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George R. R. Martin | 400 pages | 19 Nov 2014 | Orion Publishing Co | 9780575134263 | English | London, United Kingdom Wild Cards: Lowball – Jean Cocteau Cinema

Wild Cards is a series of anthologies, mosaic novelsand solo novels written by a collection of more than forty authors referred to as the Wild Cards Trust and edited by George R. Martin and co-edited by Melinda M. The series originated from a long- running campaign of the role-playing gamegamemastered by Martin and involving many of the original authors. The framework of the series was developed by Martin and Snodgrass, including the origin of the characters' superhuman abilities and the card-based terminology. Wild Cards: Lowball first installment, Wild Cardswas released in January by Bantam Booksand as of Julytwenty-seven books have been released through four publishers. The latest ten were released through . The series has also been adapted to comic books, Wild Cards: Lowball novels, and role-playing games. Set during an Wild Cards: Lowball history of post- World War II United States, the series follows events after an airborne alien virus is released over New York City in and eventually infects tens of thousands globally. The virus, designed to rewrite DNAwas developed as a bioweapon by a noble family on the planet Takis, and it is taken to Earth to test on humans, who are genetically identical to the people of Takis. Tachyon, a member of this family, objects and attempts to stop them. Wild Cards: Lowball, his attempt crashes their ship, releasing the Wild Cards: Lowball. The virus affects each individual differently, and it becomes known as the Wild Card virus because of these "random and unpredictable" symptoms. Wild Cards began as a two-year-long [1] campaign of the Superworld role-playing gamegifted to George R. MillerMelinda M. Snodgrassand Walter Jon Williamsand Martin served as gamemaster. Since the game had been built by a group, he felt it should be a shared universe anthology, which were popular at Wild Cards: Lowball time. Martin said that the group loved comic books and superheroes but wanted to approach the material in a "grittier, Wild Cards: Lowball adult manner than what we were seeing in the '80s". He Wild Cards: Lowball the series' "sense of history" as a strength and expressed frustration with the retroactive continuity of mainstream comics. Snodgrass suggested a virus, which allowed for the superpowered Aces, the "monsters and freaks" Jokers, and a high death toll. The series was originally meant to be set in a then contemporarybut Waldrop, who was to write the first story, insisted that his story take place right after World War II. This created a forty-year gap between the first chapter and the remaining stories, pushing later contributions to fill in the intervening decades. Martin noted that this forced the authors to write about events they would have otherwise ignored, particularly the House Wild Cards: Lowball Activities Committee and the McCarthy hearings which gave rise to characters and plot points that "added immeasurable richness to our world and depth of our characters". Waldrop's story also forced Williams to rewrite a new story, "Witness", which became the only shared world story to appear on the final ballot for a Wild Cards: Lowball Award. Martin declined due to Gaiman's lack of prior credits at the time. Bantam Booksunder its Wild Cards: Lowball imprintpublished twelve books between andincluding two solo novels written by Melinda M. Snodgrass and . Baen Books published a new triad between and subtitled of a New Cycle. InMartin commented that he felt the triad was creatively "three of the strongest volumes Wild Cards ever had" and that the series "came back strong" after stumbling with a previous storyline; he conceded, Wild Cards: Lowball, that the triad was "very dark", acknowledging it was a commonly-voiced complaint, and that he felt switching publishers was a mistake. Inibooks Inc. Millerand reprints for six of the first eight books were issued. Tor Booksan imprint under Macmillan Publisherscurrently publishes the series in both print and e-book format. It released ten new installments from November to August Wild Cards: Lowball Tor Books has Wild Cards: Lowball reprinted the first eleven novels from November to September [27] [28] [29]. Tor Books also publishes online supplementary material. A multi-author blog supporting Inside Straight opened in February The blog followed American Herothe fictional reality television show in the book, and posted in-character "confessionals" from the twenty-eight characters competing on the show. The anthology was released December The Wild Cards Trust refers to the collection of authors who have contributed to the Wild Card series. Five authors have written for at least one novel released by each publisher of the series: Michael CassuttStephen Leigh often writing as S. FarrellJohn J. MillerWalton Simons, and Snodgrass. Every installment was edited by Martin, who has also contributed as an author to ten books; later installments were co-edited by Snodgrass. Wild Cards was adapted into a role-playing game format by Steve Jackson Games. Written by John J. Unabridged audiobook versions of the first five novels have been released. Audiobooks of the first two novels were released by Brilliance Audio in November and December In OctoberSyfy Films, a joint venture between Channel and Universal Studiosacquired screen rights to Wild Wild Cards: Lowball under the direction Wild Cards: Lowball Gregory Noveck, senior vice president of production. Snodgrass was asked to write the screenplay, and she and Martin were to serve as executive producers. At the time of announcement, the film was intended to have a contemporary setting and the Sleeper among its characters. This was the second time the series Wild Cards: Lowball optioned. In AugustUniversal Cable Productions acquired the rights to create a television series. Martin stated that the development was in early stages and that the production was working on choosing characters and stories to adapt. Snodgrass is to serve as an executive producer. On November 13,it was announced that Universal Cable Productions was teaming up with to develop two series based on the novels which will help establish a potential connected Wild Cards universe for the streaming service. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the series of books. For other uses, see wild card. Wild Cards first Three Kings most recent. George R. Martin Melinda M. Bantam Books — Baen Books — ibooks Inc. Print paperback and hardcover E-book Audiobook. See also: List of Wild Cards characters. Main article: List of Wild Cards books and short stories. Levine, and Carrie Vaughn. June 6, Tor Books. Retrieved August 11, October Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved July 11, The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, Martin's 'Wildcards'? October 3, Wild Cards: A Mosaic Novel. In Collins, Robert; Lantham, Robert eds. Jokers Wild Wild Cards, Book 3. Ace in the Hole Wild Cards. Jokertown Shuffle Wild Cards. Double Solitaire Wild Cards, No. Turn of the Cards Wild Cards, Book So Spake Martin. December 15, Retrieved July 10, February 23, Publishers Weekly. December 18, Humble Bundle. Archived from the original on February 18, . Inside Straight. Busted Flush Wild Cards: Lowball Cards. Suicide Kings Wild Cards. Retrieved June 12, Retrieved November 24, Retrieved August 26, The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 14, Wild Cards - Wikipedia

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