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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
Wild Cards Cover 1987 Bantam Spectra / SFBC Hardcover Anthology 10930 Walter Velez 408
Wild Cards Cover 1988 Bantam Spectra Paperback Anthology Stan Watts 410
Wild Cards Cover 1989 Titan Books Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 410
Wild Cards Cover 1990 Bantam Spectra Paperback Anthology Timothy Truman 410
Wild Cards Cover 2001 ibooks Trade Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 426
Wild Cards Cover 2003 ibooks Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 426
Wild Cards, Vol. 1 Cover 2007 ibooks Paperback Anthology 432
Wild Cards Cover 2012 Gollancz Trade Paperback Anthology 566
Wild Cards Cover 2012 Gollancz eBook Anthology