{"product_id":"george-r-r-martin-presents-wild-cards-sins-of-the-father-a-graphic-novel-9780804177108","title":"George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sins of the Father: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA cop on the trail of a bizarre murder uncovers a hidden conspiracy--and shocking secrets about his late father--in this original graphic novel set in George R. R. Martin's shared-world universe, Wild Cards. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1946, an alien virus ravaged the world, its results as random as a hand of cards. From that fateful moment to the present day, those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Aces, Jokers, and uninfected humans live in relative peace. Francis \"Franny\" Black is an uninfected human cop, trying to police a world filled with people with the extraordinary powers that he lacks. Newly--and some would say too suddenly--promoted to detective, he has been working out of Wild Card Central, the precinct in Jokertown where the bulk of the virus victims fell in 1946. Franny's father was one of the heroes of the precinct, killed in the line of duty, and Franny is finding it hard to fill his dead father's shoes. That is, until he's given a particularly insidious case and starts uncovering long-buried secrets that his father might have died to protect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated in a gorgeous, cinematic style by Michael Komarck and Elizabeth Leggett, this unique graphic novel is a visual feast certain to delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelinda M. Snodgrass\u003c\/b\u003e is a failed opera singer, a recovered lawyer, and now a novelist and screenwriter. She worked on \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation, Reasonable Doubts, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProfiler, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written movies and TV pilots. Together with George R. R. Martin, she created the Wild Cards book series, currently the longest-running shared world anthology in existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Komarck \u003c\/b\u003eis a renowned illustrator and Hugo Award nominee known for his work on several George R. R. Martin projects, including covers for the Wild Cards, \u003ci\u003eShadow Twin, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTuf Voyaging\u003c\/i\u003e novels, and for \u003ci\u003eA Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Leggett\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time fan artist Hugo winner, five-time Chesley nominee, gold award winner in the digital category in \u003ci\u003eInfected By Art 10, \u003c\/i\u003e and bronze winner overall. She is a gallery artist and a cover designer for science fiction and fantasy novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Dance with Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as related works such as \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The World of Ice \u0026amp; Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRise of the Dragon, \u003c\/i\u003e the last two with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson. He lives with his lovely wife, Parris, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673972412690,"sku":"9780804177108","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42981bc8-5826-4880-833c-6246c457d194.jpg?v=1733849916","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/george-r-r-martin-presents-wild-cards-sins-of-the-father-a-graphic-novel-9780804177108","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}