New Releases by Adam-Troy Castro

CONFINS GALACTIQUES. Planète Vlhan. Les natifs de ce monde reculé, manière de géants sphériques dotés de membres longs et souples pareils à des fouets, se livrent chaque année au rituel le plus étrange qui soit : le Ballet. Une danse qu’aucune race sentiente ne parvient à décrypter, un partage codifié impénétrable auquel participent des dizaines de milliers d’individus. Susceptible de durer plusieurs jours, le Ballet s’achève irrévocablement par un climax terrifiant : la mort de ceux qui y prennent part. De tous les coins de la Galaxie, ils sont nombreux à venir assister au déroulé de cette fascinante coutume, humains en tête. À ceci près que depuis peu, beaucoup chez ces derniers ne se contentent plus du rôle de spectateurs, mais brûlent de s’impliquer dans l’événement — au prix de transformations physiques radicales, et pour une finalité mortelle connue de tous. Pourquoi répondre à semblable appel ? Quel secret se cache dans la trame séculaire du Ballet ? Paul Royko est un shooteur de neuropics à succès. Et il compte bien offrir à son auditoire la clef de ce mystère qui enivre les foules. Sauf qu’il est loin, très loin, d’imaginer la nature de la porte qu’il s’apprête à ouvrir... « Un grand talent qui opère avec une efficacité maximale. » HARLAN ELLISON

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." -Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Final Fall" by Joe Cron "The Ab" by Mike Zimmerman "Rubber Duck" by Adam-Troy Castro "Throw the Zombie From the Train" by Annie Reed "The Bonnie and Clyde Caper" by O''Neil De Noux "Confessional" by Rob Vagle "Little Blue Fuzzy" by David H. Hendrickson "Guarding the Bone Chalice" by Ezekiel James Boston "The Realm that Didn''t Suck" by Robert Jeschonek "The Tower" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work: Loss Leader" by J. Steven York

Futur lointain. Planète Vlhan. Ils sont tous là. Ambassadeurs et représentants de la plupart des mondes et intelligences connus. Sur leur estrade, serrés les uns contre les autres, le regard tourné vers une seule direction, tendus. Car ceux qu’ils observent, ces êtres impénétrables, colossaux, que d’aucuns nomment les marionnettes, s’apprêtent à se livrer au plus singulier des rituels : lu00ade Ballet, une communion frénétique de plusieurs jours à l’issue de laquelle ils mourront — par dizaines de milliers. Nul ne comprend les motivations de ce sacrifice annuel ultime qui fascine toute la Galaxie. À commencer par Alex Gordon, exolinguiste au service de la Confédération terrienne, qui va y assister pour la troisième fois. Mais alors que les marionnettes, par myriades, agitent leurs fouets immenses, Alex distingue une silhouette inattendue et résolument non extraterrestre au sein de la mêlée : une jeune femme appareillée de façon étrange qui semble sur le point de se joindre à la danse alien. Cette femme n’a rien à faire là, et elle se prépare à mourir. À moins que... « Un grand talent qui opère avec une efficacité maximale. » HARLAN ELLISON

Andrea Cort. Genius. War Criminal. Crime-Solver. An emergency summons brings Andrea and her partners, Oscin and Skye Porrinyard, to an isolated research station, where a brilliant scientist lies brutally murdered. Who committed the crime is no mystery. But it may be impossible to prosecute, because the culprit has arranged a strange transformation for himself, and may no longer be the same person who committed the crime. For Andrea, who has recently begun planning the next stage in her own personal evolution, the issue cuts straight to the atrocities of her own past...and the question that might destroy her: can she escape the guilt that has always pursued her? This collection is set in the award-winning Andrea Cort series, featuring the titular novella "Hiding Place," as well as the short stories "Among the Tchi" and "Down, Please: The Only Recorded Adventure of Lars Fouton, Captain''s Lift Operator on the Starship Magnificent."

