Book Overview
Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin's Wild cards shared-world series
There is a secret history of the world--a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces--those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers--cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story. Originally published in 1987, Wild Cards I includes powerful tales by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, Lewis Shiner, and George R. R. Martin himself. And this new, expanded edition contains further original tales set at the beginning of the Wild Cards universe, by eminent new writers like Hugo-winner David Levine, noted screenwriter and novelist Michael Cassutt, and New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn. The Wild Cards UniverseThe Original Triad
#1 Wild Cards
#2 Aces High
#3 Jokers Wild The Puppetman Quartet
#4: Aces Abroad
#5: Down and Dirty
#6: Ace in the Hole
#7: Dead Man's Hand The Rox Triad
#8: One-Eyed Jacks
#9: Jokertown Shuffle
#10: Dealer's Choice #11: Double Solitaire
#12: Turn of the Cards The Card Sharks Triad
#13: Card Sharks
#14: Marked Cards
#15: Black Trump #16: Deuces Down
#17: Death Draws Five The Committee Triad
#18: Inside Straight
#19: Busted Flush
#20: Suicide Kings The Fort Freak Triad
#21: Fort Freak
#22: Lowball
#23: High Stakes The American Triad
#24: Mississippi Roll
#25: Low Chicago
#26: Texas Hold 'Em
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Rated 4 starsIt was a good book with a new and unique plot. It was...
It was a good book with a new and unique plot. It was a little disjointed but overall it was very entertaining and would definitely recommend.
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Rated 5 starsEverything you ever liked about superheroes, and more
Do you remember how much you enjoyed reading your favorite superhero comics when you were 11? Then you grew up, and lost it. But now the magic is back: these books will make you feel in the same way even if now you've graduated, you've got a family and maybe you've already lost that also, you're a responsible grown-up in every sense. And the good thing is that these stories take place in the same time when you were becoming...
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Rated 5 starsHere's Where It All Began-- An SF Epic
I'm still in the process of tracking down some of the later episodes in this multi-author, multi-book saga, but you can't go wrong with this first volume. (Last I checked, there were SIXTEEN books in the series.) It introduces the "Aces" (advantageously-mutated humans) and the "Jokers" (disadvantageously-mutated humans) who live in New York in the last half of the 20th century. After a catastrophic viral incident in 1946,...
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Rated 5 starsA fantastic new world of heroes!
A month ago (as of this writing) I'd never ever heard of this series, but now I'm eagerly awaiting the next volume. George R.R. Martin has assembled some fantastic writers to concoct an entire universe of "Wild Card" superheroes that parallels our own world even moreso than the worlds of Marvel and DC Comics which serve as much of the inspiration.Here's the concept -- in the days after World War II a bomb went off in the skies...
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Rated 5 starsA golden oldie
I read this series when it was originally released. I wasnt happy with where the series eventually ended up late in the series, but the earlier works are fond favorites.People buying this book (or others in the series) because they are fans of GRRMartins Song of Ice and Fire series are likely to be disapointed due to misaligned expectations. The only thing this series has in common with the Song of Ice and Fire is a gritty...
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