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Some were old friends, like edward bryant, steve leigh, and howard waldrop. The series was inspired by comic book superheroes and the roleplaying game superworld. First off, the new reprint of ace in the hole is now out on trade paperback, with a spanking new michael komarck cover featuring the unforgettable mackie messer, while following it in june is the companion novel, dead mans. Sep 14, 2008 ang ilustrador ng kabataan ang ink and philippine board on books for young people mounted a touring exhibit of the 25 of the bestloved pinoy childrens books characters of all time. Wild cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. All navy seal nathan malone had to do was rescue three young girls from a colombia drug cartel, then allow himself to be captured just long enough to draw out a.
Wild cards is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels written by a collection of authors known as the. Martin, an alien virus hit the earth after world war ii, giving some of the survivors superpowers. The anthology, first released in 1986, presents an alternate history where an alien virus unleashed in the immediate aftermath of world war ii. The first installment, wild cards, was released in january 1987 by bantam books, and as of october 2018, twentyseven books have been released through four publishers.
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