There are 33 books in the Wild Cards series. The newest book is House Rules .

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Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin's Wild cards shared-world series

There is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth…

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Aces High

Book cover of Aces High

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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…

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Jokers Wild

Jokers Wild
The Aces, gifted with extraordinary mental and physical powers, and the Jokers, tortured by bizarre body and mind disfigurements, together face the threat of an evil and twisted genius

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Aces Abroad

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Soon to be a show on Hulu!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor ofWild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

The action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation,…

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Down and Dirty

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Soon to be a show on Hulu!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

Let the secret history of the world be…

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Ace in the Hole

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In the Omni convention center of 1988 Atlanta, a fanatical religious leader vows to crush the rights of all Wild Cards, a hidden Ace wields a terrifying power to determine the outcome of the convention, and a handful of Aces and Jokers struggle for control of a nation. Reprint.

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Dead Man's Hand

By George R. R. Martin (editor) , John Jos Miller,

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Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. Miller

Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. New two men are out to find…

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One-Eyed Jacks

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Soon to be a show on Hulu!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike,…

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Jokertown Shuffle

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Soon to be a show on Hulu!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards classic adventure,…

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Dealer's Choice

Book cover of Dealer's Choice

Soon to be a TV show!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

After too many disastrous raids and military embarrassments, the…

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Turn of the Cards

By Victor Milan, George R. R. Martin (editor) ,

Turn of the Cards
Pursued by the CIA, the DEA, and the Wild Card mistress of the winds, Mistral, renegade biochemist Mark Meadows uses the three personalities buried in his psyche in order to outwit his pursuers. Original.

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Card Sharks

Card Sharks
Someone is trying to wipe out the jokers--those shadowy behind-the-scenes global players--and they must fight back before they are completely destroyed. Original.

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Marked Cards

Marked Cards
Hannah Davis and her group of heroes race to expose the Card Sharks, an evil conspiracy whose ultimate goal is the wholesale destruction of those afflicted with the Wild Cards virus. Original.

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Deuces Down

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Deuces Down is the next Wild Cards anthology collection about George R. R. Martin's alternate superhero history

An anthology about the Wild Cards who are underestimated, overlooked: the Deuces. But it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for.

In this revised collection of classic Wild Cards stories, the…

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Death Draws Five

By George R. R. Martin (editor) , John Jos Miller,

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Edited by bestselling author George R. R. Martin, in the next Wild Cards adventure we follow John Fortune, son of two of the most powerful and popular Aces the world has ever seen.

In Death Draws Five, John Fortune's card has finally turned. He's an Ace! And proud of it…

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Inside Straight

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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 Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and…

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Busted Flush

Book cover of Busted Flush

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES

In the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to…

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Fort Freak

Book cover of Fort Freak
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 survived, mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited by New…

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Lowball

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Now in development for TV: Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

Decades after an alien virus changed the course of history,…

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High Stakes

Book cover of High Stakes

Soon to be a show on Hulu!

Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

Perfect for old fans and new readers alike,…

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Mississippi Roll

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

ALL ABOARD, IF YOU DARE.

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who…

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Low Chicago

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

The American Triad Series
#1: Mississippi Roll
#2: Low Chicago
#3: Texas Hold 'Em

A time for crime has come.

The stakes where already…

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Texas Hold'em

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Texas Hold'em: A Wild Cards Novel is an adventure in the bestselling shared-universe science fiction superhero series, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin.

San Antonio, home of the Alamo, is also host to the nation's top high…

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Knaves Over Queens

Book cover of Knaves Over Queens

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 the A Song of Ice and Fire series - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science…

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Joker Moon

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The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by fantasy titan George R.R. Martin.

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. This is the story of that world.

Theodorus was…

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Full House

Book cover of Full House

A new collection of Wild Cards stories, previously published on Tor.com and together in one volume for the first time!

In hardcover for the first time, Full House―edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin―brings together the Wild Cards stories that have been previously published on…

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Sleeper Straddle

By Max Gladstone , Mary Anne Mohanraj, Stephen Leigh , Walter Jon Williams , William F. Wu , Cherie Priest , Christopher Rowe , Carrie Vaughn , George R. R. Martin (editor) , Melinda M. Snodgrass (editor)

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An original collection of interwoven short stories set in the Wild Cards universe, where an alien virus mutates some and grants superpowers to others, created by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones

An alien virus ravages the world, with effects as random as a…