Wild Cards I: Expanded Edition
Book 1 of Wild Cards
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Published: Jun 26, 2012
Pages:
545
Book Details
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Description:
Soon to be a TV show on Hulu!
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.
Now in development for TV!
*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.
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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
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The first volume of George R. R. Martin's WILD CARDS shared-world series, back in print after a decade—and expanded with new, original material.
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.
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