One-Eyed Jacks

By: Martin, George R. R.

Book Overview

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, One Eyed Jacks is a classic Wild Cards adventure, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, and the first book in the Rox... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553288520
• ISBN13: 9780553288520
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Super Reader

Easily the weakest Wild Card novel so far, there is a good story about the four people that are caught up in the body of the joker/ace, Oddity though. The detail about Jerry Strauss isn't bad, either. The conflict between Dr. Tachyon and his extremely powerful and untrained relative Blaise, continues to escalate. The main problem starting here is a group that is able to 'jump' into different bodies, in a mental sense. This makes them very hard to control. Shadowy figures are at the heart of this menace. Wild Cards 08 : 01 Nobody's Girl - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 02 Luck Be a Lady - Chris Claremont Wild Cards 08 : 03 Nobody Knows Me Like My Baby - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 04 Horses - Lewis Shiner Wild Cards 08 : 05 Mr. Nobody Goes to Town - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 06 Snow Dragon - William F. Wu Wild Cards 08 : 07 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 08 Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing - Victor Milán Wild Cards 08 : 09 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 10 Sixteen Candles - Stephen Leigh Wild Cards 08 : 11 My Name Is Nobody - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 12 The Devil's Triangle - Melinda M. Snodgrass Wild Cards 08 : 13 Nobody's Home - Walton Simons Wild Cards 08 : 14 Dead Heart Beating - John J. Miller Wild Cards 08 : 15 Nobody Gets Out Alive - Walton Simons Ape recovery 3.5 out of 5 A new Doc in Jokertown. 3.5 out of 5 Shapeshifter settling. 3.5 out of 5 Veronica tries the other team, but goes back. 3.5 out of 5 Jerry does some investigating. 3.5 out of 5 Lazy Dragon shows his other side, amidst aces and jumpers. 4 out of 5 Hiram's trial gets rowdy. 3.5 out of 5 Radical search means no Trips. 4 out of 5 Digging deeper into the Jumpers with Jay. 3.5 out of 5 Interior Oddity, Bloated. 4 out of 5 More PI type stuff. 3 out of 5 Doctors date as Blaise Jumps. 3.5 out of 5 Kenneth killed as Jerry watches. 3 out of 5 Kien's aces, conflicted. 4 out of 5 Jerry corners Latham, fends off Jump. 3.5 out of 5

enter the Jumpers...

This definitely isn't the best the WC series has to offer, but I still found it a very enjoyable read, if for no other reason than the introduction of the Jumpers, and the Oddity. The story of the Oddity (three people merged into one gigantic, misshapen body) was both beautifully tragic and romantically entertaining, while the Jumpers (seemingly normal kids who have the ability to switch bodies with people by looking into their eyes) thrilled me with the creative possibilities that they presented. I remember when I read this book for the first time, hoping that these characters would be explored further. I was not dissappointed. This is only the beginning for the Jumpers, and in future volumes, it will be seen that they have a very important part yet to play.