Deuces down /
Deuces down /
edited by George R.R. Martin ; assistant editor, Melinda M. Snodgrass ; and written by Michael Cassutt, John Jos. Miller, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Walton Simons, Daniel Abraham, Stephen Leigh, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Carrie Vaughn, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Caroline Spector ; illustrations by Timothy Truman.
- Expanded edition, First Tor edition.
- 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- A wild cards mosaic novel .
- Wild cards. .
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Age of wonders / Carrie Vaughn -- Four days in October / John J. Miller -- Walking the floor over you / Walton Simons -- With a flourish and a flair / Kevin Andrew Murphy -- A face for the cutting room floor / Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Tatsy / Mary Anne Mohanraj -- Father Henry's little miracle / Daniel Abraham -- Storming space / Michael Cassutt -- Dry to the touch / Caroline Spector -- Promises / Stephen Leigh.
"In this revised collection of classic Wild Cards stories, the spotlight is on the most unusual Wild Cards of them all--the Deuces, or people with minor superpowers. In Deuces Down, iconic celebrities and landmark events are seen in a whole new light, such as John Jos. Miller's exciting 1969 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Dodgers; Michael Cassutt's first moon landing, when the world wasn't watching; Walter Simons' Great New York City Blackout of 1977; and Melinda M. Snodgrass's account of Grace Kelly's mysterious disappearance during the filming of The French Lieutenant's Woman. Deuces Down also features brand-new stories from Carrie Vaughn, Mary Anne Mohanraj, and Caroline Spector"--Provided by publisher
9781250227201 1250227208
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Science fiction.
Short stories.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Short stories.
Science fiction.
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Age of wonders / Carrie Vaughn -- Four days in October / John J. Miller -- Walking the floor over you / Walton Simons -- With a flourish and a flair / Kevin Andrew Murphy -- A face for the cutting room floor / Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Tatsy / Mary Anne Mohanraj -- Father Henry's little miracle / Daniel Abraham -- Storming space / Michael Cassutt -- Dry to the touch / Caroline Spector -- Promises / Stephen Leigh.
"In this revised collection of classic Wild Cards stories, the spotlight is on the most unusual Wild Cards of them all--the Deuces, or people with minor superpowers. In Deuces Down, iconic celebrities and landmark events are seen in a whole new light, such as John Jos. Miller's exciting 1969 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Dodgers; Michael Cassutt's first moon landing, when the world wasn't watching; Walter Simons' Great New York City Blackout of 1977; and Melinda M. Snodgrass's account of Grace Kelly's mysterious disappearance during the filming of The French Lieutenant's Woman. Deuces Down also features brand-new stories from Carrie Vaughn, Mary Anne Mohanraj, and Caroline Spector"--Provided by publisher
9781250227201 1250227208
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Science fiction.
Short stories.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Short stories.
Science fiction.