| Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire Contributor(s): Snodgrass, Melinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250168139 ISBN-13: 9781250168139 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Superheroes (see Also Comics & Graphic Novels - Superheroes) - Fiction | Science Fiction - Collections & Anthologies |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Series: Wild Cards |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edited by George R. R. Martin, the New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones, Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire from Melinda Snodgrass, creator of Dr. Tachyon, is the first solo Wild Cards novel Soon to be a show on Hulu Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.Aboard his grandfather's spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between jokers, aces, and nats that his vicious ambition spawned, Blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet Takis. Dr. Tachyon is left behind... but he's lost more than his only way of returning to his homeworld. Blaise has stolen his body, as well--leaving Tach trapped in the pregnant body of a teenage runaway. Tachyon must sell his soul to reach Takis--and once there, confront Blaise amidst the political and military machinations of Takisian society. Treachery and treason await him. At stake is nothing less than the destiny of an entire world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wild Cards Trust: - The Wild Cards Trust is the creator of the Wild Cards series.Snodgrass, Melinda: - Melinda Snodgrass was a story editor and executive script consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her acclaimed episode, "The Measure of a Man," was nominated for the Writer's Guild Award for outstanding writing in a drama series. With George R. R. Martin, she cocreated the popular Wild Cards series of shared-world novels and anthologies. She lives in New Mexico.Martin, George R. R.: - George R.R. Martin has been a full-time writer for over 25 years. He is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the basis of HBO's popular Game of Thrones television series. Martin has won multiple science fiction awards, including 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo). |