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George R. R. Martin and various others Books in Order

George R. R. Martin and various others has written 26 books, published between 1986 and 2025. The first book is Wild Cards (1986) and the newest is House Rules (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1986–2025
Pages on record
7,790 in 18 of 26 books
Reading time
130–195 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,790 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable George R. R. Martin and various others checklist

George R. R. Martin and various others is the shared credit on the Wild Cards books, a science fiction anthology run about superheroes. Wild Cards (1986) is the first volume, followed by Aces High and Jokers Wild in 1987. The catalogue holds 26 books over nearly four decades, with card-game titles such as Down and Dirty, Dead Man's Hand, Jokertown Shuffle and Deuces Down. New York City is a setting, and House Rules (2025) is the newest volume.

Wild Cards is set in an alternate history beginning in post-World War II America, where an alien virus reshapes humanity, giving some people superpowers, called Aces, and others mutations, called Jokers. George R. R. Martin created and edited the series, which is written by a group of more than forty authors.

How many George R. R. Martin and various others books are there?

George R. R. Martin and various others has 26 books, released between 1986 and 2025.

George R. R. Martin and various others Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 George R. R. Martin and various others books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Wild Cards (1986)
  2. Cover of Aces High (1987)
  3. Cover of Jokers Wild (1987)
  4. Cover of Down and Dirty (1988)
  5. Cover of Dead Man's Hand (1990)
  6. Cover of One-Eyed Jacks (1991)
  7. Cover of Jokertown Shuffle (1991)
  8. Cover of Dealer's Choice (1992)
  9. Cover of Turn of the Cards (1993)
  10. Cover of Busted Flush (2008)
  11. Cover of Inside Straight (2008)
  12. Cover of High Stakes (2016)
  13. Cover of Mississippi Roll (American Triad Book 1) (2017)
  14. Cover of Low Chicago (American Triad Book 2) (2018)
  15. Cover of Texas Hold'em (American Triad Book 3) (2018)
  16. Cover of Three Kings (2020)
  1. 1
    Wild Cards1986 · 493 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986493
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  2. 2
    Aces High1987 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987399
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  3. 3
    Jokers Wild1987 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987384
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  4. 4
    Down and Dirty1988 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988512
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  5. 5
    Dead Man's Hand1990 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990352
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  6. 6
    One-Eyed Jacks1991 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991464
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  7. 7
    Jokertown Shuffle1991 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991512
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  8. 8
    Dealer's Choice1992 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992432
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  9. 9
    Turn of the Cards1993 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993384
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  10. 10
    Deuces Down2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  11. 11
    Busted Flush2008 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008448
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  12. 12
    Inside Straight2008 · 434 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008434
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  13. 13
    Suicide Kings2009 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009448
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  14. 14
    Lowball2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  15. 15
    Prompt. Professional. Pop!2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  16. 16
    High Stakes2016 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016560
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  17. 17
    Mississippi Roll (American Triad Book 1)2017 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017336
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  18. 18
    Low Chicago (American Triad Book 2)2018 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018432
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  19. 19
    Texas Hold'em (American Triad Book 3)2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018384
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  20. 20
    Three Kings2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020400
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  21. 21
    Ripple Effects2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Joker Moon2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    Full House2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    Pairing Up2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  25. 25
    Sleeper Straddle2024 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2024416
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  26. 26
    House Rules2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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George R. R. Martin and various others books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

26 books

26 George R. R. Martin and various others titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read George R. R. Martin and various others books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 26 George R. R. Martin and various others books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with George R. R. Martin and various others

Start with Wild Cards (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest George R. R. Martin and various others book?

House Rules (2025) is the newest George R. R. Martin and various others book released so far.

Is there a new George R. R. Martin and various others book coming?

No next George R. R. Martin and various others book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

George R. R. Martin and various others at a glance

Still publishing
George R. R. Martin and various others published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
George R. R. Martin and various others books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
7,790 pages across the 18 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most George R. R. Martin and various others books, 7 of 26, were published in the 2020s.

What the George R. R. Martin and various others books are about

20 of the 26 George R. R. Martin and various others books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Science Fiction authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.