wild cards x: double solitaire  <p><b>edited by george r. r. martin, the <i>new york times</i> bestselling author of <i>a game of thrones</i>, <i>wild cards x: double solitaire</i> from melinda snodgrass, creator of dr. tachyon, is the first solo wild cards novel! </b><br /><br /><b>soon to be a show on hulu!</b> <br /><br /><b>rights to develop </b><i>wild cards</i><b> for tv have been acquired by universal cable productions, the team that brought you </b><i>the magicians</i><b> and </b><i>mr. robot</i><b>, with the co-editor of </b><i>wild cards</i><b>, melinda snodgrass as executive producer.<br /></b><br />aboard his grandfather&apos;s spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between jokers, aces, and nats that his vicious ambition spawned, blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet takis. dr. tachyon is left behind... but he&apos;s lost more than his only way of returning to his homeworld. blaise has stolen his body, as well—leaving tach trapped in the pregnant body of a teenage runaway.<br /><br />tachyon must sell his soul to reach takis—and once there, confront blaise amidst the political and military machinations of takisian society. treachery and treason await him. at stake is nothing less than the destiny of an entire world.<br /><br />at the publisher&apos;s request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software (drm) applied.</p>