Wild Cards: Busted Flush - Softcover

Martin, George R.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575134208 ISBN 13: 9780575134201

Publisher: Gollancz, 2013

Synopsis

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES

In the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human creatures known as 'jokers' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as 'aces' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes.

Now a new generation of aces has taken its place on the world stage, becoming crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young heroes, known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world - including an invasion of zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town, and a fateful showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East.

But The Committee's opponents have their own aces and jokers ready to do battle, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a young boy with apocalyptic powers and - most terrifyingly of all - a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE.

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Review:

Delicious Everything I'd hoped for in a new "Wild Cards" book. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise, and unsentimental realism I'd expect out of a George R. R. Martin project.--Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible, on Inside Straight"

Delicious Everything I'd hoped for in a new "Wild Cards" book. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise, and unsentimental realism I'd expect out of a George R. R. Martin project. Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible, on Inside Straight

A new beginning This fast-paced and sardonic story will appeal to comic book aficionados and heroic fantasy fans alike. "Publishers Weekly on Inside Straight""

Delicious Everything I'd hoped for in a new Wild Cards book. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise, and unsentimental realism I'd expect out of a George R. R. Martin project. Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible, on Inside Straight

A new beginning This fast-paced and sardonic story will appeal to comic book aficionados and heroic fantasy fans alike. Publishers Weekly on Inside Straight

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"Delicious...Everything I'd hoped for in a new Wild Cards book. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise, and unsentimental realism I'd expect out of a George R. R. Martin project." --Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible, on Inside Straight

"A new beginning...This fast-paced and sardonic story will appeal to comic book aficionados and heroic fantasy fans alike." --Publishers Weekly on Inside Straight

Book Description:

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES!

About this edition

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0575134208
• ISBN 13: 9780575134201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448