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In the six decades since the alien plague known as the 'Wild Card' virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences.
Grotesque half-human creatures known as 'Jokers' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as 'Aces' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes.
Now a new generation of Aces has taken its place on the world stage, crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, John Fortune has assembled a team of known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the young heroes, world - including zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in Texas, and a showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East.
But The Committee's opponents have their own Aces and Jokers ready to do battle, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a boy with apocalyptic powers and most terrifyingly of all - a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE. Edited by George R. R. Martin with assistance from Melinda M. Snodgrass, this volume features stories by S. L. Farrell, Victor Milán, John Jos. Miller, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector, lan Tregillis and Carrie Vaughan.
Grotesque half-human creatures known as 'Jokers' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as 'Aces' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes.
Now a new generation of Aces has taken its place on the world stage, crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, John Fortune has assembled a team of known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the young heroes, world - including zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in Texas, and a showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East.
But The Committee's opponents have their own Aces and Jokers ready to do battle, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a boy with apocalyptic powers and most terrifyingly of all - a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE. Edited by George R. R. Martin with assistance from Melinda M. Snodgrass, this volume features stories by S. L. Farrell, Victor Milán, John Jos. Miller, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector, lan Tregillis and Carrie Vaughan.