"In 1946, an alien virus ravaged the world, its results as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated. Over a year ago, the U. N.'s Committee for Extraordinary Interventions sent ace heroes Ana Cortez and Kate Brandt--Earth Witch and Curveball--to Brazil to investigate Aurora Mission, a charity that claimed to provide education and medical care for those affected by the Wild Card virus. But local ace and activist Gabriel Silva reported abuses. Ana and Kate helped him get to the truth, which turned out to be far more sinister than anyone expected"--
Biografie (Carrie Vaughn)
Carrie Vaughn wurde 1973 in Kalifornien geboren. Nach ihrem Studium in L.A., York (England) und Boulder (Colorado) hatte sie zunächst diverse Jobs in der Kultur- und Theaterszene, ehe sie sich dem Schreiben zuwandte. Der Durchbruch als Autorin gelang ihr mit der Serie um die Radiomoderatorin und Werwölfin Kitty Norville. Seither zählt sie zu den beliebtesten Mystery-Autorinnen in den USA.
