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Re: [[BNW] Fluke Package]
>Wild Cards was a series of (mostly) anthology novels compiled and
>supervised by George R.R. Martin. Basically the stories dealt with
>what might happen if an alien virus that shapes people to their
>subconscious was unleashed worldwide back just after the end of
>World War II. A lot of folks exposed simply died, many mutated into
>"Jokers", and a rare few became super-heroic "Aces." The various
>books after the first were modern-day. The books roughly go in
>"trilogies."
Ah...Wildcards. I tried them and didn't find them to my taste
(shared anthologies never quite capture my attention). Like the
idea, didn't like the execution quite so much--too much char
switching, I guess.
Jennifer
The White Crow
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