High Stakes: A Wild Cards Novel

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by George R. R. Martin


  Adesina Pond

  Caroline Spector

  Klaus (Lohengrin) Hausser

  George R. R. Martin

  Jyrgal (The Handsmith)

  David Anthony Durham

  Nurassyl, son of Jyrgal

  David Anthony Durham

  Jonathan (Bugsy) Tipton-Clarke

  Daniel Abraham

  Pakash (the Lama, aka Han) Bhandary

  Royce Wideman

  Hal (Tinker) Anderson

  Carrie Vaughn

  John (the Highwayman) Bruckner

  George R. R. Martin

  G. C. Jayewardene

  Walton Simons

  FEATURING

  created by

  * * *

  Ana (Earth Witch) Cortez

  Carrie Vaughn

  Marcel (Doktor Omweer) Orie

  David D. Levine

  Cesar Antonio (Areo) Clerc

  Walton Simons

  Tiago (the Recycler) Goncalves

  David D. Levine

  Samuel (Vaporlock) Palmer

  Stephen Leigh

  Juliet (Ink) Summers

  Caroline Spector

  Wally (Rustbelt) Gunderson

  Ian Tregillis

  Yerodin (Ghost) Gunderson

  George R. R. Martin

  Abigail (the Understudy) Baker

  Paul Cornell

  The Mummy, deceased

  Victor Milán

  The Family Steunenberg of Coeur d’Alene

  Ian Tregillis

  Captain Chavvah Mendelberg, NYPD

  Melinda M. Snodgrass

  Detective First Class Michael Stevens, NYPD

  Mary Anne Mohanraj

  Detective Third Class Joan (Razor Joan) Lonnegan, NYPD

  John Jos. Miller

  Ivan (Uncle Ivan) Grekor

  John Jos. Miller

  Inkar (the Tulpar) Omarov

  Caroline Spector

  WITH

  created by

  * * *

  Ricardo (the Lhama, aka Juan) Nunez

  Victor Milán

  Buford (Toad Man) Calhoun

  Royce Wideman

  William (Tinkerbill) Chen

  Ty Franck

  Dr. Bradley Finn

  Melinda M. Snodgrass

  Temir Bondarenko

  Stephen Leigh

  Andrii

  David Anthony Durham

  Stache, the Otter, Baldy

  Melinda M. Snodgrass

  Aliya, Bulat, Sezim, Timur

  David Anthony Durham

  Andrei, the Ice Man

  John Jos. Miller

  Shadow, a Russian hit man

  John Jos. Miller

  Jeanne (Moon) Duff, SCARE agent

  Walter Jon Williams

  Huginn and Muninn, SCARE agents

  Ian Tregillis

  Lorra (Cocomama) Juarez

  Kevin Andrew Murphy

  Juan (Curare) Leal

  Kevin Andrew Murphy

  Ibrahim (Messenger In Black) Montalvo

  Kevin Andrew Murphy

  Amare (Peregrine) Sweet

  Gail Gerstner Miller

  General Nabiyev, Dr. Rahal

  Caroline Spector

  Dr. Asil Basar

  Caroline Spector

  Nurlan, Dasha

  Caroline Spector

  Jamal (Stuntman) Norwood, deceased

  Michael Cassutt

  Deputy Inspector Thomas Jan Maseryk, NYPD

  Chris Claremont

  Sergeant Homer (Wingman) Taylor, NYPD

  Steve Perrin

  Patrolman Benjamin (Beastie) Bester

  Kevin Andrew Murphy

  Tom (Brave Hawk) Diedrich

  Steve Perrin

  Glassteel

  Daniel Abraham

  Wilma Mankiller

  Daniel Abraham

  Simone (Snow Blind) Duplaix

  Walton Simons

  Mephistopheles, aka Randy Devil

  Ian Tregillis

  Jimmy, Margaret, Mrs. Klein

  Caroline Spector

  The Wild Cards Universe

  The Original Triad

  Wild Cards

  Aces High

  Jokers Wild

  The Puppetman Quartet

  Aces Abroad

  Down and Dirty

  Ace in the Hole

  Dead Man’s Hand

  The Rox Triad

  One-Eyed Jacks

  Jokertown Shuffle

  Dealer’s Choice

  Double Solitaire

  Turn of the Cards

  The Card Sharks Triad

  Card Sharks

  Marked Cards

  Black Trump

  Deuces Down

  Death Draws Five

  The Committee Triad

  Inside Straight

  Busted Flush

  Suicide Kings

  The Fort Freak Triad

  Fort Freak

  Lowball

  High Stakes

  About the Author

  GEORGE R. R. MARTIN is the author of the international bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the basis for the award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones. Martin has won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy Awards for his numerous novels and short stories.

  www.georgerrmartin.com. Or sign up for email updates here.

  MELINDA M. SNODGRASS studied opera in Austria, graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in history, and went on to law school. She has worked on staff on numerous shows in Hollywood, including Star Trek: The Next Generation. In addition to being coeditor of Wild Cards, she also writes urban fantasy under the name Phillipa Bornikova.

  www.melindasnodgrass.com

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Monday

  Tuesday

  Wednesday

  Thursday

  Friday

  Saturday

  Sunday

  Epilogue

  Closing Credits

  The Wild Cards Universe

  About the Author

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously.

  HIGH STAKES

  Copyright © 2016 by George R. R. Martin and the Wild Cards Trust

  All rights reserved.

  Cover art by Michael Komarck

  A Tor Book

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  ISBN 978-0-7653-3562-3 (hardcover)

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  e-ISBN 9781466824355

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  First Edition: August 2016

 

 

 
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