Aces High
After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, Wild Cards II: Aces High, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s,...
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After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, Wild Cards II: Aces High, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, in stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765326164 (0765326167)
Publish date: December 20th 2011
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
Pages no: 399
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Anthologies,
Speculative Fiction,
Short Stories,
Alternate History,
Comics,
Superheroes,
Fiction
Another fantastic book in this series. It didn't feel as episodic as the first book; the storyline sticks very close to the main antagonism. A great read for fans of neuvo pulp scifi.
The second Wild Cards is much more focused the first with a tight, central plot revolving around the threat posed by an alien race known as the Swarm. I didn't like this one quite as much as the first book. Possibly because the writers didn't have as much free reign with their stories and characte...
In the second book of this shared-world series, the authors introduce a new Big Bad (the Astronomer) and a threat to the world -- the alien Swarm. Basically a novelized form of the cross-over "Big Event" that most comic book companies do from time to time, where some major threat affects every serie...
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