Edited by George R.R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass.
A brand-new Wild Cards novel, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass
Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, High Stakes delves
deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of
superheroics and Lovecraftian horror.
After the concluding events of Lowball, Officer Francis Black of Fort Freak, vigilante joker Marcus "The
Infamous Black Tongue" Morgan, and ace thief Mollie "Tesseract"
Steunenberg get stuck in Talas, Kyrgyzstan. There, the coldblooded Baba
Yaga forces jokers into an illegal fighting ring, but her hidden agenda
is much darker: her fighters' deaths serve to placate a vicious monster
from another dimension. When the last line of defense against this world weakens, all hell breaks loose, literally...
The Committee in
New York sends a team of aces to investigate. One by one, each falls
victim to evil forces - including the dark impulses within themselves.
Only the perseverance of the most unlikely of heroes has a chance of
saving the world before utter chaos erupts on Earth.
Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, High Stakes features the writing talents of Melinda M. Snodgrass, John Jos. Miller, David
Anthony Durham, Caroline Spector, Stephen Leigh, and Ian Tregillis.
