false 1557943 2 <div><div><div>In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The <i>Wild Cards</i> shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by <i>New York Times</i> #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then&#8212;and of the heroes among that one percent.</div><div> </div><div>Originally begun in 1986, long before George R. R. Martin became a household name among fantasy readers ("The American Tolkien" --<i>Time </i>magazine), the <i>Wild Cards</i> series earned a reputation among connoisseurs for its smart reimagining of the superhero idea. Now, with <i>Inside Straight</i>, the Wild Cards continuity jumps forward to a new generation of major characters, entirely accessible to Martin's hundreds of thousands of new readers, with all-original stories by Martin himself, along with Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, and Stephen Leigh, among others.</div></div></div> 6883432 book 22 1 2008 Inside Straight total:108|5:19|4:43|3:35|2:10|1:1| 108 393 177 24 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 2 1 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 06:46:24 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:11:37 -0700 2009
A dozen books later... we have this volume edited by George RR Martin.

In this book, heroes try to monetize their powers by going on a "Survivor-esque" televi...more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 4 2 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 19:52:13 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 21:29:22 -0800 2009
I was very pleased with the results. As with all of the "mosaic novels,"...more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 3 1 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 10:29:50 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 19:10:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 5 2 false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 18:40:35 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 20:18:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 2 0 false Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 11:52:25 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 12:00:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 5 0 false Wed Jan 30 00:21:03 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 12:40:35 -0700 2008 alive; you...you really care - hell, I was surprised to find myself w...more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 13:29:31 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 09:35:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5813813 0765357127 9780765357120 17 7 3.64 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5813813.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:57:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 12:24:20 -0700 2009
This book/series is a collaboration of mu...more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:32:18 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 08:44:26 -0700 2009 5813813 0765357127 9780765357120 17 7 3.64 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5813813.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 12:28:24 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:30:01 -0800 2009 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:04:30 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:05:58 -0700 2009 5813813 0765357127 9780765357120 17 7 3.64 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5813813.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 01:51:11 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 01:56:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5813813 0765357127 9780765357120 17 7 3.64 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5813813.Inside_Straight 1 0 false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 19:57:21 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 19:22:12 -0800 2009
I am proud to say that I haven't watched any reality TV. I had to look up the rules of Survivor to make sure this book didn't tak...more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:46:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 13:30:09 -0800 2009 http://www.bscreview.com/2009/11/wild-ca...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 18 20:59:24 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 11 07:08:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 5 0 false Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 20 16:27:30 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 20:19:27 -0800 2008
I am a huge fan of the series - so creative and imaginative. It ran out of steam at the end, but is reborn with this series. Very few shared universe series work well (why did they ruin Asimov's Foundation"

If you haven't read the series, but liked this book...more...]]> 5813813 0765357127 9780765357120 17 7 3.64 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5813813.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 18:07:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:48:15 -0700 2009 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 4 0 false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 07:45:32 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 07:46:40 -0700 2008 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 05:34:05 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 13:45:11 -0700 2008 1557943 0765317818 9780765317810 91 17 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185197882m/1557943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1557943.Inside_Straight 3 0 false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 04:16:39 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 04:18:11 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5813813