Deuces Down

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The 2002 ibooks printing of Deuces Down.
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The 2002 ibooks printing of Deuces Down.

The sixteenth volume in the Wild Cards shared universe fiction series edited by George R. R. Martin. Published in 2002, it differed from the other novels in that it featured deuces (aces with a minor or useless power) as the main characters.

[edit] Stories

Deuces Down contains the following short stories:

Story Author(s) Description
"Storming Space" Michael Cassutt The first landing in the moon, when the world wasn't watching.
"Four Days in October" John J. Miller Digger Downs finds a secret ace in the Dodgers team, during the 1969 World Series.
"Walking the Floor Over You" Walton Simons In the Great New York City blackout of 1977, a beast is loose from the zoo.
"A Face for the Cutting Room Floor" Melinda M. Snodgrass Bradley Finn has to investigate Grace Kelly's whereabouts, when she suddenly disappears from the filming of The French Lieutenant's Woman.
"Father Henry's Little Miracle" Daniel Abraham A priest that can turn water into wine gets involved with the mafia.
"Promises" Stephen Leigh As the black trump gets loose in the world, a man finds himself trapped in Rathlin, a joker island near the coast of Ireland.
"With a Flourish and a Flair" Kevin Andrew Murphy During Halloween, an ace and a deuce must find a valuable item in Jokertown.
Preceded by
Black Trump
Deuces Down
2002
Succeeded by
Death Draws Five