Pairing Up

<p>For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES - has collaborated with an ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.</p> <br> <br> <p>Tales of Love & Lust from the World of the Wild Cards</p> <p>An alien virus has ravaged the world. Survivors may draw an ace and receive superpowers, or the joker and become bizarrely mutated. And yet love still reigns supreme.</p> <p>In this fantastical collection of all-new stories<br> <br> * A jewel thief seduces a popular actor just so she can track down a long-lost treasure<br> <br> * A teenager trapped in the body of a giant snail attempts to win his love<br> <br> * A man discovers his purpose in life after meeting a beautiful butterfly woman.<br> <br> * A young hero by the name of Hero McHeroface finds solace in the arms of an astrologer hiding her own unique powers</p> <p>Superheroes and villains do battle over the human heart in this anthology set in the Wild Cards universe.</p> <p>Contributors: Kevin Andrew Murphy, Christopher Rowe, Marko Kloos, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Bradley Denton, Walton Simons, Peter Newman, Gwenda Bond, David Anthony Durham</p>