Three Kings: Edited by George R. R. Martin (Wild Cards)

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The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire.

For decades, George R.R. Martin bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.
In the aftermath of World War II, the Earths population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces.

Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoningthe joker aceAlan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumoured to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding.

Margaret dies and her elder son Henry becomes king and at once declares he wants to make England an 'Anglo-Saxon country' and suggestsjokers be sent 'to the moon'.Dangerous tensions begin to tear the country apart. The Twisted Fists an organization of jokers led by the Green Man-are becoming more militant. AndBabh, goddess of war, sees opportunities to sow strife and reap blood

This marvellous mosaic novel, featuring the talents ofMary Anne Mohanraj,Peter Newman,Peadar Guiln,Melinda M. Snodgrass andCaroline Spector,followsKNAVES OVER QUEENS the first ever Wild Cards novel set in the UK.

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PRAISE FOR THE WILD CARDS SERIES:

Deep and complex
Starburst

Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books.
Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn

"Martin has assembled an impressive array of writers. . . . Progressing through the decades, Wild Cards keeps its momentum to the end."
Locus

"The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements." SciFi.com

Author Bio

George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed 'the American Tolkien', George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.