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Name: Wild Cards (Volume 1)
Rating: 3 (6 reviews)
Author: George R. R. Martin

📘 Wild Cards (Volume 1) by George R. R. Martin

When an alien virus arrives on Earth shortly after World War II, it alters humanity in two profound ways: death or transformation. Survivors who die may be relieved, while those who live face a choice of becoming either super‑human "aces" or horrendous, grotesque "jokers." The resulting world is one of peril and wonder, where the line between salvation and monstrosity blurs, and society is forever changed in a Wild Cards reality that could sit right on our doorstep.

First publish date: February 1990

Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk

Authors: George R. R. Martin

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