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Card Sharks (book)
''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. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass. Set largely during an alternate history of post-World War II United States, the series follows humans who contracted the Wild Card virus, an alien virus that rewrites DNA and mutates survivors; those who acquire minor or crippling physical conditions are known as Jokers, and those who acquire superhuman abilities are known as Aces. As of the publication of ''Texas Hold'Em'' in October 2018, the series consists of twenty-six books. ''Wild Cards'' began publication through Bantam Books, under its Spectra imprint, in January 1987. Bantam published the series until 1993 and released twelve installments. Baen Books published three books from 1993 to 1995. From 2002 to 2005, ibooks Inc. published two more installments, including one solo novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Cards
''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass. Set largely during an alternate history of post-World War II United States, the series follows humans who contracted the Wild Card virus, an alien virus that rewrites DNA and mutates survivors. Those who acquire crippling and/or repulsive physical conditions are known as Jokers, while those who acquire superhuman abilities are known as Aces, and those few who acquire minor, insignificant powers not worthy of being called aces are known as Deuces. The series originated from a long-running campaign of the ''Superworld'' role-playing game, gamemastered by Martin and involving many of the original authors. The framework of the series was developed by Martin and Snodgrass, including the origin of the char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Milán
Victor Woodward Milán (August 3, 1954 – February 13, 2018) was an American writer known for libertarian science fiction and an interest in cybernetics. Life and career Milán was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1986 Milán won the Prometheus Award for ''Cybernetic Samurai''. He has also written several shared universe works for the Forgotten Realms, '' Star Trek'', ''BattleTech'' and ''Wild Cards'' series. He has also written books under the pseudonyms Richard Austin (Jove Books "The Guardians" series), Robert Baron (Jove Books "Stormrider" series), and S. L. Hunter ("Steele" series with Simon Hawke, who used the pen name J. D. Masters). He also wrote at least nine novels under the "house name" of James Axler for the Harlequin Press/Gold Eagle Books "Deathlands" and "Outlanders" series. He has published almost 100 novels and numerous short stories. Milán was also known as the longtime masquerade emcee of Archon, the multi-genre convention held annually in Collinsville, Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Andrew Murphy
Kevin Andrew Murphy is an American novelist and game writer from Northern California. Education He is a graduate of University of California at Santa Cruz and has a Master of Arts from University of Southern California. Career He has written gamebooks for Steve Jackson Games and White Wolf. He is one of the contributors to the ''Wild Cards'' book series edited by George R. R. Martin. His first solo novel, ''Penny Dreadful'', was released in 2007. He is also the designer of several fonts on the theme of witchcraft for Scriptorium Fonts. He wrote the essay "Unseen Horrors and Shadowy Manipulations" in the compilation ''Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show''. In a review in ''School Library Journal'', Christine C. Menefee says his essay "documents instances of censorship and the attempts of network and advertisers to reshape Buffy to suit their purposes." He completed the novel ''Drum into Silence'' ( 2002) posthumous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Cadigan
Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human mind and technology. Her debut novel, '' Mindplayers'', was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988. Early years Cadigan was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In the 1960s Cadigan and a childhood friend "invented a whole secret life in which we were twins from the planet Venus", she told National Public Radio. The Beatles "came to us for advice about their songs and how to deal with fame and other important matters," Cadigan says. "On occasion, they would ask us to use our highly developed shape-shifting ability to become them, and finish recording sessions and concert tours when they were too tired to go on themselves." The Venusian twins had other superpowers, that they would sometimes use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn (born January 28, 1973) is an American writer, the author of the urban fantasy '' Kitty Norville'' series. She has published more than 60 short stories in science fiction and fantasy magazines as well as short story anthologies and internet magazines. She is one of the authors for the "Wild Cards" books. Vaughn won the 2018 Philip K. Dick Award for ''Bannerless'', and has been nominated for the Hugo Awards. Career Vaughn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Occidental College (during the course of which she also spent a year at the University of York) and later graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Master of Arts degree in English Literature. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Vaughn's stories have received a number of mention credits in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'', edited by Gardner Dozois and ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'', edited by Ellen Datlow, Terry Windling, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant. Her short story "Amaryllis" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Leigh
