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Human Spirit, Beetle Spirit [Riverworld Series]
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Revival on the banks of the River was not limited to white Anglo Saxons. This tale reinterprets the Riverworld resurrection through the eyes of a tribe of primitive people, whose beliefs and superstitions blend marvelously with what has happened to them. This tale was singled out by Science Fiction Chronicle for praise as a worthwhile addition to the Riverworld canon. This story, like "The Merry Men of Riverworld," was written with Philip Jose Farmer's permission. 1992
Words: 9386 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Merry Men of the Riverworld [Riverworld Series]
by John Gregory Betancourt
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When an actor who played Robin Hood on a 1950s children's TV show wakes up in Riverworld, he decides to live out his dreams and forms a new band of Merry Men (including Abraham Lincoln as Little John). Unfortunately, he didn't count on running into Al Capone, who has hijacked a thriving technocracy run by Jules Verne... Set in Philip Jose Farmer's "Riverworld" universe, this story written with Farmer's permission. 1992
Words: 12731 - Reading Time: 36-50 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Pacifica
by John Gregory Betancourt, Linda E. Bushyager
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Pacifica. It was an artificial island created in the middle of the Pacific ocean, designed to feed the starving millions of the world. But the billionaire behind the project has other plans … a sinister agenda which will ultimately enslave mankind unless he is stopped! 2002
Words: 63726 - Reading Time: 182-254 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Best of Weird Tales: 1923
by John Gregory Betancourt, Marvin Kaye
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This collection of 13 stories from the first year of pulp legend Weird Tales--including 9 that have never previously been reprinted--represents the best stories first published in The Unique Magazine. Includes H.P. Lovecraft, Paul Suter, Herman Sisk, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright--who would later go on to edit the magazine! Edited by John Gregory Betancourt, former editor of Weird Tales, and Marvin Kaye, editor of Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies. 1997
Words: 45489 - Reading Time: 129-181 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Sympathy for Zombies
by John Gregory Betancourt
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She came to the island to forget her ex-husband after a messy divorce, never guessing that he would follow ... with a voodoo revenge on his mind! [This short fiction piece is also available in the collection: Sympathy for Monsters] 2000
Words: 1110 - Reading Time: 3-4 min.
Category: Horror
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On the Scent at Slab's
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Slab's tavern is the roughest bar in Zelloque, frequested by pirates, slavers, thieves, and other less savory patrons. It's also haunted ... and you never know who--or what--will show up. When an overpowering scent of wildflowers begins to fill the Slab's, you can bet there's magic afoot ... and it isn't going to be pleasant, despite the smell! For one of the ghosts claims to be in love ... and demands a meeting with the woman he has selected to be his bride! 1996
Words: 6940 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
Category: Fantasy
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On the Rocks at Slab's
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Slab's tavern is the roughest bar in Zelloque, frequented by pirates, slavers, thieves, and other less savory patrons. It's also haunted ... and you never know who--or what--will show up. When a priest comes looking for a splinter of a god's bone, it may spell the end for Slab's Tavern--but the ghosts have other ideas! 1985
Words: 2753 - Reading Time: 7-11 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Duke of Demolition Goes to Hell
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Big Jim Carnacki, the self-proclaimed Duke of Demolition, knew he was dying. But when he awoke ... could this strange place full of Victorian houses possibly be heaven ... or hell? 1994
Words: 1672 - Reading Time: 4-6 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Well Bottled at Slab's
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Slab's tavern is the roughest bar in Zelloque, frequented by pirates, slavers, thieves, and other less savory patrons. It's also haunted ... and you never know who--or what--will show up. When a young wizard-in-training comes to Slab's Tavern purportedly to study the ghosts, no one realizes he's merely a tool of his master ... who has an old grudge to settle! This is the second of the Slab's Tavern stories. 1987
Words: 4641 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Cleaning Up at Slab's
by John Gregory Betancourt
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Slab's tavern is the roughest bar in Zelloque, frequented by pirates, slavers, thieves, and other less savory patrons. It's also haunted ... and you never know who--or what--will show up. After the destruction of the city of Zelloque (as chronicled in Betancourt's novel, The Blind Archer), Slab's Tavern is left a mess. What's a sturdy tavern-keeper to do but make the best of things ... and try to open up again? This is the final Slab's Tavern story. 1990
Words: 2454 - Reading Time: 7-9 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Last Guardian of Ru Ishtl: A Tale of Zelloque
by John Gregory Betancourt
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In Zelloque, gold royals can buy anything--love, kidnapping, even murder. When beautiful Salahar is kidnapped and taken from Zelloque on the eve of her wedding, she dreams of justice ... and finds a strange, ancient magic in the shifting sands north of Zelloque ... a magic that will give her a weird, unexpected justice! 1986
Words: 3767 - Reading Time: 10-15 min.
Category: Fantasy
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