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.

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. Down in the seedy underbelly of Jokertown, residents are going missing. The authorities are unwilling to investigate, except for a fresh lieutenant looking to prove himself and a collection of unlikely jokers forced to take matters into their own hands--or tentacles. The deeper into the kidnapping case these misfits and miscreants get, the higher the stakes are raised.

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.

The Wild Cards Universe The Original Triad

1 Wild Cards

2 Aces High

3 Jokers Wild

The Puppetman Quartet

4: Aces Abroad

5: Down and Dirty

6: Ace in the Hole

7: Dead Man's Hand

The Rox Triad

8: One-Eyed Jacks

9: Jokertown Shuffle

10: Dealer's Choice

11: Double Solitaire

12: Turn of the Cards

The Card Sharks Triad

13: Card Sharks

14: Marked Cards

15: Black Trump

16: Deuces Down

17: Death Draws Five

The Committee Triad

18: Inside Straight

19: Busted Flush

20: Suicide Kings

The Fort Freak Triad

21: Fort Freak

22: Lowball

23: High Stakes

The American Triad

24: Mississippi Roll

25: Low Chicago

26: Texas Hold 'Em