Praise for the Wild Cards series "Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books." --Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn "Delicious.Everything I hoped for in a new Wild Cards book. 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 "This is a wild ride of good, blood-pumping fun that packs a surprisingly emotional punch for a book that looks on the surface like just another superhero adventure.

" -- Publishers Weekly on High Stakes "Emotionally powerful. Wild Cards deals up the variety of short fiction without losing the continuity of a novel."-- The Seattle Times "A delightfully imaginative speculation."-- The Toronto Star "Longtime fans will enjoy surprise appearances by previous notables, sometimes in drastically altered circumstances, and this entry also works well as a standalone. It's a treat for any fan of superhero stories." -- Publishers Weekly on Low Chicago "The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements." --SciFi.com "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.