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Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Pam Grier, Felicia Day, Stephen McHattie, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 605
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 606
On September 15, 1946, the Wild Card virus was released, spreading a wave of mutations around the globe. "Aces" were endowed with extraordinary powers while "Jokers" were cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. September 15th is now Wild Card Day. With each passing year, the festivities become larger and more fevered. And 1986 - the 40th anniversary - promises to be the biggest Wild Card Day ever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Luke Daniels is king
- By Amazon Customer on 03-04-16
Less is more
Reviewed: 11-22-16
Third in the series and definitely the weakest so far. I like most of the performers normally, but the lack of cohesive dialogue control with voices for characters changing so drastically and so often took me out of the book too often. When I was immersed it was enjoyable. The writing improved over the last one with Fortunado being much more true to his core than the last outing. Exploration of previously ancillary characters was nice, but this volume lacked any real sense of fun found in the previous installments. Was better with original single narrator and the sense of adventure. This may be my last entry for this series.
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Wild Cards II: Aces High
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,324
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,193
After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, in stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great performance with a classic
- By Porter R. Rawls on 02-03-12
- Wild Cards II: Aces High
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Derailing Detail
Reviewed: 11-02-16
I have now mostly enjoyed both volume 1 & 2 of Wild Cards. Great alternate universe anthologies that keep you going long past when you should be working or sleeping. But...
In book 2 the character "Fortunado" repeatedly uses a homophobic slur in an angry manner that doesn't fit the character from the first book at all. For the most part he seems like a completely different person, and has lost his worldly sense and ends up coming across as a bigoted ass, and not in a way that endears in any manner. It's jarring enough that it pulls you right out of the story as you question why he has changed so much. Too bad this detail sticks out so brightly, because it would have been a 5 star review otherwise. That character continuity just ruined large portions because of how he was written and my enjoyment. Maybe we'll be back to form in book 3.
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Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,647
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,389
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,388
In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dry Politics
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-24-13
- Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
World War S
Reviewed: 09-27-16
Like a 3rd person super hero version of World War Z (the book), this collection of short stories is gripping and satisfying. Can't wait to experience more in the series.
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