Busted Flush - Brossura

Farrell, S. L.; Milan, Victor; Miler, John Jos

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0765357135 ISBN 13: 9780765357137

Casa editrice: Tor Science Fiction, 2009

Riassunto

Now in development for TV: 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.

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 survived to mutate 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 ("The American Tolkien" --Time magazine) along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then—and of the heroes among the one percent.

Now a new generation of heroes has taken its place on the world stage, its members crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young aces known as the Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world–including a genocidal war in the Niger Delta, an invasion of zombies in hurricane ravaged New Orleans, and a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town.

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L'autore:

George R.R. Martin is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, adapted into the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. He is also the editor and contributor to the Wild Cards series, including the novels Suicide Kings and Fort Freak, among other bestsellers. He has won multiple science fiction and fantasy awards, including four Hugos, two Nebulas, six Locus Awards, the Bram Stoker, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (the Japanese Hugo). Martin has been writing ever since he was a child, when he sold monster stories to neighborhood children for pennies, and then in high school he wrote fiction for comic fanzines. His first professional sale was to Galaxy magazine, when he was 21. He has been a full-time writer since 1979. Martin has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Contributors to this volume are:

Melinda Snodgrass

Caroline Spector

Carrie Vaughn

Walton Simons & Ian Tregillis

John Jos. Miller

Victor Milan

Stephen Leigh

Kevin Andrew Murphy

Product Description:

In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA is accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It kills 90 percent of those it infects, but one percent gains superpowers. The latest book in the the Wild Cards series is the tale of the history of the world since then.

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• Editore: Tor Science Fiction
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0765357135
• ISBN 13: 9780765357137
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 450
• Redattore: Martin George R. R.