In 1946, an alien virus changed everything. Unleashed over Manhattan, it rewrote human DNA—killing most, twisting many, and transforming a lucky few. The survivors became legends. The gifted were dubbed Aces, their powers miraculous and terrifying. The cursed became Jokers, trapped in monstrous forms. Heroes rose, villains emerged, and the world was never the same again.
Edited by George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards I launches a sprawling, shared-world saga of power, fate, and survival. Featuring stories by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, and other masters of speculative fiction, this expanded edition adds new tales from David Levine, Michael Cassutt, and Carrie Vaughn. A genre-defining mosaic of heroism and humanity, Wild Cards remains a cornerstone of modern sci-fi fantasy.