Stephen W. Leigh (born February 27, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, artist, and musician. He also works as a lecturer at Northern Kentucky University, teaching creative writing. He has published speculative fiction as Stephen Leigh, as S. L. Farrell, and once as Matthew Farrell. Steve Leigh was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lives there. He plays guitar and sings in a band named Toast. Recognition Leigh's novel ''Dark Water's Embrace'' won the Spectrum Award in 1999 and was on the long list for the James Tiptree Jr. Award that year. ''Speaking Stones'' also made the long list for the Tiptree Award. His first novel, ''Slow Fall to Dawn'', was in the Top Ten for the Locus Award for Best First Novel. As Guest of Honor at Bubonicon 43 Leigh was interviewed for MTV Geek Coverage about working on the Wild Cards series.Geek: Event Coverage > Stephen Leigh , Bubonicon 43 ''MTV Geek''. MTV. A special one-shot convention was held in his honor in Minneapolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne C
Leanne, LeAnne, Leann, LeAnn, Lee-Anne, Lee Anne, Lee-Ann, Lee Ann, Li-Anne, etc. are female given names and may refer to one of the following people: Leann, LeAnn, and Leeann * Leann Birch (1946-2019), American developmental psychologist * Leann Fennelly (born 1990), Irish camogie player and student * Leann Hunley (born 1955), American television actress * Leann Tilley, Australian biology professor * LeAnn Lemberger (born 1954), American writer * LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), American singer, songwriter, actress, and author * Leeann Chin (1933-2010), Chinese-born American restaurateur, entrepreneur, and businesswoman * Leeann Dempster, Scottish football executive * Leeann Tingley, Miss Rhode Island U.S.A. 2006 * Leeann Tweeden (born 1973), American radio broadcaster, model, and sports commentator Leanne and LeAnne * Leanne Armand (born 1968), professor and marine scientist * Leanne Baird, 1998 Miss Canada International * Leanne Baker (born 1981), former New Zealand professional tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bryant
Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, he resided in North Denver. Life and work Bryant was born in White Plains, New York, but raised on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. He attended school in Wheatland, Wyoming, and received his MA in English from the University of Wyoming in 1968. During the 1950s his uncle, a rodeo star, encouraged his love of film. This perhaps ultimately led to his occasional work in screenplays and as an actor. He was in the films ''The Laughing Dead'' (1988) and ''Ill Met by Moonlight'' (1994). His writing career began in 1968 with his attendance at the Clarion Workshop. At the beginning of his career he developed an association with Harlan Ellison, which led to collaborative efforts such as the novel ''Phoenix Without Ashes'', based on Ellison's pilot sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer. Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements. He was formerly a resident of Texas (and a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop), and now lives in North Carolina. Life and career Shiner graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1973. Several of his novels have rock music as a theme or main focus, especially the musicians of the late 1960s; for example, Shiner's 1993 novel ''Glimpses'' considers the great never-recorded albums of The Doors, Brian Wilson, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. ''Say Goodbye: The Laurie Moss Story'' (1999) focuses on a fictional up-and-coming female musician and her subsequent fall back down. ''Slam'' (1990) is immersed in skate punk and anarchist culture. Perhaps because novels with music as a major theme are not generally consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David D
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cassutt
Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for '' The Outer Limits'', '' Eerie, Indiana'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and ''The Twilight Zone''. In addition to his work in television, Cassutt has written over thirty short stories, predominately in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He has also published novels, including the 1986 ''The Star Country'', the 1991 ''Dragon Season'', the 2001 ''Red Moon'' and the 2011 ''Heaven's Shadow,'' in collaboration with David S. Goyer. In addition, Cassutt contributes non-fiction articles to magazines and is the author of the non-fiction book, ''The Astronaut Maker,'' a biography of NASA legend George W. S. Abbey (2018). Early life Although born in Owatonna, Minnesota, Cassutt was raised in Hudson, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Hudson High School. He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
