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.

3.5 stars

Some of the stories were great, others I had no idea what was going on.