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Joker moon / edited by Melinda M. Snodgrass, assisted by George R.R. Martin and written by Christopher Rowe, Michael Cassutt, Leo Kenden, Steve Perrin, David D. Levine, Victor Milán, John Jos. Miller, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector.

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. This is the story of that world. Theodorus was a dreamer. As a child, he dreamed of aeroplanes, rockets and outer space. When the wild card virus touched him and transformed him into a monstrous snail centaur weighing several tons, his boyhood dreams seemed out of reach, but a Witherspoon is not so easily defeated. Years and decades passed, and Theodorus grew to maturity and came into his fortune . . . but still his dream endured. But now when he looked upward into the night sky, he saw more than just the Moon . . . he saw a joker homeland, a refuge where the outcast children of the wild card could make a place of their own, safe from hate and harm. An impossible dream, some said. Others, alarmed by the prospect, brought all their power to bear to oppose him. Theodorus persisted . . never dreaming that the Moon was already inhabited. And the Moon Maid did not want company.

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ISBN 9780008283605
9780008239732
Title Joker moon / edited by Melinda M. Snodgrass, assisted by George R.R. Martin and written by Christopher Rowe, Michael Cassutt, Leo Kenden, Steve Perrin, David D. Levine, Victor Milán, John Jos. Miller, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector.
Published London : Harper Voyager, 2021.
Physical description 354 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Wild cards 29
Contents note The moon maid / Mary Anne Mohanraj -- Flat Man / Steve Perrin -- Within that house secure / Christopher Rowe -- Ghost of a chance / Steve Perrin -- Have spaceship, will travel / Michael Cassutt, Michael -- Star ghost / Steve Perrin -- Luna Incognita / Leo Kenden -- The sands of mourning / Caroline Spector -- Diggers / David D. Levine -- Dreamers of the day / Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Fatal error / Victor Milán -- Journey's end / Walton Simons.
Summary In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. This is the story of that world. Theodorus was a dreamer. As a child, he dreamed of aeroplanes, rockets and outer space. When the wild card virus touched him and transformed him into a monstrous snail centaur weighing several tons, his boyhood dreams seemed out of reach, but a Witherspoon is not so easily defeated. Years and decades passed, and Theodorus grew to maturity and came into his fortune . . . but still his dream endured. But now when he looked upward into the night sky, he saw more than just the Moon . . . he saw a joker homeland, a refuge where the outcast children of the wild card could make a place of their own, safe from hate and harm. An impossible dream, some said. Others, alarmed by the prospect, brought all their power to bear to oppose him. Theodorus persisted . . never dreaming that the Moon was already inhabited. And the Moon Maid did not want company.
Subject Viruses -- Fiction
Satellites -- Fiction
Refugees -- Fiction
Ability -- Fiction
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Fantasy fiction
Short stories
Moon -- Fiction
Additional author Martin, George R. R.
Snodgrass, Melinda M., 1951-
Miller, John J., 1954- author.
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