Who are Minnie and Earl? In the earliest days of constructing the first permanent colony on the moon, they are the single secret shared by the everyone working on the project: two friendly old people, who somehow beat the astronauts to the lunar surface and are perfectly happy with hosting the kids to nightly dinners, but remain close-mouthed about who they are and how they got there. But they are not the strangest thing to be found on the moon. Three entries from Adam-Troy Castro''s Nebula-nominated series feature some of the adventures stemming from this extremely weird period in the history of lunar colonization. Get ready to find out about the explanation that doesn''t matter. About the first gunfight in the history of lunar colonization. About the strangely familiar couple doing pratfalls out in the lunar wastes, where only one deeply confused team engineer can see them. And about just what Wyatt Earp has to do with all this. Don''t be afraid. You can always drop on and Minnie and Earl for advice. This collection includes: "Sunday Night Yams At Minnie and Earl''s", a 2002 Analytical Laboratory Winner for Best Novella and 2003 Nebula Nominee for Novella "Gunfight on Farside", 3rd Place for 2010 Analytical Laboratory Award for Best Novella "The Gorilla In A Tutu Principle or, Pecan Pie at Minnie and Earl''s", a 2020 Analog Analytical Laboratory Award Winner for Best Novella

Now available in English for the first time, War of the Marionettes is the final novel in Adam-Troy Castro''s award-winning Andrea Cort series. 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. Now, against the backdrop of a sudden and bloody war, she must not only find a missing girl, not only prevent a catastrophe that might spell the end of the human race...but also make a decision that will change her own future beyond imagining. Previous stories about the Vlhani have been nominated for two Nebulas and one Hugo. The Andrea Cort stories have been also been Nebula-nominated, and the first novel, Emissaries From The Dead, won the Philip K. Dick Award. Now Andrea Cort arrives on Vlhan for the confrontation that will change everything!

A Hollywood hookup becomes a nightmare for a woman who discovers that the predators in the hills seem to include one very hungry tiger... The last people on Earth look for final distractions in a once-great city being consumed by desert wastelands... A barfly pauses by an elaborate sand castle and finds herself attacked by armored defenders... A man suggests to his new love that it''s time for them to share their worst secrets, only to hear that hers is a little harder to swallow... How the human race will spend their last amounts of time on this planet... All this and more in nine memorable stories from one of today''s most unpredictable writers. Beyond the reach of human range... a drop of hell...a touch of strange.

"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. But a summons to the Bettelhine homeworld, Xana, is too important to ignore, especially for a woman like Andrea, who is already fighting her own secret war. She arrives on Xana with her lovers, a man and a woman with a single shared personality, and finds out almost immediately that there are people on Xana who want her dead...and there will be more deaths before she stands even a slight chance of getting the answers she needs. It all comes down to just who she is...and who is ruthless enough to use the ancient alien weapon known as the Claw of God. Includes the novella "Knives That Carve the Marionettes," set chronologically after The Third Claw of God. "I''m particularly fond of blends of SF and the detective story, particularly when they''re as well done as this one."— Critical Mass Adam-Troy Castro''s fiction has won the Seiun and Philip K. Dick Awards, and received two nominations for the Hugo, three for the Stoker, and eight for the Nebula. Andrea Cort Novels Emissaries from the Dead The Third Claw of God The War of the Marionettes Andrea Cort short stories With Unclean Hands The Coward''s Option and Tasha''s Fail-Safe Unseen Demons The Knives that Carve the Marionettes

Toujours à la poursuite des Démons Invisibles, responsables de la mort de ses parents, Andrea Cort se rend sur la lointaine planète Vlhan. Ses imposants habitants y pratiquent un rituel qui tient tout autant du spectacle de danse que du suicide collectif. Une fois, par le passé, le ballet a dégénéré, et les habitants de Vlhan se sont retournés contre les spectateurs présents pour les massacrer. Andrea est convaincue qu''élucider le mystère à l''origine de cette tragédie peut la mener à ses Démons Invisibles. Mais la disparition d''une jeune fille vient rapidement compliquer sa quête personnelle. Vlhan est une planète dangereuse et Andrea ignore à quel point elle s''apprête à danser avec la mort.

A silent leviathan deals daily death to the inhabitants of a typical American city... A man sees visions of his next incarnation as a crustacean... A lovelorn junk collector seeks a time traveler''s assistance in a matter of the heart... A strange visitor from another planet, with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, is found by people less promising than a pair of kindly Kansan farmers... ...take a taste of the latest from an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror.

