Thereisasecrethistoryoftheworld—ahistoryinwhichanalienvirusstrucktheEarthintheaftermathofWorldWarII,endowingahandfulofsurvivorswithextraordinarypowers.SomewerecalledAces—thosewithsuperhumanmentalandphysicalabilities.OthersweretermedJokers—cursedwithbizarrementalorphysicaldisabilities.Someturnedtheirtalentstotheserviceofhumanity.Othersusedtheirpowersforevil.WildCardsistheirstory.Originallypublishedin1987,WildCardsIincludespowerfultalesbyRogerZelazny,WalterJonWilliams,HowardWaldrop,LewisShiner,andGeorgeR.R.Martinhimself.Andthisnew,expandededitioncontainsfurtheroriginaltalessetatthebeginningoftheWildCardsuniverse,byeminentnewwriterslikeHugo–winnerDavidLevine,notedscreenwriterandnovelistMichaelCassutt,andNewYorkTimesbestsellerCarrieVaughn.
