Card Sharks (Wild Cards, #13)

by George R.R. Martin

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Amidst the fun and festivities of Wild Card Day there is an evil mind lurking, who hopes that the celebrations will go off with more than a band. The streets of New York have erupted in celebration of Wild Card Day - the annual event held every September 15th to remember the dead and cherish the living. It is a day for fire works, street fairs and parades, for political rallies and memorial banquets, for drinking and fighting in the alleys. With each passing year, the festivities become larger and more fevered. And this year - 1986, the fortieth anniversary promises to be the biggest and best Wild Card Day ever. The media and tourists have discovered the celebration, and taverns and restaurants expect record-setting. But lurking in the background is a twisted genius who cares nothing for the fun and festivity. The astronomer has only one concern: destruction...

  • ISBN10 0671721593
  • ISBN13 9780671721596
  • Publish Date 1 March 1993 (first published 1 March 1987)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)
  • Imprint Prentice Hall & IBD
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 452
  • Language English