October 24th, 2015 at 9:45 pm
Thanks. The only requirements I have are that you tag me along with the attribution, and that you specify that these words are not the author’s, but the thoughts of a character — indeed, an alien with an agenda — and therefore might not provide a nuanced view of the author’s sentiments.
Comment By: Aliya
January 19th, 2016 at 7:46 pm
Hi Adam, I’m Aliya. I was talking with Barbara today at North Dade and she said I should stop by here to say hello. I remember Judi from our union meetings and Barbara was telling me about the two of you. Tell Judi that I retired and just published my debut children’s sci-fi/fantasy book. Best wishes!
Comment By: patricia winchild
October 5th, 2019 at 7:46 pm
Dear Adam,
I am a newbie to Florida, not a happy camper. But there are good folks everywhere and I have found some in the Humanists of the Treasure Coast.
https://www.humtc.com/
I’m from Baltimore (city of rats, per our president) and miss it much. Writings such as the one you recently did re.about expressing our feelings to rabid Trump supporters was greatly enjoyed.
. I wanted to do hand outs of it to the Humanists but was told it was well-written but we have to be careful because there are a few Republicans in our group.
I am sure, however, that they would love to have you as a speaker. I tried to find some way to write to you but saw none other than this. . I want to ask you Adam, is there any chance we could get you to speak before our Humanist/atheist group in Stuart? I am very sure it would be well-attended. I don’t know if we can afford you but I would check this out if you let me know some details. There are a lot of good people, thinking and caring people in this group, but I guess, it’s still far from perfect. Every once in awhile, some sexist or backward thinking idea pops up and it just reminds me where I am and the more I forget about that, the more content I am.
Please let me know if there’s a chance. Thank you Adam.
Patricia W. (Port St. Lucie) 410-370-6616, pwpw63@yahoo.com