Down & dirty

by George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards Trust

1988 · 518 pages

anthology
science fiction
american science fiction
action & adventure
short stories
fantastischer roman

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About this book

DOWN AND DIRTY

George R.R. Martin, ed.

The fifth volume in the Wild Cards alternate universe saga is set in the New York City of 1986. The simmering streets of Jokertown have erupted, as gang war breaks out between ruthless rivals: the Shadow Fists and the Mafia. As the violence rages out of control, even the metahuman Aces and Jokers alike are forced to go underground and wage their own war against the powers of the netherworld!

� The fifth volume of the reissued "shared world" superhero series created by current New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin.

� First trade paperback edition!

� Features stories by ROGER ZELAZNY, MELINDA M. SNODGRASS, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, and ARTHUR BYRON COVER.

� Cover art by internationally acclaimed artist BRIAN BOLLAND.

Quotes by George R. R. Martin

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I'm not an "American First" (and maybe because I read science fiction) I'm a "Terran First". I'm a human being first. And I have this sympathy for other human beings no matter what side of the giant ice wall they happen to be born on.
Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the crudest is the one called love.
Been on the river thirty years, York. Rafted down to New Orleans when I was just a boy, and worked flatboats and keelboats both before steamers. I been a pilot and a mate and a striker, even a mud clerk. Been everything there is to be in this business, but one thing I never been, and that's a sharper.