A review by bent
Deuces Down by Jim Steranko, Michael Cassutt, Timothy Truman, Melinda M. Snodgrass, John J. Miller, Walton Simons, George R.R. Martin, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Daniel Abraham
3.0
Although I liked this book, it wasn't as good as other Wild Cards I've read. "Father Henry's Little Miracle" was probably the best story, and best encompassed the Wild Cards feel. The other stories felt like stand-alone stories with quirks, rather than part of the series. "Four Days in October," about the Brooklyn Dodgers, was boring and only for those fans who still pine for the team. The final story, "With a Flourish and a Flare," was also a little boring.
The rest of the stories were fine, but none reach the heights of the other Wild Cards books that I've read (the first five), which have almost uniformly been excellent (Aces Abroad not quite as strong as the others). I had high expectations, partly because of my past experience with the series and partly because I thought stories about the deuces would be interesting, but this book unfortunately came up short.
The rest of the stories were fine, but none reach the heights of the other Wild Cards books that I've read (the first five), which have almost uniformly been excellent (Aces Abroad not quite as strong as the others). I had high expectations, partly because of my past experience with the series and partly because I thought stories about the deuces would be interesting, but this book unfortunately came up short.