Wild Cards V (88 page)

 

Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Note to Readers

October 1986–April 1987

Only the Dead Know Jokertown

All the King's Horses, Part I

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part I

Breakdown

All the King's Horses, Part II

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part II

Jesus Was an Ace

All the King's Horses, Part III

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part III

May 1987

All the King's Horses, Part IV

Blood Ties, Part I

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part IV

The Second Coming of Buddy Holley

Blood Ties, Part II

June 1987

All the King's Horses, Part V

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part V

The Hue of a Mind

Blood Ties, Part III

Addicted to Love

Takedown

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part VI

Blood Ties, Part IV

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part VII

Blood Ties, Part V

All the King's Horses, Part VI

Mortality

Blood Ties VI

Concerto for Siren and Serotonin, Part VIII

“What Rough Beast…”

Only the Dead Know Jokertown—Epilogue

All the King's Horses, Part VII

About the Editor

The Wild Cards Series

Copyright Acknowledgments

Copyright

 

Copyright Acknowledgments

“Only the Dead Know Jokertown” copyright © 1988 by John J. Miller

“All the King's Horses” copyright © 1988 by the Fevre River Packet Company

“Concerto for Siren and Serotonin” copyright © 1988 by the Amber Corporation

“Breakdown,” “Takedown,” and “What Rough Beast…” copyright © 1988 by Leanne C. Harper

“Jesus Was an Ace” copyright © 1988 Arthur Byron Cover

“Blood Ties” copyright © 1988 by Melinda M. Snodgrass

“The Second Coming of Buddy Holley” copyright © 1988 by Edward Bryant

“The Hue of a Mind” copyright © 1988 by Stephen Leigh

“Addicted to Love” copyright © 1988 by Pat Cadigan

“Mortality” copyright © 1988 by Walter Jon Williams

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously.

WILD CARDS V: DOWN AND DIRTY

Copyright © 1988 by George R. R. Martin and the Wild Cards Trust

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Michael Komarck

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First Tor Edition: October 2015