GEORGE R. R. MARTIN is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including four Hugos, two Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo).
"Praise for the Wild Cards series ""A delightfully imaginative speculation.""--The Toronto Star ""Progressing through the decades, Wild Cards keeps its momentum to the end."" --Locus ""The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements."" --SciFi.com ""Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books."" --Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn ""New readers and fans of the long-running series will both love the fast-paced plotting and the ever-expanding history of the Wild Card virus on this alternate Earth, where even the superheroes are human."" --Shelf Awareness on Lowball ""Highly recommended."" --SFRevu on Lowball ""Upbeat....Every chapter is solidly entertaining. It's a treat for any fan of superhero stories."" --Publishers Weekly on Low Chicago ""A genre-hopping, time-jumping, crowd-pleasing chain novel under the curation of old master Martin, he of Game of Thrones fame.""--Kirkus Reviews on Low Chicago"