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Wild cards reveals a dark reflection of our postwar. Wild cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. Wild cards is the first book in the series of the same name, which of this time of writing spans twentyone volumes with two more planned. Need to know where to start with the wild cards series. Miller and lewis shiner and walton simons and melinda m. From all the characters introduced in the first novel, he is one of the.
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Wild card elite ops, book 1 mass market paperback august 26, 2008 by lora leigh author. With its rerelease of wild cards i, the first book in the sharedworld anthology series edited by fantasy titan george r. Many are predicting that it may become just as big of a hit as game of thrones with volumes dating back ten years before the a song of ice and fire saga began, there is certainly a lot of ground to cover for the. The wild cards book series by multiple authors includes books wild cards, aces high, wild cards iii. Originally opened in 1930, its has gone through some eventful times to now be one of the top holiday resorts in devon.
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