Down and Dirty

Name: Down and Dirty
Author: George R. R. Martin

Edited by George R.R. Martin.

The fifth volume in the Wild Cards alternate universe saga is set in the New York City of 1986. The simmering streets of Jokertown have erupted, as gang war breaks out between ruthless rivals: the Shadow Fists and the Mafia. As the violence rages out of control, even the metahuman Aces and Jokers alike are forced to go underground and wage their own war against the powers of the netherworld!

Contents:

Only the Dead Know Jokertown by John J. Miller
All the King's Horses by George R. R. Martin
Concerto for Siren and Serotonin by Roger Zelazny
Breakdown by Leanne C. Harper
Jesus Was An Ace by Arthur Byron Cover
Blood Ties by Melinda M. Snodgrass
The Second Coming of Buddy Holley by Edward Bryant
The Hue of a Mind by Stephen Leigh
Addicted to Love by Pat Cadigan
Takedown by Leanne C. Harper
Mortality by Walter Jon Williams
What Rough Beast... by Leanne C. Harper

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Published: 1988

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An alien bomb is detonated above the planet, shedding an indiscriminate gene virus on an Earth barely recovered from the horrors of World War ll. The result: Wild Cards. ACES blessed with superhuman powers and JOKERS cursed with bizarre physical and mental disfigurements.

This is their story.