A collection of stories about heroes gifted with strange, superhuman powers, with contributions by authors such as George R.R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, David D. Levine, and Carrie Vaughn.
Record details
ISBN:9780765365071 (pbk.) :
ISBN:0765365073
Physical Description:print 594 p. ; 18 cm.
Edition:1st mass market ed.
Publisher:New York : Tor, 2012.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
Thirty minutes over Broadway! / Howard Waldrop -- The sleeper / Roger Zelazny -- Witness / Walter Jon Williams -- Degradation rites / Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Captain Cathode and the secret ace / Michael Cassutt -- Powers / David D. Levine -- Shell games / George R. R. Martin -- The long, dark night of Fortunato / Lewis Shiner -- Transfigurations / Victor Milǹ -- Down deep / Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper -- Strings / Stephen Leigh -- Ghost girl takes Manhattan / Carrie Vaughn -- Comes a hunter / John J. Miller.
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 worldâa 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 Acesâthose with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokersâcursed 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 Hugoâwinner 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.
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 Manâs Hand
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