Aces High

George R. R. Martin has been a full-time writer for over 25 years. He is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo).

Soon to be a TV show on Hulu! After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, Wild Cards II: Aces High, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, both like and unlike our own. Now, after centuries of travel through space, an extraterrestrial being called the Swarm is headed for Earth. Meanwhile, some of the aces given superpowers by the virus are hatching conspiracies to control the human world. These factions are about to collide...and the fallout could be catastrophic. Featuring stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others. Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer. The Wild Cards UniverseThe Original Triad#1 Wild Cards#2 Aces High#3 Jokers WildThe Puppetman Quartet#4: Aces Abroad#5: Down and Dirty#6: Ace in the Hole#7: Dead Man's HandThe Rox Triad#8: One-Eyed Jacks#9: Jokertown Shuffle#10: Dealer's Choice#11: Double Solitaire#12: Turn of the CardsThe Card Sharks Triad#13: Card Sharks#14: Marked Cards#15: Black Trump#16: Deuces Down#17: Death Draws FiveThe Committee Triad#18: Inside Straight#19: Busted Flush#20: Suicide KingsThe Fort Freak Triad#21: Fort Freak#22: Lowball#23: High StakesThe American Triad#24: Mississippi Roll#25: Low Chicago#26: Texas Hold 'Em

Pennies from hell / Lewis ShinerJube: One / George R.R. MartinUnto the Sixth Generation: Prologue / Walter Jon WilliamsJube: Two / George R.R. MartinAshes to Ashes / Roger ZelaznyUnto the Sixth Generation, Part One / Walter Jon WilliamsUnto the Sixth Generation, Part Two / Walter Jon WilliamsJube: Three / George R.R. Martin1986. If Looks Could Kill / Walton SimonsJube: Four / George R.R. MartinUnto the Sixth Generation: epilogue / Walter Jon WilliamsWinter's Chill / George R.R. MartinJube: Five / George R.R. MartinRelative Difficulties / Melinda M. SnodgrassWith a Little Help from His Friends / Victor MilänJube: Six / George R.R. MartinBy Lost Ways / Pat CadiganMr. Koyama's Comet / Walter Jon WilliamsHalf Past Dead / John J. MillerJube: Seven / George R.R. Martin