More exciting adventures from the longest-running shared world superhero series created and edited by George R. R. Martin, bestselling author of A GAME OF THRONES

30 years after the world changed, the victims of the gene-altering 'Wild Cards' virus face a new nightmare.

The place is New York City, home of Aces High - the glamourous lounge for superheroes, high atop the Empire State Building - and Jokertown, the squalid residence of the city's deformed underclass. The victims of the Wild Card Virus are no longer new and strange, but neither are they accepted by a world that still fears them. But as a new decade dawns, all eyes are drawn to the skies, and the Wild Cards may be the planet's only hope.

From the far reaches of space comes The Swarm, a deadly menace that could very well destroy the planet. Aces and Jokers must form an uneasy alliance and prepare for a battle they must not lose.

Edited by George R. R. Martin, this volume features stories by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, John J. Miller, George R. R. Martin himself and more

Soon to be a TV show on Hulu!

After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story.

Here in book two, Wild Cards II: Aces High , we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, both like and unlike our own. Now, after centuries of travel through space, an extraterrestrial being called the Swarm is headed for Earth. Meanwhile, some of the aces given superpowers by the virus are hatching conspiracies to control the human world. These factions are about to collide…and the fallout could be catastrophic.

Featuring stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot , with the co-editor of Wild Cards , Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

The Wild Cards Universe
The 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

Soon to be a TV show on Hulu!

After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story.

Here in book two, Wild Cards II: Aces High , we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, both like and unlike our own. Now, after centuries of travel through space, an extraterrestrial being called the Swarm is headed for Earth. Meanwhile, some of the aces given superpowers by the virus are hatching conspiracies to control the human world. These factions are about to collide…and the fallout could be catastrophic.

Featuring stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot , with the co-editor of Wild Cards , Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

The Wild Cards Universe
The 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