Down in the seedy underbelly of Jokertown, residents are going missing—and it's up to a fresh lieutenant and a crew of unlikely jokers to uncover the dark secrets lurking beneath the streets.

Decades after an alien virus changed the course of history, the surviving population of Manhattan still struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinary—and sometimes terrifying—traits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt.

When residents start disappearing from the slums of Jokertown, the authorities are unwilling to investigate. Enter a rookie lieutenant eager to prove himself and a ragtag group of jokers who take it upon themselves to get to the bottom of this mystery. But as they delve deeper into the kidnapping case, they realize the stakes are higher than they ever imagined.

Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and acclaimed author Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lowball is the latest mosaic novel in the acclaimed Wild Cards universe, featuring original fiction by Carrie Vaughn, Ian Tregillis, David Anthony Durham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Mary Anne Mohanraj, David D. Levine, Michael Cassutt, and Walter John Williams. Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, Lowball delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and mystery.

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Praise for this book

“Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books.” —Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn

“Emotionally powerful. Wild Cards deals up the variety of short fiction without losing the continuity of a novel.” —Seattle Times

“A delightfully imaginative speculation.” —Toronto Star

“The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements.” —SciFi.com




About the Author

GEORGE R. R. MARTIN is the author of the international bestselling Song of Ice and Fire, which has been adapted by HBO into the television phenomenon Game of Thrones. Martin has won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy Awards for his numerous novels and short stories.

MELINDA M. SNODGRASS has worked on staff on numerous shows in Hollywood, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, and she has written pilots and feature films. In addition to being coeditor of Wild Cards, she also writes urban fantasy under the name Phillipa Bornikova.


Title: Lowball : A Wild Cards Novel (Book Two of the Mean Streets Triad)
Author(s): George R. R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass
Series: Wild Cards
Volume: 22
ISBN: 9781429956413
Copyright 2014
Release Date: November 04, 2014
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
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