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Aces high / edited by George R.R. Martin.

Aces high / edited by George R.R. Martin.
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ISBN 9780765326164 (pbk.)
0765326167 (pbk.)
Title Aces high / edited by George R.R. Martin.
Edition 1st Tor paperback ed.
Published New York : Tor Books, 2011.
Description 399 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes "A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Contents Pennies from Hell / Lewis Shiner -- Jube: One -- Unto the sixth generation: Prologue / Walter Jon Williams -- Jube: Two -- Ashes to ashes / Roger Zelazny -- Unto the sixth generation: Part one / Walter Jon Williams -- Unto the sixth generation: Part two / Walter Jon Williams -- Jube: Three -- If looks could kill / Walton Simons -- Jube: Four -- Winter's chill / George R. R. Martin -- Jube: Five -- Relative difficulties / Melinda M. Snodgrass -- With a little help from his friends / Victor Milán -- Jube: Six -- By lost ways / Pat Cadigan -- Mr. Koyama's comet / Walter Jon Williams -- Half past dead / John J. Miller -- Jube: Seven.
Summary "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, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, in stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others"--
Subjects Survivalism -- Fiction
Virus diseases -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
Genre Alternative histories (Fiction)
Science fiction
Other Names Martin, George R. R.
Series Wild cards 2.
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