“Wild Cards”, a series of science fiction stories by 30 authors and compiled by George RR Martin, creator of the hit TV series and novels “Games of Thrones” was acquired by Universal Cable producer who think they bring to the small screen, announced yesterday the author.
Martin himself made the announcement on his personal blog and confirmed that “can not participate personally in the project, due to the exclusive agreement it has with HBO and place as executive producer will occupy his co-editor Melinda Snodgrass which work in television series like “Star Trek: the Next Generation,” “the Outer Limits” or “Reasonable Doubts” – and Gregory Noveck.
“Sharing ‘Wild Cards’ world diverges from our on September 15, 1946, when an alien virus is released into the skies of Manhattan and expands on an Earth unawares “said Martin himself.
“Of those infected, 90 percent die horribly shaped black queen, 9 percent is twisted and distorted and turned into the card wildcard, while the lucky 1 percent is benefited with extraordinary and unpredictable powers and becomes aces, “forward Martin.
The writer explained the project as “a series of online books, graphic novels, games … but most of it is a universe as large, diverse and exciting as the universes of Marvel and DC comic (though somewhat crude and considerably more realistic and consistent) with a huge list of main and secondary characters “.
The first volume of the series was published in 1986, with 22 volumes published to date. Many authors have contributed to this series to over the years, so there are dozens of characters and hundreds of arguments available for adaptation to the small screen. Martin hoped that reach television series “in the next two years.”
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