Wild Card Volume XXXII - Sleeper Straddle
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Published By
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Bantam
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First Published
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February 2024 (hardcover)
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Pages
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396
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ISBN
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978-0593357835
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Sleeper Straddle is the thirty-second novel in the Wild Cards series edited by George R.R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass. It is focused on Croyd Crenson, the Sleeper.
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Sleeper Straddle contains the following stories:
Story | Author | Description |
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"Swimmer, Flier, Felon, Spy" | Christopher Rowe | In his newest incarnation, the Sleeper has split into six individual Croyd Crensons who have scattered to the wind. One Croyd hires Tesla to locate them all and bring them back together. Tesla's search serves as a framing device where the people he meets have their own stories of past encounters with the Sleeper. |
"Days Go By" | Carrie Vaughn | 1961: Croyd helps Miss Canvas find her way to a better life amidst the art scene of Greenwich Village. |
"The Hit Parade" | Cherie Priest | 1983: Detective Leo Storgman of Fort Freak investigates a Jokertown murder where Croyd is one of the prime suspects. |
"Yin-Yang Split" | William F. Wu | 1990: While attempting to work their way into Quinn the Eskimo's organization, Lazy Dragon finds their circumstances dramatically changed. |
"Semiotics of the Strong Man" | Walter Jon Williams | 1999: Golden Boy encounters Croyd in Rome, where the two long-lived Wild Cards seem to make a connection. But Croyd has ulterior motives. |
"Party Like It's 1999" | Stephen Leigh | 1999: An unfortunate transformation sends the Sleeper on a mindless rampage in Jokertown on the eve of the new millennium. It's up to Oddity to save Croyd and Jokertown's celebrations. |
"The Bloody Eagle" | Mary Anne Mohanraj | 2003: Croyd joins Nikisha and other oppressed Jokers in their rebellion against the Sri Lankan government. |
"The Boy Who Would Be Croyd" | Max Gladstone | 2019: Rubberband and Sparkplug search for a missing Joker student. |
Previous Novel Wild Cards Volume XXXI: |
Current Wild Cards Volume XXXII: Sleeper Straddle (novel) |
Following Novel Wild Cards Volume XXXIII: |
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