{"product_id":"wild-cards-iv-aces-abroad-paperback","title":"Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad: Book One of the Puppetman Quartet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWild Cards Trust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more--plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author Carrie Vaughn. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years after the Wild Card Virus's release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve. Joining him is a menagerie of some of the series' best and most popular Wild Cards, including Dr. Tachyon, aces Peregrine and Golden Boy, and jokers Chrysalis, Troll, and Father Squid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the jungles of Haiti and Peru to the tumultuous political climate of Egypt, from a monastery in Japan to the streets of the most glamorous cities of Europe, the Wild Cards are in for an eye-opening trip. While some are worshiped as actual gods, those possessing the most extreme mutations are treated with a contempt that's all too familiar to the delegates from Jokertown. New alliances will be formed, new enemies will be made, and some actions will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that make ripples throughout the future of the Wild Cards universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wild Cards Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Original Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#1 Wild Cards\u003cbr\u003e#2 Aces High\u003cbr\u003e#3 Jokers Wild \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Puppetman Quartet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#4: Aces Abroad\u003cbr\u003e#5: Down and Dirty\u003cbr\u003e#6: Ace in the Hole\u003cbr\u003e#7: Dead Man's Hand \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rox Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#8: One-Eyed Jacks\u003cbr\u003e#9: Jokertown Shuffle\u003cbr\u003e#10: Dealer's Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e#11: Double Solitaire\u003cbr\u003e#12: Turn of the Cards \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Card Sharks Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#13: Card Sharks\u003cbr\u003e#14: Marked Cards\u003cbr\u003e#15: Black Trump \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e#16: Deuces Down\u003cbr\u003e#17: Death Draws Five \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Committee Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#18: Inside Straight\u003cbr\u003e#19: Busted Flush\u003cbr\u003e#20: Suicide Kings \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fort Freak Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#21: Fort Freak\u003cbr\u003e#22: Lowball\u003cbr\u003e#23: High Stakes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Triad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#24: Mississippi Roll\u003cbr\u003e#25: Low Chicago\u003cbr\u003e#26: Texas Hold 'Em\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGEORGE R. R. MARTIN's Song of Ice and Fire series, beginning with \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, is among the top-selling fantasy novels of this generation and is now an award-winning HBO series. Martin lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.5 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131761725575,"sku":"9780765335586","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b77e34eee17aaba11f2b5544060a4329.webp?v=1732621101","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wild-cards-iv-aces-abroad-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}