Wild Cards - Busted Flush

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES In the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human creatures known as 'jokers' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as 'aces' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes. Now a new generation of aces has taken its place on the world stage, becoming crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young heroes, known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world - including an invasion of zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town, and a fateful showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East. But The Committee's opponents have their own aces and jokers ready to do battle, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a young boy with apocalyptic powers and - most terrifyingly of all - a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE.

Product details

• Authors: George R R Martin, Martin George R R, George R. R. Martin
• Publisher: Gollancz
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.07.2013
• EAN: 9780575134201
• ISBN: 978-0-575-13420-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 200 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Gollancz; Wild Cards; Wild Cards
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Fantasy / General, FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure