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Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Knaves Over Queens is an all-new adventure set in London, featuring a fresh cast of characters from the Wild Cards universe. Developed by aliens and field-tested on Earth, the virus known as Xenovirus Takis-A was released in New York in 1946, changing the course of human history forever. Most of those infected die -- and a tiny percentage become deformed beings known as jokers. A lucky few survivors become aces: superhumans gifted with amazing powers. Now the virus has reached Britain. There, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, gifted with extraordinary longevity, together with the Enigma ace Alan Turing, set up a special organization named the Order of the Silver Helix. They will need all of the wild cards they can find if they are to deal with the terrifying mutations spawned by the virus. Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, Knaves Over Queens features the writing talents of Paul Cornell, Marko Kloos, Mark Lawrence, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Emma Newman, Peter Newman, Peadar O Guilin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector, and Charles Stross. Now in development for TV: Rights to develop Wild Cards have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team behind The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass, as executive producer. 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

Texas Hold'em: A Wild Cards Novel is an adventure in the bestselling shared-universe science fiction superhero series, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin. San Antonio, home of the Alamo, is also host to the nation's top high school jazz competition, and the musicians at Xavier Desmond High are excited to outplay their rivals. They are also jokers, kids with strange abilities and even stranger looks. On top of that, well, they are teenagers, apt for mischief, mishaps, and romantic misunderstandings. Michelle Pond, aka The Amazing Bubbles, thinks that her superhero (and supermom) know-how has prepared her to chaperone the event. But when her students start going wayward, she'll soon discover the true meaning of "Don't mess with Texas." Texas Hold'em features the writing talents of David Anthony Durham (Acacia Trilogy), Max Gladstone (the Craft Sequence), Victor Milan (Dinosaur Lords series), Diana Rowland (Kara Gillian and White Trash Zombie series), Walton Simons, Caroline Spector and William F. Wu. 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

Edited by George R. R. Martin, the New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones, Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire from Melinda Snodgrass, creator of Dr. Tachyon, is the first solo Wild Cards novel Aboard his grandfather's spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between jokers, aces, and nats that his vicious ambition spawned, Blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet Takis. Dr. Tachyon is left behind... but he's lost more than his only way of returning to his homeworld. Blaise has stolen his body, as well--leaving Tach trapped in the pregnant body of a teenage runaway. Tachyon must sell his soul to reach Takis--and once there, confront Blaise amidst the political and military machinations of Takisian society. Treachery and treason await him. At stake is nothing less than the destiny of an entire world.

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Knaves Over Queens is an all-new adventure set in London, featuring a fresh cast of characters from the Wild Cards universe. Developed by aliens and field-tested on Earth, the virus known as Xenovirus Takis-A was released in New York in 1946, changing the course of human history forever. Most of those infected die -- and a tiny percentage become deformed beings known as jokers. A lucky few survivors become aces: superhumans gifted with amazing powers. Now the virus has reached Britain. There, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, gifted with extraordinary longevity, together with the Enigma ace Alan Turing, set up a special organization named the Order of the Silver Helix. They will need all of the wild cards they can find if they are to deal with the terrifying mutations spawned by the virus. Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, Knaves Over Queens features the writing talents of Paul Cornell, Marko Kloos, Mark Lawrence, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Emma Newman, Peter Newman, Peadar O Guilin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector, and Charles Stross. Now in development for TV: Rights to develop Wild Cards have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team behind The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass, as executive producer. 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

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Low Chicago is an all-new time travel adventure that highlights the criminal underworld of 1920s Chicago, featuring a fresh cast of characters from the Wild Cards universe. The stakes were already high enough at Giovanni Galante's poker table that night in Chicago. Poker. Dealer's choice. Seven players. A million-dollar cash buy-in. But after a superpowered mishap, the most high-profile criminals in the city are scattered throughout the past and their schemes across time threaten the stability of the world. Co-edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass (screenwriter, Star Trek), Low Chicago features the writing talents of Saladin Ahmed (author of the bestselling comic Black Bolt), Paul Cornell (screenwriter, Doctor Who), Marko Kloos (author of the bestselling Frontlines series), John Jos. Miller, Mary Anne Mohanraj (Bodies in Motion, The Stars Change), Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and Theodore Sturgeon Award finalist Christopher Rowe, Kevin Andrew Murphy, and Melinda M. Snodgrass. "Martin has assembled an impressive array of writers. . . . Progressing through the decades, Wild Cards keeps its momentum."--Locus 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

George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards classic adventure, in trade paperback for the first time: a dangerous superpowered gang rises to power and threatens the citizens of New York City Bloat, the boy-governor of the Rox, wanted to make Ellis Island a safe haven for Jokers, and made a choice to recruit the Jumpers, superpowered teen outcasts who could steal a man's body in the blink of an eye. But under the leadership of Dr. Tachyon's psychotic grandson, the Jumpers grow more vicious and uncontrollable every day, becoming the greatest threat the Wild Cards have ever faced.... Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Jokertown Shuffle features the writing talents of Walton Simons, Chris Claremont, Lewis Shiner, William F. Wu, Victor Milan, Stephen Leigh, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and John Jos. Miller, along with previously unpublished stories from Carrie Vaughn and Cherie Priest. 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

