- American Science fiction, Science fiction, american, Amerikanisches Englisch, Science-Fiction
Return to the early days of the Wild Cards series, as a group of super-powered Aces set off on a fact-finding tour of the world. Ever since the Wild Card virus spread across New York, people have changed - some becoming superpowered 'Aces', some distorted and bizarre 'Jokers'.
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Epic, grave, plot-driven and unpretentious.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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- First published
- February 1, 1988
- Pages
- 494
- Publisher
- Oceano, Leya, Tor
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese, English
- ISBN
- 9781473205130
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George Raymond Richard Martin (born September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his ongoing *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of epic fantasy novels. Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical. His first novel, Dying of the Light, set the tone for most of his future work; it is set on a mostly abandoned planet that is slowly becoming uninhabitable as it moves away from its sun. This story, and many of Martin's others, have a strong sense of melancholy. His characters are often unhappy, or at least unsatisfied - trying to stay idealistic in a ruthless world. Many have eleme
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