โ Mark Henwick
๐ Fiction
๐
2019
๐ Marque
๐ English
โ 254 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
Inside Straight
โ Scribed by George R. R. Martin
- Publisher
- Tor Books;Tom Doherty Associates
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Edition
- First mass market edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From Publishers Weekly
The newest Wild Cards mosaic novel marks a new beginning for the long-running saga. Veteran contributors such as Melinda M. Snodgrass and John Jos. Miller and newcomers like Carrie Vaughn and S.L. Farrell create a new generation of fantastical characters, including Jonathan Hive, who can transform himself into a swarm of wasps, and the six-armed, tattooed giant Drummer Boy. Twenty-eight superhuman aces are cast in a new reality show called American Hero. As the contestants compete in staged challenges and systematically get voted off amid Hollywood-fueled melodrama, horrific events in the Middle East bring to light the glaring unreality of reality television. When the show reaches its climactic final episode, some of the contestants decide to forsake the trappings of fame and fortune and become real-life heroes. The first volume of a projected trilogy, this fast-paced and sardonic story will appeal to comic book aficionados and heroic fantasy fans alike. (Jan.)
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Review
"The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements." --SciFi.com
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