Suicide Kings

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heart of the world is bleeding. The People's Paradise of
Africa is having it out with the Caliphate, and the Sudan
is a charnel house. The powers-that-be aren't doing anything. The UN
might set up a committee. But the time for action is now. So, one by
one, the aces join the fight, each for their own reasons ,.
The Wild Card virus kills 90 percent of the folks who catch it, but those
who survive gain special powers. Some become grotesque mutants
like the half-man-half-rhino, Denys Finch. They're the jokers. Some
get trivial powers. They're deuces. And some—the aces—develop wild
superpowers. Like Bubbles, who can absorb any amount of energy. Or
Bugsy, who can turn his body into wasps. Or Double Helix, the shape-
changing, teleporting assassin.
And Tom Weathers. The Radical. The strongest, most versatile of the
aces. He can fly, he's strong enough to rip the turret off a tank, he can
shoot heat rays from his hands but his greatest strength is his total... Tovább

Fülszöveg

j; j, !, | i X
heart of the world is bleeding. The People's Paradise of
Africa is having it out with the Caliphate, and the Sudan
is a charnel house. The powers-that-be aren't doing anything. The UN
might set up a committee. But the time for action is now. So, one by
one, the aces join the fight, each for their own reasons ,.
The Wild Card virus kills 90 percent of the folks who catch it, but those
who survive gain special powers. Some become grotesque mutants
like the half-man-half-rhino, Denys Finch. They're the jokers. Some
get trivial powers. They're deuces. And some—the aces—develop wild
superpowers. Like Bubbles, who can absorb any amount of energy. Or
Bugsy, who can turn his body into wasps. Or Double Helix, the shape-
changing, teleporting assassin.
And Tom Weathers. The Radical. The strongest, most versatile of the
aces. He can fly, he's strong enough to rip the turret off a tank, he can
shoot heat rays from his hands but his greatest strength is his total
conviction in the Tightness of the cause. Whatever the cause is at the
moment. At this particular moment, he's found a way to get more aces
for the People's Paradise.
Lots more aces. And that's where the trouble starts.
"Perhaps the most intense in the series to date Martin and
the Wild Card Consortium have created another book packed
with high adventure, love, loss, and passion from across
the emotional spectrum." —SFRevu
"An immensely enjoyable read." —SFSite
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