Fort Freak - Wild Cards, Bk 21 Author:George R. R. Martin (Editor) 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, mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited by New York Times #1 bestseller... more » George R. R. Martin (called “the American Tolkien” by Time), is the tale of the history of the world since then--and of the heroes among the one percent. Now, in the latest Wild Cards mosaic novel, we get to know the hardbitten world of Manhattan’s Fifth Precinct--or "Fort Freak", as cops and malefactors alike call the cop-shop where every other desk sergeant, detective, and patrol officer is more than human.
Contents:
AUGUST: The Rat Race (part 1); The Rook; The Rat Race (part 2).
SEPTEMBER:Faith (part 1); The Rat Race (part 3); Snake Up Above; The Rat Race (part 4); ...And All the Sinners Saints (part 1); Sanctuary (part 1); The Rat Race (part 5); Hope We Get Old Before We Die (part 1); The Rat Race (part 6).
OCTOBER: The Rat Race (part 7); More!; The Rat Race (part 8); ...And all the Sinners Saints (part 2); Snake in the Hole; The Rat Race (part 9); Faith (part 2); The Rat Race (part 10); The Straight Man.
NOVEMBER: The Rat Race (part 11); ...And All the Sinners Saints (part 3); The Rat Race (part 12); Hope We Die Before We Get Old (part 2); The Rat Race (part 13); Faith (part 3); The Rat Race (part 14); Sanctuary (part 2).
DECEMBER: The Rat Race (part 15); ...And All the Sinners Saints (part 4); The Rat Race (part 16); Faith (part 4); Hope We Die Before We Get Old (part 3); The Rat Race (part 17); Snake on Fire; Faith (part 5); The Rat Race (part 18).