{"product_id":"9780008239749_joker-moon-wild-cards","title":"Joker Moon (Wild Cards)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by fantasy titan George R.R. Martin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodorus was a dreamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impossible dream, some said. Others, alarmed by the prospect, brought all their power to bear to oppose him. Theodorus persisted . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . never dreaming that the Moon was already inhabited. And the Moon Maid did not want company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor decades, George R.R. Martin – bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire – has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edited by George R.R. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275069341845,"sku":"9780008239749","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008239749.png?v=1776889910","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008239749_joker-moon-wild-cards","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}