John Gregory Betancourt

Print on demand In 1998, Betancourt discovered print on demand technology, which produces one book at a time. He became a pioneer in the field, bringing hundreds (eventually thousands) of books into print through PoD. Betancourt incorporated Wildside Press in 2004 and continued to expand the company, as gross annual sales continued to grow. As of January 2010, Wildside Press had more than 11,000 books in print, ranging from classic literature to genre titles by H. Beam Piper, John W. Campbell, Jr., Andre Norton, and others.

Wildside Press took up an increasing amount of his time, though Betancourt still managed to produce one novel and several short stories most years. He brought in genre writers and editors to work on Wildside Press projects. Employees in the 2000–07 period included such authors and editors as P.D. Cacek, Darrell Schweitzer, George H. Scithers, Vera Nazarian, Stephen H. Segal, and Sean Wallace.

In 2006, Betancourt partnered with AudioRealms to release new and classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror in Audiobook format. Initial releases included H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy and Andre Norton's The Time Traders, as well as works by Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft.

At the same time, Betancourt created a new mass-market paperback line, Cosmos Books, with Dorchester Publishing.

In 2007, Betancourt received the Black Orchid Novella Award from the Nero Wolfe Society (the "Wolfe Pack") and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine for his novella "Horse Pit." The award, which consisted of a certificate, a prize of $1,000, and publication in the magazine, was presented at the Wolfe Pack's annual Black Orchid Banquet on December 1, 2007.

John Gregory Betancourt lives in Maryland with his wife Kim and two children.

Works

Novels 1987 Starskimmer 1987 Rogue Pirate 1988 Johnny Zed 1988 The Blind Archer 1990 Rememory 1995 Devil in the Sky (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) with Greg Cox 1995 Incident at Arbuk (Star Trek: Voyager) 1995 Born of Elven Blood with Kevin J. Anderson 1995 Cutthroat Island 1996 Birthright: The Hag's Contract 1996 The Heart of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 1997 Hercules: The Wrath of Poseidon 1997 Hercules: The Vengeance of Hera 1999 Infection (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 2001 Hercules: The Gates of Hades 2002 Pacifica with Linda E. Bushyager 2003 The Dawn of Amber (#1 in the Amber prequel series) 2003 The Dragon Sorcerer 2004 Chaos and Amber (#2 in the Amber prequel series) 2004 To Rule in Amber (#3 in the Amber prequel series) 2005 Shadows of Amber (#4 in the Amber prequel series) unpublished/unwritten Sword of Chaos (#5 in the Amber prequel series) 2023 The Things from Another World (authorized sequel to Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr.)

Short story collections 1991 Slab's Tavern and Other Uncanny Places 1992 Performance Art 2005 Playing in Wonderland 2012 Pit and the Pendulum: The Adventures of Peter Pit-Bull Geller

Young adult series Dr. Bones 1989 No. 4 The Dragons of Komako Robert Silverberg's Time Tours 1991 No. 4 The Dinosaur Trackers as Thomas Shadwell with Arthur Byron Cover and Timothy Robert Sullivan 1991 No. 6 Caesar's Time Legions as Jeremy Kingston The New Adventures of Superman 1996 No. 2 Exile with Michael Jan Friedman

Magazines edited Amazing Stories as assistant editor to George H. Scithers Weird Tales with George H. Scithers and Darrell Schweitzer H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror with Marvin Kaye (first issue only) Adventure Tales Black Cat Weekly

Anthologies 1991 The Ultimate Dracula with Byron Preiss (uncredited) 1991 The Ultimate Frankenstein with Byron Preiss 1991 The Ultimate Werewolf with Byron Preiss 1993 Swashbuckling Editor Stories 1993 The Ultimate Witch with Byron Preiss 1993 The Ultimate Zombie with Byron Preiss 1995 The Ultimate Alien with Byron Preiss 1995 Best of Weird Tales (Barnes & Noble, 498 pages) 1997 Best of Weird Tales: 1923 (Borgo Press, 132 pages) 1996 New Masterpieces of Horror 1997 Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror 2005 Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror, vol. 1 2006 Horror: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition with Sean Wallace

Non-fiction 1996 Serve It Forth – Cooking with Anne McCaffrey with Anne McCaffrey 1996 The Sci-Fi Channel Trivia Book 1998 The Sci-Fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction with Roger Fulton