Edited by George R.R. Martin.
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 of those who survived mutated 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 along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the
tale of the history of the world since then – and of the heroes among
that one percent.
Originally begun in 1987, long before George
R. R. Martin became a household name among fantasy readers ("The
American Tolkien" – Time magazine), the Wild Cards series earned a reputation among connoisseurs for its smart reimagining of the superhero idea. Now, with Inside Straight,
the Wild Cards continuity jumps forward to a new generation of major
characters, entirely accessible to Martin's hundreds of thousands of
new readers, with all-original stories by Martin himself, along with
Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, and Stephen Leigh, among others.
Contents:
- Who the Fuck Was Jetboy? by
Daniel Abraham
- Dark of the Moon by
Melinda M. Snodgrass
- Jonathan Hive Sells Out by
Daniel Abraham
- Chosen Ones: Part One by
Carrie Vaughn
- First Among Losers by
Daniel Abraham
- Chosen Ones: Part Two by
Carrie Vaughn
- Better Than Television by
Daniel Abraham
- Looking for Jetboy by
Michael Cassutt
- Metagames by
Caroline Spector
- All the Best Stories Start, 'This One Time, We Were Really Drunk...' by
Daniel Abraham
- Star Power by
Melinda M. Snodgrass
- Wakes the Lion by
John J. Miller (as by
John Jos. Miller)
- A Bad Day in Cairo by
Daniel Abraham
- Crusader by
George R. R. Martin
- Real People, Really Dying by
Daniel Abraham
- The Tin Man's Lament by
Ian Tregillis
- Hey, Guys. My Dad's Got a Warehouse! Let's Put on a War! by
Daniel Abraham
- Incidental Music for Heroes by
Stephen Leigh (aka Masquerade of Heroes; as by
S. L. Farrell)
- Blood on the Sun by
Melinda M. Snodgrass
- Looking for Jetboy: Epilogue by
Michael Cassutt
- Give the Wookie a Medal by
Daniel Abraham
