A.G.R. Castle · Science fiction
Science fiction
you can fall into.
Adventure, thrillers and hard SF with real science and people worth rooting for. No glossary. No homework. Just a story that will not let you go.
The worlds
Big places. Human-sized stories.
Easy to fall into
Clear, human stories you drop straight into from the first minute. No warm-up, no map of the galaxy.
People before tech
The worlds hold together, but the heart is the crew: clever, funny, a little out of their depth.
Made to be devoured
Short chapters, real momentum, dry humor. One chapter becomes two in the morning.
About
Why I write this stuff
Hi, I'm Castle. I write science fiction to be enjoyed. The best feeling I know is handing someone a story and getting the 2am text: I meant to stop after one episode, I hate you, send the next one.
I'm a pantser and a tinkerer. I drop a good person into an impossible situation and find out who they are by writing toward it. I love taking ideas apart, which is why the science in my stories holds up if you go looking, and why you never have to.
I've lived in Japan for twenty years. The people in that photo are my family, and they're behind most of the good decisions I've made. About the initials: they're real, they're mine, and I'm never going to tell you what they stand for.
How these stories are made
- Story, characters and direction: A.G.R. Castle
- Brainstorming and story boards: Miro
- First drafts: AI-assisted, then rewritten and edited line by line by the author
- Editing, fact-checking and proofreading: A.G.R. Castle
- Audiobook narration: a digital voice, directed and cut by the author
- Cover and artwork: AI-assisted, art-directed by the author
Come say hi: [email protected]. I read every message.
Know when there's something new
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