{"product_id":"george-r-r-martin-presents-wild-cards-showdown-book-three-of-the-card-shark-triad-9780593357934","title":"George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Showdown: Book Three of the Card Shark Triad","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fate of the world hangs in the balance when the ultimate biological weapon is unleashed in the stunning finale of a classic trilogy set in the Wild Cards universe created by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones--\u003c\/i\u003epreviously published as\u003ci\u003e Wild Cards: \u003ci\u003eBlack Trump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow featuring a stunning new cover! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn alien virus ravages the world, with effects as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated. The uninfected are known as nats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Card Sharks--a shadowy organization determined to wipe out the wild card virus at all costs--have been brought to light thanks to the efforts of nat investigator Hannah Davis and ace-politician-turned-joker Gregg Hartmann. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a cornered animal is a dangerous animal, and the Sharks have one final card to play: the Black Trump. This is the ultimate biological weapon, designed to kill everyone with the wild card virus--and its success rate is one hundred percent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the world--from New York's teeming Jokertown and the Joker Quarter of old Jerusalem to the Republic of Free Vietnam--the viral bombs are ticking . . . and time is running out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Three of the Card Shark Triad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCARD SHARKS - MARKED CARDS - SHOWDOWN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire--\u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Clash of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Storm of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Feast for Crows, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Dance with Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as related works such as \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World of Ice \u0026amp; Fire, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRise of the Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e (the last two with Elio M. Garc?a, Jr., and Linda Antonsson). Other novels and collections include \u003ci\u003eTuf Voyaging\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFevre Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Armageddon Rag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDying of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWindhaven\u003c\/i\u003e (with Lisa Tuttle), and \u003ci\u003eDreamsongs Volumes I\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eII\u003c\/i\u003e. As a writer-producer, he has worked on \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with his lovely wife, Parris, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183387574546,"sku":"9780593357934","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66d60e4d-3ebc-4899-ac7e-3c3dfec295b2.jpg?v=1744465624","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/george-r-r-martin-presents-wild-cards-showdown-book-three-of-the-card-shark-triad-9780593357934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}