Title:
- Inside Straight (Anthology)
Authors:
- Michael Cassutt
- Michael Cassutt
- Ian Tregillis
- Caroline Spector
- Melinda M. Snodgrass
- Carrie Vaughn
- Stephen W Leigh
- John J. Miller
- George R. R. Martin
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| # | Date | Publisher | Binding | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-00-00 |  |
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- Blurb:
- And so, with a new publisher (Tor) comes a new generation of Wild Cards. The first volume of a new triad switches between the nation's search for a new 'American Hero' in the reality TV stakes and the looming threat of genocide in Egypt, home of the Living Gods. The old format of individual stories connected by an interstitial narrative is retained with linking stories handled by Daniel Abraham, who starts things off by introducing Jonathan Hive - a man trying to understand his own past and asking Who The Fuck Was Jetboy?
Dark of the Moon (by Melinda M. Snodgrass) has woman of the night, Lilith, far from home and using a little misdirection in order to deal with an old enemy. Back in the States, Jonathan Hive Sells Out! by auditioning for 'American Hero', while PR copy From the Desk of Rebecca Lieberman (by George RR Martin) provides us with a lowdown on the rest of the contestants without skimping on the exclamation marks.
In Chosen Ones l (by Carrie Vaughn), Ana Cortez finds she isn't much help in a crisis until a midnight chat with Curveball helps her plumb new depths. Hive acquaints himself with the discard pile in First Among Losers, while Ana digs deep for her team's next challenge in Chosen Ones ll.
With time on his hands, Hive finds multi-tasking is Better Than Television, and in Looking for Jetboy (by Michael Cassutt), Stuntman makes a name for himself by sullying a competitor's. Metagames (by Caroline Spector) introduces Bubbles, a girl unhappy in her own skin until a betrayal opens new doors, and in All The Best Stories Start "This One Time We Were Really Drunk, and...", Hive and new-best-friend Lohengrin do some breaking and entering, and John Fortune discovers the beast within.
Noel Matthews flirts with the help to gain information in Star Power (by Melinda Snodgrass), while John Fortune wrestles with himself before coming to an important decision in Wakes the Lion (by John Jos. Miller). Hive follows his heart in A Bad Day in Cairo, and Lohengrin comes face to face with the Sword of Allah in Crusader (by George RR Martin).
Hive lists the fallen in Real People, Really Dying, while back in the States, Rustbelt discovers there's more to life than TV in The Tin Man's Lament (by Ian Tregillis). Help arrives from an unexpected quarter for a major skirmish in Hey Guys. My Dad's Got a Warehouse! Let's Put On a War! while in Incidental Music for Heroes (by Stephen Leigh), Drummer Boy performs for a whole new audience.
Blood on the Sun (by Melinda Snodgrass) sees Noel Matthews discovering politics and friendships don't mix; the end is in sight for Stuntman in Looking for Jetboy: Epilog (by Michael Cassutt); and a new order is introduced in Give the Wookie a Medal.