Toujours à la poursuite des Démons Invisibles, responsables de la mort de ses parents, Andrea Cort se rend sur la lointaine planète Vlhan. Ses imposants habitants y pratiquent un rituel qui tient tout autant du spectacle de danse que du suicide collectif. Une fois, par le passé, le ballet a dégénéré, et les habitants de Vlhan se sont retournés contre les spectateurs présents pour les massacrer. Andrea est convaincue qu''élucider le mystère à l''origine de cette tragédie peut la mener à ses Démons Invisibles. Mais la disparition d''une jeune fille vient rapidement compliquer sa quête personnelle. Vlhan est une planète dangereuse et Andrea ignore à quel point elle s''apprête à danser avec la mort.

En choisissant ses nouveaux maîtres, Andrea Cort a été bien récompensée : elle est devenue Procureure extraordinaire pour le Corps diplomatique de la Confédération homsap. Enfin libérée de la plupart des liens hiérarchiques, elle n''a plus à rendre compte de ses déplacements. Invitée par la famille Bettelhine - des marchands d''armes qui sont moralement complices de nombreux massacres et génocides -, elle se rend sur Xana. Andrea méprise les Bettelhines, mais la curiosité est plus forte : elle aimerait savoir ce qu''ils lui veulent. A peine arrivée au port orbital, des assassins tentent de l''éliminer avec une arme extraterrestre vieille de 15 000 ans : la troisième griffe de Dieu. Une arme aux effets effroyables. Piégée dans un ascenseur spatial, Andrea va devoir mener l''enquête la plus périlleuse de sa carrière. Adam-Troy Castro est l''auteur d''une vingtaine de romans et de cinq recueils de nouvelles. La trilogie Andrea Cort (Emissaires des morts, La Troisième griffe de Dieu, La Guerre des Marionnettes) est son oeuvre la plus connue. Le premier roman, Emissaire des morts a reçu le prix Philip K. Dick.

Alors qu''elle était enfant, Andrea Cort a été témoin du massacre de ses parents. L''instant d''après, dans la folie d''un génocide incompréhensible, car frappant deux espèces qui vivaient jusque-là en parfaite harmonie, elle a rendu coup pour coup. Reconnue coupable de crime de guerre, elle est devenue la propriété perpétuelle du Corps Diplomatique où, très vite, elle s''est révélée être une enquêtrice particulièrement douée. En effet, qui pourrait mieux comprendre les monstres qu''une des leurs ? « Avec du sang du les mains » est la première enquête d''Andrea Cort. Elle débute à un moment où, complètement déboussolée, Andrea ne tient le coup qu''à la seule force de sa volonté.

"As great as I''d hoped...Andrea Cort and her universe have terrific scope for future development." — i09 The place is One One One, a gigantic enclosed space station constructed by the AIsource, a mysterious software collective that may be the most advanced, most powerful creatures in the known universe. They have seeded the world with creatures of their own devising, and invited a delegation of human beings to observe. But now the little research community has been rocked by murder...and it appears that the AIsource may be playing a deeper game. Enter Andrea Cort. Prosecutor. War Criminal. Misanthrope. Genius. She has been sent to get to the bottom of these heinous crimes. But she is facing enemies both human and more than human...and the solution to the mystery just might change her very relationship to the world she knows... Praise for Emissaries from the Dead "A brilliantly executed novel, fully successful as both science fiction and murder mystery. Indeed, it evidences a writer at the peak of his career, and it shows none of the flaws one expects from first novels... Emissaries from the Dead is one of the best science fiction novels of the year so far, and it can be recommended especially to fans of science fiction mysteries." — SciFi Weekly "A uniquely absorbing read. It envelops you in a truly exotic and alien environment, and gives you a heroine to root for... It offers mystery, action, a few good jolts, and a bit of the old redemption sans mawkishness. All of the ingredients for a story sure to knock ''em dead." — SF Reviews "Adam-Troy Castro''s Emissaries from the Dead is SF at its best: Silence of the Lambs as Larry Niven might have written it. A clever, thought-provoking page-turner. Bravo!" —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Rollback "Adam-Troy Castro has given us the ultimate high-wire thriller." —Jack McDevitt

