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Jokers wild : a Wild cards mosaic novel von…
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Jokers wild : a Wild cards mosaic novel (1987. Auflage)

von George R. R. Martin (Herausgeber), Melinda M. Snodgrass, Richard Kriegler

Reihen: Wild Cards (3)

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"The journey into high adventure soars on! Let the secret history of the world be told--of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others wreaked terror. Now, forty years later, under the streets of Manhattan an evil genius unleashes the powers of darkness--and Aces and Jokers alike must fight for their lives. Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement.Includes stories by:Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, George R. R. Martin, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner ,Walter Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass"--… (mehr)
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Titel:Jokers wild : a Wild cards mosaic novel
Autoren:George R. R. Martin
Weitere Autoren:Melinda M. Snodgrass, Richard Kriegler
Info:Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books, 1987.
Sammlungen:eBooks
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Tags:anthology, sf, short stories, superheroes, ebook

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Wild Cards 03: Wilde Joker. von George R. R. Martin (Editor)

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15 de septiembre de 1986, las calles de Nueva York bullen por la celebración del Día Wild Card, la fiesta que una vez al año recuerda la llegada del virus que daría origen a los Ases y los Jokers. Es una jornada de fuegos artificiales, desfiles y mítines políticos, y este año promete ser la más espectacular de todas. Pero en las sombras acecha un genio siniestro al que no le importa la fiesta. Al Astrónomo sólo le preocupa una cosa, la destrucción. Nueva York está a punto de presenciar el choque entre dos superfuerzas.
  Natt90 | Oct 23, 2022 |
Rather than the collection of short stories found in [b:Wild Cards|147908|Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375859477l/147908._SY75_.jpg|1807663] and [b:Aces High|67961|Aces High (Wild Cards, #2)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375859546l/67961._SY75_.jpg|1037829], [b:Jokers Wild|67955|Jokers Wild (Wild Cards, #3)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1304286902l/67955._SY75_.jpg|25805396] is instead a mosaic novel, with the storylines all mixed into a single novel length story, with less clear distinction between the characters and their storylines.

I'm ... not thrilled with it.

In the previous case, if you didn't like a particularly story, it wasn't long before you moved on to something completely different. Here, it just keeps coming back again and again. Particularly when Jokers Wild primarily deals with Fortunato/Astronomer and the Egyptian Masons, which I've mentioned before wasn't my favorite plotline.

Really, there wasn't much that I cared overmuch about in this book. Seeing Bagabond's dealings with the animal and human worlds was interesting enough. Wraith remains a ridiculous character (a cat burglar who can phase through walls--but only when nearly naked), but her story was fairly interesting. And Hiram Worchester has a lot of potential. So there's something going for it.

Still. I'm hoping for more in [b:Aces Abroad|984792|Aces Abroad (Wild Cards, #4)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375859628l/984792._SY75_.jpg|970287]. ( )
  jpv0 | Jul 21, 2021 |
Very good. Definitely the best of the 3 i've read so far. It flows nicely from one chapter to another, which incidentally are hours of the day, since this is set over a 24 hour period.

I wasn't sure i was going to continue with the rest of the series after reading the first two books, but this has me wanting to read on now.

Very enjoyable.
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  SFGale | Mar 23, 2021 |
A raíz de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el virus alienígena Wild Card devasta la Tierra. Los sobrevivientes se convirtieron en metahumanos: Jokers, seres con deformidades físicas y habilidades inusuales, siempre marginados y acosados, o Ases, hombres y mujeres de apariencia humana normal que desarrollan el don de volar, leer las mentes de los demás y la capacidad de caminar a través de las paredes, cambiar de forma a voluntad, volverse invisible e incluso detener el tiempo. Pronto la mafia y las grandes potencias compiten para cazar y apoderarse
  MaEugenia | Aug 4, 2020 |
Hee! In case you missed my recent post on the Wild Cards books, they’re a shared-world superhero series that is well-written, mostly holds up to modern eyes, and utterly bonkers. This installment is no exception, and as enjoyable a read as the rest of ‘em. There’s an assassination plot, a missing girl, a fermenting gang war, a bit of romance, some soul-searching, a stolen journal, an elaborate dinner… and the way all the stories weave through each other, intersect, and affect each other is beautiful. There are some elements that haven’t aged well or (hopefully) wouldn’t happen nowadays—the “sorcerer-pimp”, the cat burglar who spends most of the story in a bikini because reasons, the word “Oriental”—but there are also elements that are fairly progressive, like characters where “gay” is a footnote, mention of the AIDS crisis, and non-sexualized sex workers. George R.R. Martin and his fellow writers were clearly aiming to capture 1986 while thinking ahead to future audiences, and I think they’ve succeeded. This was fun!

(Yes, I read this because of the Book Discussion Challenge.)

(Yes, the original covers for this series are awful. The new covers are great, except for when they’re not. Note that I didn’t post the new cover for this one.)

7/10 ( )
  NinjaMuse | Jul 26, 2020 |
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AutorennameRolleArt des AutorsWerk?Status
Martin, George R. R.HerausgeberHauptautoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Bryant, EdwardMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Harper, Leanne C.MitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Martin, George R. R.MitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Miller, John J.MitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Shiner, LewisMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Simons, WaltonMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
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"The journey into high adventure soars on! Let the secret history of the world be told--of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others wreaked terror. Now, forty years later, under the streets of Manhattan an evil genius unleashes the powers of darkness--and Aces and Jokers alike must fight for their lives. Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement.Includes stories by:Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, George R. R. Martin, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner ,Walter Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass"--

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