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FREE WILD CARDS I PDF George R R Martin,Wild Cards Trust | 608 pages | 29 Aug 2012 | St Martin's Press | 9780765365071 | English | New York, United States Wild Cards - Wikipedia Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Wild Cards by George R. Martin Editor. Melinda M. Snodgrass Goodreads Author Contributor. Lewis Shiner Contributor. Stephen Leigh Contributor. John J. Miller Contributor. Edward Bryant Contributor. Brian Bolland Cover Artist. Mike Zeck Illustrator. Howard Waldrop Contributor. Roger Zelazny Contributor. Leanne C. Harper Contributor. Just after World War 2 over New York City, an alien virus transforms human Wild Cards I and goes recessive to create super heroes and villains. Most victims die, others experience physical or psychic changes: aces have useful powers, deuces minor maybe entertaining abilities, jokers uglified, disabled, relegated to ghettos. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published December 1st by iBooks first published December 1st More Details Original Title. Locus Award Nominee for Best Anthology Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Wild Cardsplease sign up. On average, how much swearing or sex would you say Wild Cards stories have? Nacho Medium Wild Cards I. Very explicit sex when there is but Wild Cards I all Wild Cards I have it. Does one have to be well acquainted with the Role Playing Game since wiki says The series originated from a long-running campaign of the Superworld role-playing game to read the series? Like Doctor Who Fandom kind of thing? Dan No, you don't need any familiarity with the game as it was an outgrowth of the authors' homebrew game, that they invited a few other writers to patici …more No, you don't need any familiarity with the game as it was an outgrowth of the authors' homebrew game, that they invited a few other writers to paticipate in. It has a very clear introduction to the setting. See all 3 questions about Wild Cards…. Lists Wild Cards I This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating Wild Cards I. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Wild Cards Wild Cards, 1. Sep 05, Mark Lawrence rated it liked it. The good thing is that although all that alternate history and the cast of characters are there to be used, most of the Wild Cards I all of which comprise a A kind editor pointed GRRM my way when he decided to have a Wild Cards book set in the UK and wanted more British authors on board. The good thing is that although all that alternate history and the cast of characters are there to be used, most of the books all of which comprise a collection of short stories stand well on their own, as Wild Cards I the stories within them. And the underlying idea of the whole thing can be delivered in a couple of lines. In ish an alien virus is released. It infects a few thousand or tens Wild Cards I thousands then fades away, with new outbursts down the years. So, in preparation for writing my 15, word story for Knaves Over Queensbook 27, I read book 1. It's set in the 40s, 50's and 60s, following the aftermath of the first outbreak and the progress of some Wild Cards I those new "super heroes" along with the social impact of their activities and of the far more numerous "Jokers" those Wild Cards I end up sick and deformed who form a persecuted underclass and mostly live in ghettos. Wild Cards I is a focus on real American political events of the period, re-imagined through the lens of the virus. The political ramifications and events are Wild Cards I discarded but build through the Wild Cards I, giving it a persistent and realistic history that is absent in other superhero Wild Cards I where the board is reset regularly and consequences largely forgotten. The political Wild Cards I can make this first book rather dry, especially for younger readers for whom time has moved the events from recent ish history to something more distant and academic. I found the quality of the short stories to be enormously variable. This is true of many anthologies, and I guess of many collections of books you might randomly pull off the shelf. It's been a while since I read it so I can't go into detail. I remember GRRM's own contribution as being very entertaining, and that the story by the late Roger Zelzany whose books I like a lot left me somewhat disappointed. But that's part of the joy of collections, the authors can experiment and Wild Cards I never know what to expect. You get highs with the lows and it's definitely worth giving it a try. You're not committing to a 30 book series here, since armed with the basics you can dive into any of the volumes as you please. Well worth it. And of course the volume my story appears Wild Cards I is a must read! Join my 3-emails-a-year newsletter prizes View 1 comment. Sep 20, carol. Shelves: short-story-collectionsurban-fantasytime-period-fantasyclassic. I haven't read more than a snippet or two from George R. Martin I could not get into A Game of Thronesso it wasn't George's reputation that lured me into picking this up. He created Wild Cards I haunting vision of a New York superhero and her desire for normalcy. Somehow, that lead me to the Wild Card series no doubt late night sleep-surfing around Goodreads and the discovery that Roger Zelazny was a contri I haven't read more than a snippet or two from George R. Somehow, that lead me to the Wild Card Wild Cards I no doubt late night sleep-surfing around Goodreads and the discovery that Roger Zelazny was a contributor. As a huge fan of his short stories, I was sold on giving the series a chance. First published inand Wild Cards I inWild Cards I Wild Cards I a shared universe anthology. Modeled on superhero conventions, it contains a variety of short stories with interludes and pseudo news-pieces written by Martin. The timeline is congruent with normal earth timeline until when an alien virus lands on earth, and an alien from the responsible race in hot pursuit. The virus gets released by an evil villain, and huge Wild Cards I of people die on exposure. One in ten exposed are genetically altered, drawing the 'wild card. For me, enjoyment was usually proportional to the writer and the writer's focus. I found the set-up less interesting, and the post-war politics dull. A lot of the writing is very period, for both the Wild Cards I and the comic standard; ie. It is also disconcerting at times to have the alternate timeline reference larger-world events, such as a Jimmy Carter apology, Studio 54 or Watergate, etc. The stories that were enjoyable for me focused on the personal and were thoughtful Wild Cards I studies and creative explorations of talent. Background on the series says that they are edited by Martin and Snodgrass. I wonder if more invasive editing--or perhaps, the modern resources of the web--could have improved the read. I wonder if the event references were meant to help root the stories in the anthology's timeline, but it didn't work for me. I think I might have almost preferred a more complication type editing that contextualized the following piece. It integrated a World War II flying ace, and again, as an indifferent student of history, was a pass. Wild Cards I | George R.R. Martin From Coraline to ParaNorman check out some of our favorite family-friendly movie picks to watch this Halloween. See the full gallery. Nick Wild Jason Statham is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Wild Cards I has one last play to change his fortunes Written by Lionsgate. I'm a Statham fan, so had to see it. It's a little slow, but it was worth watching. Not too many fight scenes, but when they happen, they're good! Kinda 'The Wild Cards I meets 'The Equalizer' movie. 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