Fernie, som elsker eventyr og horror, flytter ind i huset over for et mørkt palæ, hvor en mystisk dreng bor, hvis hjem er hjemsøgt af onde skygger

In the pages of Lightspeed Magazine, you will find the finest science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF-and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Issue #1 was launched in June 2010, and now eight years later, we''ve reached a milestone: Issue 100. To celebrate, we decided to publish a super-sized issue, with ten original stories-more than twice the amount of original fiction than usual-plus ten reprints and some special nonfiction to boot. And to make things even more commemorative, the vast majority of our fiction in this issue, both original and reprint, comes from our most frequently published fiction contributors-the Lightspeediest writers to ever Lightspeed. It''s a distillation of what we''re made of, and we''re beyond excited to share it with all of you.Featuring work by Vylar Kaftan, Carrie Vaughn, Adam-Troy Castro, A. Merc Rustad, Ken Liu, Sofia Samatar, Charles Yu, Caroline M. Yoachim, An Owomoyela, Seanan McGuire, David Barr Kirtley, Genevieve Valentine, Cadwell Turnbull, Yoon Ha Lee, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sam J. Miller, Kat Howard, Theodora Goss, Charlie Jane Anders, Jeremiah Tolbert, and more.

Space prosecutor Andrea Cort returns in a tale from the author of Emissaries from the Dead, “one of the best science fiction novels of the year” (SciFi Weekly). Emil Sandburg, serial killer. His victims were all Catarkhans, specimens of a closed-off sentient race incapable of sensing the great atrocities he committed against them. Prosecuting him by their laws is going to be a problem. Enter Andrea Cort: misanthrope, genius, controversial figure. Aware, even as she takes the case, that other alien forces intend to use her past against her and against humanity. Unaware that its implications will change the course of her life . . . Praise for the Philip K. Dick Award–winning novel, Emissaries from the Dead “A brilliantly executed novel, fully successful as both science fiction and murder mystery.” —SciFi Weekly “A uniquely absorbing read. It envelops you in a truly exotic and alien environment, and gives you a heroine to root for . . . It offers mystery, action, a few good jolts, and a bit of the old redemption sans mawkishness. All of the ingredients for a story sure to knock ’em dead.” —SF Reviews “Adam-Troy Castro’s Emissaries from the Dead is SF at its best: Silence of the Lambs as Larry Niven might have written it. A clever, thought-provoking page-turner. Bravo!” —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–winning author of Calculating God “Adam-Troy Castro has given us the ultimate high-wire thriller.” —Jack McDevitt, Nebula Award–winning author of Octavia Gone

Welcome to Greeve. A sun-drenched backwater world, where people earn their keep from the sea. It''s nowhere important, far from any of Mankind''s petty politics and intrigues. Few of its residents are more familiar than old John, who''s been fishing its waters for decades. He keeps to himself, mostly. Nobody really knows him. No one knows where he came from. But how dangerous can he be? Then another off-worlder settles in, with no apparent goal other than devoting the rest of his days to local drugs and local women. Old John is horrified to recognize him at once. How dangerous can Old John be? As dangerous as any man alive...

Two stories from the early years of Andrea Cort, later the heroine of the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel, Emissaries from the Dead. "The Coward''s Option": On the hostile home-world of the Caith, Andrea Cort has been assigned the case of a murderer who''s been condemned to a horrible death. All legal options have been exhausted, but the Caith offer a rarely-used alternative to execution, one that purports to ensure that the accused will never break the law again. Alas, it''s not so much another chance at life, but deliverance into a hell far worse than mere death... "Tasha''s Fail-Safe": Once, she and Andrea Cort hated each other. Now, the victim of a savage assassination attempt by a traitor to the Confederacy, she lies in an unresponsive state, the identity of her assailant locked inside her head. Can Andrea penetrate a vital secret she never even knew existed? Other Andrea Cort stories available from JABberwocky: With Unclean Hands Unseen Demons

Gustav and Fernie continue their journey through Dark Country in this new title! 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.

