A review by benlundns
Card Sharks by Michael Cassutt, Victor Milán, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Laura J. Mixon, George R.R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Kevin Andrew Murphy, William F. Wu, Stephen Leigh

5.0

This triad, of which this book is the first, seems to not actually exist as far as I have been able to tell. The only way I found copies was through used book sales over the years. But dang, this first book sets it off with a bang. The story is told almost entirely in flashbacks from different characters, and while it seems like it would get old quick, it's really very enjoyable. A staple of the wild card books is "running into" characters we've met before, while also meeting new people. And the series unfolds like a map, each time we meet someone, we learn a little more of their backstory, a previously unknown facet of their personality. I loved it, I can't wait to dive into the next one and see what happens next. Since only three books were published under the Baen books banner, I know it's likely nothing will conclude until the last book in the series, but I can't wait to see what happens next.