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基本信息·出版社：Tor Books
·页码：384 页
·出版日期：2008年01月
·ISBN：0765317818
·International Standard Book Number：0641912609/0765317818
·条形码：9780765317810
·EAN：9780641912603/9780765317810
·版本：1st
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Wild Cards Novel
内容简介 In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The
Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by
New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then—and of the heroes among that one percent. Originally begun in 1986, long before George R. R. Martin became a household name among fantasy readers ("The American Tolkien" --
Time magazine), the
Wild Cards series earned a reputation among connoisseurs for its smart reimagining of the superhero idea. Now, with
Inside Straight, the Wild Cards continuity jumps forward to a new generation of major characters, entirely accessible to Martin's hundreds of thousands of new readers, with all-original stories by Martin himself, along with Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, and Stephen Leigh, among others.
作者简介 Edited by George R. R. Martin,
with the assistance of Melinda M. Snodgrass--
--and written by:
Daniel Abraham
Melinda M. Snodgrass
Carrie Vaughan
Michael Cassutt
Caroline Spector
John Jos. Miller
George R. R. Martin
Ian Tregillis
S. L. Farrell
The four volumes (so far) of
George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire, beginning with
A Game of Thrones (Bantam, 1996), are among the top-selling fantasy of the last ten years. He lives in New Mexico.
媒体推荐 "The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements." --SciFi.com
专业书评 From Publishers WeeklyThe 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.
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