Mississippi Roll: A Wild Cards Novel is an adventurous journey along Ol' Man River, featuring beloved characters from the bestselling shared-universe science fiction superhero series, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin. Now on its final voyage, the historical steamboat Natchez is known for her super-powered guest entertainers. But after the suspicious death of a crewmember, retired NY police detective Leo Storgman decides to make this incident his personal case. His findings only lead to a growing number of questions. Is there some truth behind the ghostly sightings of the steamboat's first captain Wilbur Leathers? What secret does the current captain seem to be hiding? And could the Natchez be ferrying mysterious - and possibly dangerous - cargo onboard? Mississippi Roll features the writing talents of Stephen Leigh, John Jos. Miller, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Carrie Vaughn (Martians Abroad), Hugo-Award winning author David D. Levine (Arabella of Mars), and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Cherie Priest (Boneshaker). 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

Soon to be a show on Hulu Texas Hold'em: A Wild Cards Novel is an adventure in the bestselling shared-universe science fiction superhero series, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin. San Antonio, home of the Alamo, is also host to the nation's top high school jazz competition, and the musicians at Xavier Desmond High are excited to outplay their rivals. They are also jokers, kids with strange abilities and even stranger looks. On top of that, well, they are teenagers, apt for mischief, mishaps, and romantic misunderstandings. Michelle Pond, aka The Amazing Bubbles, thinks that her superhero (and supermom) know-how has prepared her to chaperone the event. But when her students start going wayward, she'll soon discover the true meaning of "Don't mess with Texas." Texas Hold'em features the writing talents of David Anthony Durham (Acacia Trilogy), Max Gladstone (the Craft Sequence), Victor Milan (Dinosaur Lords series), Diana Rowland (Kara Gillian and White Trash Zombie series), Walton Simons, Caroline Spector and William F. Wu. Rights to develop Wild Cards have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team behind The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass, as executive producer. 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

Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. Miller Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. New two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime. Their quest leads them on a nightmare odyssey of madness, violence, passion, and political intrigue that will forever alter the fates of Aces and Jokers everywhere. Experience this gripping tale of mystery and suspense, brought to you from the incredible imaginations of George R. R. Martin and John Jos. Miller in their first collaborative novel. EXPLORE THE WILD CARDS UNIVERSEAn alien virus has changed the course of history, and the surviving population of Manhattan struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinary--and sometimes terrifying--traits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt. 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

Here, in the fifth volume of the exciting series, ten of science fiction's most gifted writers take readers on a journey of wonder and excitement in an astounding alternate history. Let the secret history of the world be told-of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others caused terror. And now, forty years later, as a gang war between the Shadow Fists and the mafia rages out of control in the streets of Jokertown, Aces and Jokers go underground-to wage their own war against the powers of the netherworld. Featuring the talents of John J. Miller, Roger Zelazny, Leanne C. Harper, Arthur Byron Cover, Melina C. Snodgrass, Edward Bryant, Stephen Leigh, Pat Cadigan, Walter Jon Williams, and George R. R. Martin. 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

The action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more--plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author Carrie Vaughn. Forty years after the Wild Card Virus's release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve. Joining him is a menagerie of some of the series' best and most popular Wild Cards, including Dr. Tachyon, aces Peregrine and Golden Boy, and jokers Chrysalis, Troll, and Father Squid. From the jungles of Haiti and Peru to the tumultuous political climate of Egypt, from a monastery in Japan to the streets of the most glamorous cities of Europe, the Wild Cards are in for an eye-opening trip. While some are worshiped as actual gods, those possessing the most extreme mutations are treated with a contempt that's all too familiar to the delegates from Jokertown. New alliances will be formed, new enemies will be made, and some actions will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that make ripples throughout the future of the Wild Cards universe. 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

Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement. September 15th is Wild Card Day, which commemorates the date the Wild card virus was released, spreading a wave of mutations around the globe. And 1986--the fortieth anniversary--promises to be the biggest Wild Card Day ever. But in New York City, not everyone is celebrating. The Astronomer, a twisted, powerful genius, has been planning how own special festivities for Wild Card Day, It will be a day of revenge against those who have opposed his evil plans--and aces and jokers alike must soon fight for their lives. Includes stories by: Edward BryantLeanne C. HarperGeorge R. R. MartinJohn J. MillerLewis ShinerWalter SimonsMelinda M. Snodgrass 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

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

From the #1 New York Times bestseller, the latest in a new generation of Wild Cards tales In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent survived, mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited by New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin (called "the American Tolkien" by Time), is the tale of the history of the world since then--and of the heroes among the one percent. Now, in the latest Wild Cards mosaic novel, we get to know the hardbitten world of Manhattan's Fifth Precinct--or "Fort Freak," as cops and malefactors alike call the cop-shop where every other desk sergeant, detective, and patrol officer is more than human. Featuring original work by writers such as Cherie Priest, author of the bestselling Boneshaker; Paul Cornell, Hugo-nominated comic book and Doctor Who writer; David Anthony Durham, winner of 2009's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; and many others, Fort Freak is one of the strongest offerings yet in the ongoing Wild Cards project. 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

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. 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

Ranging from New York and New England to ravaged Africa and New Orleans, encompassing war, devastation, and stubborn hope, Suicide Kings advances the story of the Wild Cards, and their struggle to be fully human in a world that fears and mistrusts them. In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent survived to mutate into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin ("The American Tolkien"--Time magazine) along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then--and of the heroes among the one percent. 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

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

From the #1 New York Times bestseller, the second of a new generation of Wild Cards tales In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent survived to mutate into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin ("The American Tolkien" --Time magazine) along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then--and of the heroes among the one percent. Now a new generation of heroes has taken its place on the world stage, its members crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young aces known as the Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world-including a genocidal war in the Niger Delta, an invasion of zombies in hurricane ravaged New Orleans, and a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town. 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