The Resource Deuces Down
Deuces Down
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The item Deuces Down represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith).This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item Deuces Down represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith).
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- On September 15, 1946, a biological weapon created by an alien race was accidently detonated above the streets of New York City, killing countless numbers of men, women, and children. But those who survived the initial explosion soon began to wish they had died also, once they discovered they had been forever mutated by the virus unleashed in the blast...When the first volume in the Wild Cards series made its debut in 1986, it caused a sensation in the science fiction and fantasy communities. Here were stories of superpowered human beings in a real world setting, detailing the lives of "Aces"—those given superhuman powers by the "Wild Cards" virus—and "Jokers"—those whom the virus transformed into freaks and monsters. Over the course of fifteen volumes, the world created by editor George R.R. Martin and some of SF's most talented writers was explored through the eyes of both Aces and Jokers across the globe.In this all-new collection of Wild Cards stories, the spotlight is on the most unusual Wild Cards of them all—the Deuces. As you'll discover in this thrilling collection, their role in the Wild Cards Universe is just as important as that of the Aces and the Jokers. In fact, their actions have affected the course of Wild Cards history.Set in an alternate, shared-world universe, Deuces Down is the one place you'll find such never-before-told tales as John J. Miller's exciting 1969 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Dodgers; Michael Cassutt's first moon landing, when the whole world wasn't watching; Walter Simon's Great New York Blackout of 1977; Melinda M. Snodgrass's account of Grace Kelly's mysterious disappearance during the filming of The French Lieutenant's Woman. It's a strange and terrifying world where anything can happen. A world of Wild Cards
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- 9781591761884
- Label
- Deuces Down
- Title
- Deuces Down
- Summary
- On September 15, 1946, a biological weapon created by an alien race was accidently detonated above the streets of New York City, killing countless numbers of men, women, and children. But those who survived the initial explosion soon began to wish they had died also, once they discovered they had been forever mutated by the virus unleashed in the blast...When the first volume in the Wild Cards series made its debut in 1986, it caused a sensation in the science fiction and fantasy communities. Here were stories of superpowered human beings in a real world setting, detailing the lives of "Aces"—those given superhuman powers by the "Wild Cards" virus—and "Jokers"—those whom the virus transformed into freaks and monsters. Over the course of fifteen volumes, the world created by editor George R.R. Martin and some of SF's most talented writers was explored through the eyes of both Aces and Jokers across the globe.In this all-new collection of Wild Cards stories, the spotlight is on the most unusual Wild Cards of them all—the Deuces. As you'll discover in this thrilling collection, their role in the Wild Cards Universe is just as important as that of the Aces and the Jokers. In fact, their actions have affected the course of Wild Cards history.Set in an alternate, shared-world universe, Deuces Down is the one place you'll find such never-before-told tales as John J. Miller's exciting 1969 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Dodgers; Michael Cassutt's first moon landing, when the whole world wasn't watching; Walter Simon's Great New York Blackout of 1977; Melinda M. Snodgrass's account of Grace Kelly's mysterious disappearance during the filming of The French Lieutenant's Woman. It's a strange and terrifying world where anything can happen. A world of Wild Cards
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- Cassutt, Michael
- Martin, George R.R
- Truman, Timothy
- Miller, John J
- Snodgrass, Melinda M
- Simons, Walton
- Abraham, Daniel
- Leigh, Stephen
- Murphy, Kevin Andrew
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- dictionaries
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- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Short Stories
- Label
- Deuces Down
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:02f2fb0e-77d0-4e80-96d5-871882731c8c
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
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- electronic
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- True
- Isbn
- 9781591761884
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- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- Deuces Down
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:02f2fb0e-77d0-4e80-96d5-871882731c8c
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781591761884
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
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- Specific material designation
- optical disk
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