Wild Cards

Wild Cards
ISBN-10
0575134119
ISBN-13
9780575134119
Series
Wild Cards
Category
Science fiction, American
Pages
567
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Gollancz
Author
George R. R. Martin

Description

In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent survived to mutate into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers.

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