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.
**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
