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Down & Dirty

George R. R. Martin

First published 1988
Series Wild Cards Universe › Wild Cards #5
Publisher Bantam Spectra
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Frank Riley (artist)
Pages 518
Price $4.50
ISBN 0553274635

  • A Bantam Spectra Book / December 1988
  • First printing according to the number line.
  • Titled Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty on the cover and spine, but simply Down & Dirty on the title page and the running title on every page of the book.
  • Cover art copyright © 1988 by Frank Riley on copyright page, no visible signature
  • Designated on the title page as a "Wild Cards Mosaic Novel edited by George R. R. Martin and written by..", listing 10 authors including Martin. This book in the series is more "mosaic" than previous ones in that several of the contributions have been broken into smaller parts and spread throughout the novel.
  • There is no table of contents but individual contributions are acknowledged on their respective title pages and on the copyright page. When the story is split into several parts, only the title page of the first part is credited.
  • C$5.50 in Canada

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Only the Dead Know Jokertown John J. Miller Novelette
39 All the King's Horses: I George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
44 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: I Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
54 Breakdown Leanne C. Harper Novelette
82 All the King's Horses: II George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
86 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: II Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
91 Jesus Was an Ace Arthur Byron Cover Novelette
130 All the King's Horses: III George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
136 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: III Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
143 All the King's Horses: IV George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
148 Blood Ties: I Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
169 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: IV Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
181 The Second Coming of Buddy Holley Edward Bryant Novella
235 Blood Ties: II Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
247 All the King's Horses: V George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
253 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: V Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
263 The Hue of a Mind Stephen Leigh Novelette
305 Blood Ties: III Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
317 Addicted to Love Pat Cadigan Novella
375 Takedown Leanne C. Harper Short Story
388 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: VI Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
395 Blood Ties: IV Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
400 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: VII Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
402 Blood Ties: V Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
411 All the King's Horses: VI George R. R. Martin Short Fiction
434 Mortality Walter Jon Williams Novella
485 Blood Ties: VI Melinda M. Snodgrass Short Fiction
504 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin: VIII Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
507 "What Rough Beast..." Leanne C. Harper Short Story
513 Only the Dead Know Jokertown: Epilogue John J. Miller Short Fiction
516 All the King's Horses: VII George R. R. Martin Short Fiction

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Down & Dirty Cover 1989 Bantam Spectra / SFBC Hardcover Anthology 14767 Walter Velez 518
Down & Dirty Cover 1990 Bantam Spectra Paperback Anthology Timothy Truman 518
Down & Dirty Cover 1990 Titan Books Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 518
Down & Dirty Cover 2003 ibooks Trade Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 576