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      Down and Dirty

      by George R.R. Martin
      Published
      Dec 1988
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      318
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      Series
      Wild Cards Book 5

      About This Book

      When an alien virus struck the Earth four decades ago, it spawned a new breed of superhuman men and women known as Aces and Jokers. Now, in New York's Jokertown, a savage street war has broken out between the Mafia and the gang known as the Shadow Fists. And a courageous band of heroes must go underground to wage their own war against the powers of the netherworld.

      Enjoy excitement, action, and high-tension thrills as ten of science fiction's most gifted writers explore new and uncharted regions of this astounding shared world:
      EDWARD BRYANT • PAT CADIGAN
      ARTHUR BYRON COVER • LEANNE C. HARPER •
      STEPHEN LEIGH • GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
      JOHN J. MILLER • MELINDA M. SNODGRASS
      WALTER JON WILLIAMS • ROGER ZELAZNY

      Series Placement

      Book 5
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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Alternative History Science Fiction

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      First Edition Dec 1988 Bantam ISBN13 9780553274639 ISBN10 0553274635
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