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Adam-Troy Castro

アダム・トロイ・カストロ

Adamu Toroi Kasutoro

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Wildwood, Florida

Career

Occupations
Writer, Science fiction writer, Fantasy writer, Horror fiction writer
Active Years
1989-2025
Nominations
Nominated for 2 Hugos, 8 Nebulas, 3 Stokers, etc.

Awards

Seiun Award
2007
Category: 翻訳短編部門
Organization: Science Fiction Writers Club of Japan
Result: Won
Philip K. Dick Award
2009
Work: Emissaries from the Dead
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Emissaries from the Dead

2008 Science fiction

First Andrea Cort novel. A diplomat investigates a mystery on a spaceship.

JusticeDiplomacySpace

The Third Claw of God

2009 Science fiction

Second Andrea Cort novel.

ReligionDetective

Gustav Gloom and the People Taker

2012 Middle-grade novel

First in Gustav Gloom middle-school novel series.

ShadowsAdventure

Her Husband's Hands

2011 Horror

Story about a husband's severed hands that live on.

LossLoveHorror

Translations of Works

  • Several works translated to Japanese, Seiun win

Legacy

Known as an American SF, fantasy, and horror writer with multiple Hugo and Nebula nominations, wins including Seiun and Philip K. Dick Awards. Famous for Spider-Man novels, Andrea Cort series, and Gustav Gloom series.