Wild Cards I

Wild Cards, Book 1

By: George R. R. Martin - editor

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

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.

©1986, 2010 George R.R. Martin (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

10 out of ten for style...

With a cast of writers such as W J Williams and the late, great Roger Zelazny (who is NOT listed as an author, though his character Croyd Crieghton (sp?) is one of the best), this is a great anthology by great science fiction authors in the tradition of great "comic books." Good work, and I look forward to the next three chapters.
"If it's Demise, Don't look in his eyes..."
Enjoy.

Not what I had expected...

Would you try another book from the authors and/or Luke Daniels?

No

What do you think your next listen will be?

Anything by Diana Gabaldon

Do you think Wild Cards I needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Only if you are into SciFi.

Any additional comments?

I only could get through about 2/3 of the stories--too much repetition and too unbelievable!
Wish I could trade this book for another that I really want.

A collection of stories

A collection of stories has stronger stories and worse stories.

This one has an awesome frame story and strong in-between moments written by the guy that wrote Game of Thrones.

It is a strong collection in my opinion because it is alternative historical fiction with a fantasy bent. As an alternative history, it's very interesting. Plus, I can't resist professionally written transformation stories. They're my favorite.

Excellent narration, average stories.

Setting but nothing thematic connects the stories within. This was a little jarring. Also about one in three of the stories within were bad.

Sometimes you draw an ace

You know the book. It’s been sitting in your Audible library for a long time. Maybe you got it on sale or maybe you meant to read it but you got distracted by another series and for got about it or maybe you can’t remember why you got it. But eventually, you get around to listening to it. And it totally surprises you in the best way possible. That’s this book. Recommended.