Suicide Kings

George R.R. Martin

Book 20 of Wild Cards

Language: English

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: Dec 21, 2009

Form: Anthology
Pages: 564
Word Count: 154059

Description:

In 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 survived to mutate into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. 

Ranging from New York and New England to ravaged Africa and New Orleans, encompassing war, devastation, and stubborn hope, Suicide Kings advances the story of the Wild Cards, and their struggle to be fully human in a world that fears and mistrusts them.