An alien bomb is detonated above the planet, shedding an indiscriminate gene virus on an Earth barely recovered from the horrors of World War ll. The result: Wild Cards. ACES blessed with superhuman powers and JOKERS cursed with bizarre physical and mental disfigurements. This is their story. And so began a series of shared-world anthologies that would bring the metahuman into the real world - our world. Everything up until 1946 is how we remember it. After that watershed year, many things will have changed. Welcome to WildCardsOnline, the guide to all things Wild Card. Want to know how it all started? What each book is about? Who the main characters are? What the various covers look like? Catch some trivia you may have missed? Chances are you'll find what you want here all under one roof. If not, let us know and we'll try to do something about it. In the meantime... November 3 2011
Also coming soon are CD audiobook versions of the first two volumes. Published by Brilliance Audio, they are totally unabridged, come with newly designed covers and are read by Luke Daniels. The first book is released on November 8, consists of 16 CDs and lasts 19 hours. You can order it here. The second volume will be released on December 20 and will comprise 13 CDs lasting 15 hours. This one can be pre-ordered from Amazon here. Perhaps more importantly for the long-term fan, however, is the news reported on George's blog that movie and television rights to the series have been optioned by SyFy Films, a new joint venture of Universal Pictures and the SyFy Channel. The plan is for a theatrically released feature film first, with more features and/or a TV series to follow if successful. Co-creators George RR Martin and Melinda Snodgrass will act as executive producers, while Melinda is writing the first screenplay draft. Best news of all? There's a link within the blog that takes you to the trade article in The Hollywood Reporter, wherein George mentions that The Sleeper will be part of the roll call. July 7 2011
As a taster, one of the stories, Melinda Snodgrass's 'The Rook', is currently available to read on the Tor website, while George has posted a second sample - Cherie Priest's 'The Rat Race' - on his own website. GRRM also hints on his blog that he's working on the plotline for the next Wild Cards instalment, to be called LOWBALL. In other news, DEATH DRAWS FIVE is finally back in print for those of us who prefer reading their stories on actual paper. Don't believe us? Check it out here. Brick Tower Press, who acquired most of iBooks' assets after they went bankrupt, has released it this time in a trade paperback edition. And with the first volume back on sale again too, Tor is letting you read Carrie Vaughn's 'Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan,' one of the three brand-new stories written specially for this edition. And on the same subject, Amazon is currently listing the second volume, ACES HIGH, as coming out on December 20, 2011. GRRM has mentioned on his site that this (and the third volume, to be rereleased mid-2012) will not contain any new stories. September 15 2010 Finally, it seems there's at last a way to buy the ridiculously rare (only 600 published copies, apparently) Death Draws Five without taking out a bank loan. Amazon have been selling a Kindle version of the book for a while now, but there was always a glitch that prevented it from opening properly. From reading the more recent customer reviews, it appears Amazon have now rectified the problem - although one customer does report that there are a few transcription errors to go alongside the original proofreading mistakes. But if you can get past that, you'll be rewarded with a great, almost retro, addition to the Wild Cards series. Special thanks to Denny for the update (who also says he's tried the book on the Mac version of Kindle and that it works just fine). Those who are interested can buy the book here. And those who want to download the free Kindle software for their PC or Mac can do so here. August 5 2010
May 30 2010 George RR Martin has sent us news that Tor has scheduled the reissue of Wild Cards volume one this coming November. It will be an expanded edition with new stories by Michael Cassutt, David D. Levine and Carrie Vaughn. May 25 2010 According to his 'Not a Blog' site, George RR Martin has just sent the 600 page manuscript of the next Wild Cards instalment, FORT FREAK, to Tor for eventual publication in 2011. This 21st volume in the series, which concerns itself with the lives of cops and crooks of the Jokertown precinct in NYC, will features stories by Melinda Snodgrass, John Jos. Miller, Stephen Leigh, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Victor Milan, along with a few newcomers to the series. More details can be found on George's site here, along with the welcome news that Croyd Crenson will be appearing in some capacity. April 15 2010 As a public service for those newcomers to the Wild Cards universe who want to hit the ground running, we feel we should mention an ebay seller is currently auctioning books 1-15 in a single lot for the 'Buy-it-now' price of $120 ($8 per book!). Auction ends on April 18, although the seller will no doubt relist it if it doesn't sell the first time. Check it out here. February 2 2010 Daniel is currently a guest blogger on Tor.com, talking about his experiences with Wild Cards and other collaborations. Check it out here. December 3 2009
In the tradition of previous volumes, this third and final instalment in the 'Committee' triad is a full mosaic novel featuring six protagonists (Rustbelt, Bubbles, Double Helix, The Radical, Gardener and Jonathan Hive) with six contributing authors (Ian Tregillis, Caroline Spector, Melinda Snodgrass, Victor Milan, SL Farrell and Daniel Abraham). Click on the image to see the final version of the superb new cover art by Michael Komarck. April 25 2009 Clicking here will take you to George's blog which introduces five new writers to the Wild Cards consortium along with strong hints that more Wild Cards volumes may grace our bookshelves in the not too distant future once the Committee triad has been wrapped up.
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
