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      Ace in the Hole

      by George R.R. Martin
      Published
      Feb 1990
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      400
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      Series
      Wild Cards Book 6

      About This Book

      Since a strange alien virus created the superhuman beings known as Aces and Jokers four decades ago, they have struggled for respect and recognition. Now they are key players in a presidential convention torn by hatred and dissent as assassins stalk the halls of the convention and one of the candidates plans to use his secret Wild Card power for evil.

      Travel on a journey of intrigue and adventure in this collaborative novel edited by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN and written by five of science fiction's most imaginative talents: STEPHEN LEIGH, VICTOR MILAN, WALTON SIMONS, MELINDA M. SNODGRASS, WALTER JON WILLIAMS

      Series Placement

      Book 6
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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Alternative History Science Fiction

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      First Edition Feb 1990 Bantam ISBN13 9780553282535 ISBN10 0553282530
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