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  • Publication: Wild CardsPublication Record # 696301
  • Editor: George R. R. Martin
  • Date: date unknown
  • ISBN: 0-553-26190-8 [978-0-553-26190-5]
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price:
    $3.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 410
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: Wild Cards (1987) • by Stan Watts
  • Notes:
    • Second printing as per number line.
    • $4.95 in Canada.
    • On the title page, the book is called "a mosaic novel edited by George R. R. Martin and written by..." listing 11 authors (including Martin.)
    • The cover and spine shows the title as Wild Cards I, but not on the title page.
    • Despite the "mosaic novel" designation, each author's contribution is distinctive and individually credited within the book itself. There is no table of contents.
    • The "Prologue" and "Interlude"s are not credited directly but are copyrighted to GRRM, thus implied authorship.
    • "The Science of the Wild Card Virus: Excerpts from the Literature" is not credited on its title page, but is assigned to Victor Milán on the copyright page. It is a non-fact article closer to fiction than essay.
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Anthology Title: Wild Cards • [Wild Cards • 1] • (1987) • anthology by George R. R. Martin

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