KNAVES OVER QUEENS

Wild Cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe.

The series was created by a group of New Mexico science fiction authors, and mostly edited by George R. R. Martin.

In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. Wild Cards is the history of the world since then - and of the heroes among that one percent. This shared-universe science fiction series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestselling science fiction and fantasy author George R. R. Martin, tells the story of a new generation of heroes, for long-time fans and new readers alike.

Wild Cards: Knaves Over Queens - As the alien Zenovirus reaches Britain, Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, now gifted with extraordinary longevity, joins with Alan Turing to set up a special organisation, the Order of the Silver Helix, to Out manoeuvre the terrifying mutations of the virus in Britain.