Inside Straight (Wild Cards Novel)
 

Inside Straight

by George R.R. Martin

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 of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestseller George R.... (read more)

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Matt W
  • Rated 5 stars

I missed a few books before this one. ( I think 3.) With that in mind...

I really enjoyed this book. There are 2 plots going on which ended up becoming intertwined. First there is a conflict in Egypt and the other is the TV show American Hero. (American Idol for people with powers, jokers or aces.)
The characters were awesome!
Hive is a guy who can transform his body (or parts of it) into wasps. He can see/hear what they can and they sting people.
Curveball is a girl who...

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