{"product_id":"inside-straight-9781250177711","title":"Inside Straight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in development for TV: Rights to develop \u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Robot\u003c\/i\u003e, with the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The \u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then--and of the heroes among that one percent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally begun in 1987, long before George R. R. Martin became a household name among fantasy readers (\"The American Tolkien\" --\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine), the \u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e series earned a reputation among connoisseurs for its smart reimagining of the superhero idea. Now, with \u003ci\u003eInside Straight\u003c\/i\u003e, the Wild Cards continuity jumps forward to a new generation of major characters, entirely accessible to Martin's hundreds of thousands of new readers, with all-original stories by Martin himself, along with Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, and Stephen Leigh, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250177711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e122287 \/ Inside Straight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wild Cards Trust","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648660598940,"sku":"9781250177711","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6da4c5af-fa40-4fa6-87a9-1a3a1d3d9978.jpg?v=1603870675","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/inside-straight-9781250177711","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}