Wild Cards: Down and Dirty China Miéville constantly engaged in a 'neural

constantly engaged in a 'neural ballet' that connects us brain-to-brain with those around us

Rome’s secret was not ceaseless fighting

intimate betrayals are perpetrated

Winner of the Miles Franklin AwardWinner of the Encore AwardWinner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered AwardShortlisted for the Costa Novel PrizeShortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial PrizeLonglisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction

Wild Cards: Down and Dirty China Miéville constantly engaged in a 'neuralWhen an alien virus struck the Earth decades ago, it spawned a new breed of superhuman men and women. Those with useful mutations were known as Aces, those with deformities as Jokers. Now, in New York's Jokertown, a savage street war has broken out between the Mafia and a gang known as the Shadow Fists. A courageous band of Aces must go underground to wage a war against the powers of the criminal netherworld. Edited by George R. R. Martin and