{"product_id":"9780765326157","title":"Wild Cards I (Wild Cards Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin's Wild cards shared-world series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces—those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers—cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1987, \u003ci\u003eWild Cards I \u003c\/i\u003eincludes powerful tales by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, Lewis Shiner, and George R. R. Martin himself. And this new, expanded edition contains further original tales set at the beginning of the Wild Cards universe, by eminent new writers like Hugo–winner David Levine, noted screenwriter and novelist Michael Cassutt, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller Carrie Vaughn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47984699605232,"sku":"9780765326157","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780765326157_p0.jpg?v=1763802362","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780765326157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}