Bibliograph

Wild cards, edited by George R.R. Martin, Volume 1

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Label

Wild cards, edited by George R.R. Martin, Volume 1

Language

eng

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Form of composition

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Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Wild cards

Music parts

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Oclc number

743277640

Responsibility statement

edited by George R.R. Martin

Summary

In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers

Table Of Contents

Prologue / by Studs Terkel -- Thirty minutes over Broadway! / by Howard Waldrop -- The sleeper / by Roger Zelazny -- Witness / by Walter Jon Williams -- Degradation rites / by Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Interlude one / by Elizabeth H. Crofton -- Captain Cathode and the secret ace / by Michael Cassutt -- Powers / by David D. Levine -- Shell games / by George R. R. Martin -- Interlude two -- The long, dark night of Fortunato / by Lewis Shiner -- Transfigurations / by Victor Milan -- Interlude three / by Tom Wolfe -- Down deep / by Edward Bryant and Leanne C. Harper -- Interlude four / by Hunter S. Thompson -- Strings / by Stephen Leigh -- Interlude five -- Ghost girl takes Manhattan / by Carrie Vaughn -- Comes a hunter / John J. Miller -- Appendix

Target audience

adult

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