**Travel on a journey of intrigue and adventure in this collaborative novel edited by #1 *New York Times* bestselling author George R. R. Martin and written by five of science fiction’s most imaginative talents: Stephen Leigh, Victor Milan, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and Walter Jon Williams.** Since a strange alien virus created the superhuman beings known as Aces and Jokers four decades ago, they have struggled for respect and recognition. Now they are key players in a presidential convention torn by hatred and dissent. Assassins stalk the halls of the convention and one of the candidates plans to use his secret Wild Card power for evil. Delicious. Everything I hoped for. The character interactions and plot twists have exactly the complexity, surprise, and unsentimental realism I’d expect out of a George R. R. Martin project. — *Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will be Invincible on Inside Straight* **The Wild Cards Universe ** *The Original Triad * #1 Wild Cards # 2 Aces High # 3 Jokers Wild *The Puppetman Quartet * #4: Aces Abroad # 5: Down and Dirty # 6: Ace in the Hole # 7: Dead Man’s Hand *The Rox Triad * #8: One-Eyed Jacks # 9: Jokertown Shuffle # 10: Dealer’s Choice # 11: Double Solitaire # 12: Turn of the Cards *The Card Sharks Triad * #13: Card Sharks # 14: Marked Cards # 15: Black Trump # 16: Deuces Down # 17: Death Draws Five *The Committee Triad * #18: Inside Straight # 19: Busted Flush # 20: Suicide Kings *The Fort Freak Triad * #21: Fort Freak # 22: Lowball # 23: High Stakes *The American Triad * #24: Mississippi Roll # 25: Low Chicago # 26: Texas Hold ‘Em At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.