Wild Cards
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| ISBN | 0553261908 |
| Cover art | Stan Watts |
| Pages | 410 |
Notes
The 2010 edition added the following three stories:
"Captain Cathode and the Secret Ace" by Michael Cassutt
"Powers" by David D. Levine
"Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan" by Carrie Vaughn
- A Bantam Spectra Book / January 1987
- First printing by number line 0987654321
- Cover illustration copyright © 1986 by Stan Watts on copyright page
- On the title page, the book is called "a mosaic novel edited by George R. R. Martin and written by..." listing 11 authors (including Martin.)
- The cover and spine shows the title as Wild Cards I, but not on the title page.
- Despite the "mosaic novel" designation, each author's contribution is distinctive and individually credited within the book itself. There is no table of contents.
- The "Prologue" and "Interlude"s are not credited, but assumed to be authored by the editor.
- "The Science of the Wild Card Virus: Excerpts from the Literature" is not credited on its title page, but is assigned to Victor Milán on the copyright page.
- $4.95 in Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Locus Poll Award | Best Anthology | Runner-up |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1987 | Bantam Spectra / SFBC | Hardcover | Anthology | 10930 | Walter Velez | 408 |
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1988 | Bantam Spectra | Paperback | Anthology | Stan Watts | 410 | |
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1989 | Titan Books | Paperback | Anthology | Brian Bolland | 410 | |
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1990 | Bantam Spectra | Paperback | Anthology | Timothy Truman | 410 | |
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2001 | ibooks | Trade Paperback | Anthology | Brian Bolland | 426 | |
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2003 | ibooks | Paperback | Anthology | Brian Bolland | 426 | |
| Wild Cards, Vol. 1 |
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2007 | ibooks | Paperback | Anthology | 432 | ||
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2012 | Gollancz | Trade Paperback | Anthology | 566 | ||
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2012 | Gollancz | eBook | Anthology |