The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire.The American Triad Series#1: Mississippi Roll#2: Low Chicago#3: Texas Hold 'EmFor decades, George R.R. Martin bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.In the aftermath of World War II, the Earths population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces.Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.