Wild Cards: Jokertown Shuffle (Wild Cards, Book 9)

I don't think that anyone blames the authors individually the jumpers are just a terrible story arch. Most of this story is set in a world where a madman released a bomb in 1946 that spawned the Wildcard Virus resulting in "Aces" gifted with superhuman powers and "jokers" cursed with various physical and mental deformities. While most stories are focused primarily on the Aces and the roundabout good they do humanity this... Read Full Review

Jokertown Shuffle is of similar quality to the last Wild Cards books. We learn more about Bloat and the Rox, and we discover who the man behind the Jumpers is. Dr. Tachyon is still annoying, as he becomes involved with yet another woman, and Blaise is still causing problems. The best part of the book is the mysterious character of Black Shadow getting a star turn, at last. Wild Cards 09 : 01 The Temptation of Hieronymus... Read Full Review

The other reviews I've read here seem overly harsh to me. The only fantasy I've ever enjoyed was Tolkien, and I'm an avid reader (and critic) of Science Fiction, and I Loved this book, comic book elements and all. Yeah, Tachyon (or, more accurately, Melinda Snodgrass) is getting really boring really quickly, but I thoroughly enjoyed everything else about this book. We are first introduced to Bloat in this book and the events... Read Full Review