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Wild Card Volume XXXIII - House Rules
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Published By
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Bantam
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First Published
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February 2025 (hardcover)
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Pages
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512
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ISBN
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978-0593357729
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House Rules is the thirty-third novel in the Wild Cards series edited by George R.R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass.
Synopsis[]
Several alumni in the United Kingdom are invited to a party at the Loveday House on the mysterious island of Keun courtesy of the century-old Jago Branok. As aristocratically appealing as the offer is, there exists some secrets on the island. Parts of the island are out of place in both space and time after the Great Storm of 1703. And worse so is the possibility of greater things at play. Things greater than the universe the partygoers live in...
Stories[]
House Rules contains the following stories:
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| "Longing for Those Lost" | Stephen Leigh | Stars Gary Bushorn. At loose ends after the deaths of his wife and stepdaughter, Gary Bushorn accepts a surprise invitation to a party at Loveday House. This story serves as a framing device linking the stories of other parties together. |
| "Promises Redux" | Stephen Leigh | Also stars Gary Bushorn. The story of Gary Bushorn's introduction to the wonderous and mysterious Loveday House, along with its enigmatic owner, Lord Jago Branok. Bushorn's life soon changes in ways he never expected. |
| "Lady Sri Extricates Herself, Emerging Not Entirely Unscathed" | Mary Anne Mohanraj | Stars Horned Lady/Srilatha Chelliah. After a marriage of convenience, Srilatha Chelliah and her new husband, Lord Reginald, accept an invitation to visit Loveday House. The Mumbai-born Horned Lady learns more about herself and her marriage than she bargained for. |
| "Bah, Humbug, Murder" | Caroline Spector | Stars Seamstress/Constance Russell. Lord Branok's snowed-in Christmas party leads to murder, and Seamstress is on the case. |
| "Two Lovedays" | Peter Newman | Stars Hero McHeroface/Stuart Hill and his sister Kelly. Stuart brings Kelly with him to a gathering of aces at Loveday House, where some of the house's secrets are frightfully revealed. By trip's end, both brother and sister have proven themselves in ways that will shape their respective futures. |
| "The Nautilus Pattern" | Kevin Andrew Murphy | Stars Nigel Walmsley and Herne the Hunter. Nigel Walmsley and his wife Susan Strathmore, proprietors of The Mermaid's Chest antique shop, are invited to celebrate Bonfire Night at Loveday House. But a wild evening sees the return of his wife's former love, the joker known as Herne the Hunter, and Nigel faces a cataclysmic choice. |
| "Raw Deal" | Peadar Ó Guilín | Stars Maria Pais/Mary Poppins in the climax. Maria Pais is strong-armed into infiltrating Loveday House by the gangster, Charles the Unkillable, during a gathering of former American Hero contestants. Posing as a nanny, she must allow Charles and his mob into the house during the party, or she and her loved ones will pay the price. |
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