EDITORIAL REVIEW: **WILD CARDS V: DOWN AND DIRTY George R.R. Martin, ed.** The fifth volume in the Wild Cards alternate universe saga is set in the New York City of 1986. The simmering streets of Jokertown have erupted, as gang war breaks out between ruthless rivals: the Shadow Fists and the Mafia.
Wild Cards: Down and Dirty
โ Scribed by George R.R. Martin
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONESWhen an alien virus struck the Earth decades ago, it spawned a new breed of superhuman men and women. Those with useful mutations were known as Aces, those with deformities as Jokers. Now, in New York's Jokertown, a savage street war has broken out between the Mafia and a gang known as the Shadow Fists. A courageous band of Aces must go underground to wage a war against the powers of the criminal netherworld. Edited by George R.R. Martin and including a story by him, this volume also features stories from Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Melinda M. Snodgrass and many more.
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