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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. In low chicago, a gang of criminals scattered throughout the past threaten the stability of the world in george r. Search results for wild cards army mwr libraries overdrive. While every effort has been made to avoid revealing spoilers in the synopsis, the notes and quotes sections do refer to plot points that are probably best avoided if you have yet to read the book in question. 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 wild cards trust and edited by george r. Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of george r. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Wild cards volume 8 oneeyed jacks after two fullblown mosaic novels in volumes 6 and 7, were back to the regular wild cards structure for volume 8. Wild cards began publication through bantam books, under its spectra imprint, in january 1987. Martin is available at in several formats for your ereader. Martin is the author of the internationally bestselling fantasy series a song of ice and fire basis of hbos popular game of thrones series and editor of the multiauthor collaborative wild cards series.