Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad: Wild Cards (Paperback), cartea 4
Autor George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards Trusten Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 ian 2015
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad -- book four of the original Wild Cards series now in trade paperback featuring two brand-new stories
The action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author Carrie Vaughn. Forty years after the Wild Card Virus's release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve. Joining him is a menagerie of some of the series' best and most popular Wild Cards, including Dr. Tachyon, aces Peregrine and Golden Boy, and jokers Chrysalis, Troll, and Father Squid.
From the jungles of Haiti and Peru to the tumultuous political climate of Egypt, from a monastery in Japan to the streets of the most glamorous cities of Europe, the Wild Cards are in for an eye-opening trip. While some are worshiped as actual gods, those possessing the most extreme mutations are treated with a contempt that's all too familiar to the delegates from Jokertown. New alliances will be formed, new enemies will be made, and some actions will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that make ripples throughout the future of the Wild Cards universe."
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0765335581
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 152 x 241 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Tor Books
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Recenzii
""Emotionally powerful. Wild Cards deals up the variety of short fiction without losing the continuity of a novel."--"Seattle Times"
Descriere
The action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author Carrie Vaughn. Forty years after the Wild Card Virus's release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve. Joining him is a menagerie of some of the series' best and most popular Wild Cards, including Dr. Tachyon, aces Peregrine and Golden Boy, and jokers Chrysalis, Troll, and Father Squid.
From the jungles of Haiti and Peru to the tumultuous political climate of Egypt, from a monastery in Japan to the streets of the most glamorous cities of Europe, the Wild Cards are in for an eye-opening trip. While some are worshiped as actual gods, those possessing the most extreme mutations are treated with a contempt that's all too familiar to the delegates from Jokertown. New alliances will be formed, new enemies will be made, and some actions will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that make ripples throughout the future of the Wild Cards universe."
Cuprins
The Tint of Hatred / Stephen Leigh
The Journal of Xavier Desmond / George R.R. Martin
Beasts of Burden / John J. Miller
Blood Rights / Leanne C. Harper
Warts and All / Kevin Andrew Murphy
Down by the Nile / Gail Gerstner-Miller
The Teardrop of India / Walton Simons
Down in the Sreamtime / Edward Bryant
Zero Hour / Lewis Shiner
Always Spring in Prague / Carrie Vaughn
Puppets / Victor W. Milän
Mirrors of the Soul / Melinda M. Snodgrass
Legends / Michael Cassutt