{"id":8006,"date":"2023-01-15T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/?p=8006"},"modified":"2023-01-10T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T02:05:25","slug":"wild-cards-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2023\/01\/15\/wild-cards-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Cards Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An apology to all the aces and jokers out there, my Wild Cards fans and readers.\u00a0\u00a0 There&#8217;s been lots going on with Wild Cards, but I have been so busy with Westeros and the railroad and many many other things that I haven&#8217;t found time to blog about it.<\/p>\n<p>Better late than never, though, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We have had some fun\u00a0 new original Wild Card short stories up on Tor.com.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s &#8220;Grow,&#8221; by Carrie Vaughn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WE8PWx3Izm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/07\/20\/grow-carrie-vaughn\/\">Grow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Grow&#8221; &#8212; Tor.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/07\/20\/grow-carrie-vaughn\/embed\/#?secret=q8UrHwc6Sw#?secret=WE8PWx3Izm\" data-secret=\"WE8PWx3Izm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s &#8220;Hearts of Stone,&#8221; from Emma Newman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"f8Z3i9L8GG\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/05\/18\/hearts-of-stone-emma-newman\/\">Hearts of Stone<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Hearts of Stone&#8221; &#8212; Tor.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/05\/18\/hearts-of-stone-emma-newman\/embed\/#?secret=Xw4RqtrOcU#?secret=f8Z3i9L8GG\" data-secret=\"f8Z3i9L8GG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jason Powell had a couple of thought provoking Wild Cards essays up at well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RLct2d6rmQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/01\/03\/ten-satisfying-long-term-payoffs-in-george-r-r-martins-wild-cards-series\/\">Ten Satisfying Long-Term Payoffs in George R.R. Martin\u2019s Wild Cards Series<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Ten Satisfying Long-Term Payoffs in George R.R. Martin\u2019s Wild Cards Series&#8221; &#8212; Tor.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/01\/03\/ten-satisfying-long-term-payoffs-in-george-r-r-martins-wild-cards-series\/embed\/#?secret=DlZVhUsyF1#?secret=RLct2d6rmQ\" data-secret=\"RLct2d6rmQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DorDwuMfjt\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/08\/03\/comprehensive-network-coverage-a-look-at-the-wild-card-universes-predatory-alien-coalition\/\">Comprehensive Network Coverage: A Look at the Wild Card Universe&#8217;s Predatory Alien Coalition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Comprehensive Network Coverage: A Look at the Wild Card Universe&#8217;s Predatory Alien Coalition&#8221; &#8212; Tor.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2022\/08\/03\/comprehensive-network-coverage-a-look-at-the-wild-card-universes-predatory-alien-coalition\/embed\/#?secret=fIZQT11nwY#?secret=DorDwuMfjt\" data-secret=\"DorDwuMfjt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all, though.<\/p>\n<p>On the literary front, the Wild Cards gang is hard at work on three new originals:\u00a0 PAIRING UP, SLEEPER STRADDLES, and HOUSE RULES.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, work continues apace on the Wild Cards Tv series we are developing for Peacock.\u00a0\u00a0 The pilot will be based mostly on FORT FREAK.\u00a0\u00a0 Haven&#8217;t read that one?\u00a0 No problem, signed copies are available from Beastly Books in Santa Fe, and unsigned copies from your favorite on-line bookseller.<\/p>\n<p>Jetboy forever!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An apology to all the aces and jokers out there, my Wild Cards fans and readers.\u00a0\u00a0 There&#8217;s been lots going on with Wild Cards, but I have been so busy with Westeros and the railroad and many many other things that I haven&#8217;t found time to blog about it. 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