Le collectif Angle Mort est composé d’éditeurs, d’écrivains, de traducteurs et de scientifiques partageant une même conception de la science-fiction ; celle d’une méthode d’exploration de soi et de notre environnement. La revue numérique Angle Mort publie des nouvelles contemporaines, françaises ou traduites de l’anglais, qui font la science-fiction d’aujourd’hui et offrent un nouveau regard sur le monde afin de mieux préparer demain. Pour ce numéro 11, retrouvez une couverture originale du street artist espagnol Deih, 4 récits de science-fiction inédits écrits par des auteurs français et américains, ainsi que les interviews avec tous les contributeurs.

Gustav and Fernie continue their journey through Dark Country! Gustav and Fernie’s adventures in the Dark Country continue as they search for their families. But as they get closer to discovering their families’ fates, their mission is once again threatened by old foes—as well as some new, even more treacherous, ones. Will Gustav and Fernie be able to battle their way through and rescue their families before it’s too late?

Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Short Story: Chocolateland by Shariann Lewitt -When they wanted to eat, to really enjoy a good pig out, they could go to Chocolateland Short Story: Sleepers by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam -Where did they come from? Where do we go from here? Short Story: Monitor Bot and the King of Pop by Jess Barber -When life gives you lemons... dance like Michael Jackson. Short Story: Floaters By Robert Lowell Russell - Darkness and light collide in an unlikely redemption. Reviews: The Fan: The beautiful, the sweet, the inspirational, the meaningful, the melancholy. Reviews: The Remake Chronicles: By Adam-Troy Castro - A-T C reviews The Rover (2014) Directed by David Michod Reviews: Area 51 1/2 December, 2014 by Steven Sawicki. Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: December, 2014 by Gillian Daniels - Join us as Gillian explores what''s new in short Fantasy & Science Fiction. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.free content.

Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. This is the ebook edition of the Fantastic Stories webzine containing all content from the September 2014 issue, including: Original Novella: Invisible Friends Too (Or, I have no bananas and Ice must cream) by Steven Sawiki Monkeys, aliens, and Elvis . . . oh my. Novellette: Planting Walnuts by Linda Tiernan Kepner They were broke, outnumbered, and outgunned... but they were just getting started. Short Story: The Big Guy by Mike Resnick Is there anything that compares to the thrill of victory . . . ? Short Story: Time Slip by Hannah Kollef What if your past, present, and future could commingle? Reviews: The Fan: Backtracking, Dislocations, Learning Curves, and Getting One''s Bearings in which Carole McDonnell interogates a series of puzzling novels. Reviews: The Magic Lantern: To Start With in which Adam-Troy Castro reveals and reviews off-the beatean path films; finding some hidden gems amongst those justly obscure. Commentary: Roots of Spec Fic: The Greater Evil of H.P. Lovecraft in which by Jay O''Connell dissects HPL''s enduring-and troubling-appeal. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.

Original Novella: New Beaches by Daniel Hatch: Power, corruption, and danger rise with the tides. Short Story: Man or Mech by Rebecca McFarland Kyle: Underneath the shiny, indestructible surface is the soul of a man. Novella: Invisible Friends by Steven Sawicki: He''s just an all American boy with a dog that loves to drive his car, some talking monkeys, and a few damned aliens. Short Story: Canceled by Edward J. McFadden III The damnedest things can happen when a man comes face to face with the reality of his past. Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki - A damn alien shares his opinion of Earth''s so-called culture. Reviews: The Fan by Carol McDonnell - Carole McDonnell reviews five dystopian YA novels with teen saviors. Reviews: The Remake Chronicles: In which Leito Leaps Twice by Adam-Troy Castro - Multiple Hugo and Nebula nominee Adam-Troy Castro examines the stories that movies keep returning to. This column will alternate with A-TC''s regular video recommendations.

ANDREA CORT. War criminal. Genius. Outcast. Heroine. Sent to the home-world of the Zinn, a once-powerful race now on the long path to extinction, she''s expected to sign the approval for a simple prisoner transfer -- but why are the Zinn so eager to take custody of an unremarkable human murderer? What brutal crime is being planned against an innocent? What hidden agenda threatens to topple the balance of power? This Nebula-Award nominated novella is the earliest adventure of Andrea Cort, heroine of the Philip K.Dick Award winning novel, Emissaries From The Dead. Other Andrea Cort stories available from JABberwocky: The Coward''s Option (and Tasha''s Fail Safe) Unseen Demons