Wild Cards

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. The American Triad Series #1: Mississippi Roll #2: Low Chicago #3: Texas Hold ''Em For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth''s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.

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PRAISE FOR THE WILD CARDS SERIES:
"Deep and complex"
Starburst
"Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books."
Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn
"Martin has assembled an impressive array of writers. . . . Progressing through the decades, Wild Cards keeps its momentum to the end."
Locus
"The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements." SciFi.com

Product details

• Authors: George R R Martin, George R. R. Martin
• Assisted by: George R. R. Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780008283575
• ISBN: 978-0-00-828357-5
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Wild Cards; Wild Cards
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Science Fiction, Fantasy, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Superheroes