Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild

Finn said Great Series - Edited, not Written by George R. R. Martin.. I bought this as a gift for my nephew, but read it myself when it was first published (years ago). If you're considering buying this because George R. R. Martin's name is attached to it, keep in mind that he didn't write it. It's an anthology of short stories which he edited. He's written at least one shorty story in at least one of the books in this long series, and maybe more;. Wild Cards is a unique kind of Superhero fiction Local Man I actually started reading the Wild Cards series in the 1990's, but I misplaced some of my copies of the paperbacks. I was quite happy to see the earlier books in the series begin to re-surface for Kindle.The premise of Wild Cards creates a unique excuse for super powered heroes, villains and people in general. In 1949, a ship containing an alien virus explodes over New York -- . "Now This is What I'm Talking About!" according to Andrew Catron. Jokers Wild, the third book and first mosaic novel in the Wild Cards series, is an epic, sprawling adventure that follows our now-familiar super-powered protagainists across the span of the fourtieth Wild Cards Day as the try to stop the Astronomer from killing all the Aces that took him down in the previous book, Aces High. The mosaic format flows very well under Martin's stead

But in New York City, not everyone is celebrating: The Astronomer, a twisted, powerful genius, has been planning his own special festivities for Wild Card Daya day of revenge against those who have opposed him. Back in print after a decade is Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild, featuring fiction by George R. Narrator cast list:Felicia Day for "Bagabond" Ron Donachie for "Hiram Worchester" Pam Grier for "Roulette" Stephen McHattie for "Demise" Ray Porter for "Sewer Jack" Prentice Onayemi for "Fortunato" Molly Quinn for "Wraith" . And 1986 - the 40th anniversary - promises to be the biggest Wild Card Day ever. With each passing year, the festivities become larger and more fevered. R. "Aces" were endowed with extraordinary powers while "Jokers" were cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. September 15th is now Wild Card Day. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, and others.On September 15, 1946, the Wild Card virus was released, spreading a wave of mutations around the globe