Wild Cards Books in Order

48

Books

1986

First Book

2025

Latest Book

40

Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Wild Cards books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Wild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin)

1986

2

Aces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1987

3

Jokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1987

4

Aces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1988

5

Down and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1988

6

Ace in the Hole (By: George R.R. Martin)

1990

7

Dead Man's Hand (By: George R.R. Martin)

1990

8

One-Eyed Jacks (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1991

9

Jokertown Shuffle (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1991

10

Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

1992

11

Dealer's Choice (By: George R.R. Martin)

1992

12

Turn of the Cards (By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán)

1993

13

Deuces Down (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2002

14

Death Draws Five (By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller)

2006

15

Busted Flush (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector)

2008

16

Inside Straight (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2008

17

Suicide Kings (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2009

18

Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan (By: Carrie Vaughn)

2010

19

Fort Freak (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)

2011

20

The Button Man and the Murder Tree (By: Cherie Priest)

2013

21

The Elephant in the Room (By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell)

2013

22

Lowball (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham)

2014

23

Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (By: Carrie Vaughn)

2014

24

Prompt. Professional. Pop! (By: Walter Jon Williams)

2014

25

Discards (By: David D. Levine)

2016

26

High Stakes (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2016

27

The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (By: George R.R. Martin)

2016

28

The Atonement Tango (By: Stephen Leigh)

2017

29

When the Devil Drives (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2017

30

Evernight (By: Victor Milán)

2018

31

The Flight of Morpho Girl (By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector)

2018

32

Knaves Over Queens (By: George R.R. Martin)

2018

33

Long is the Way (By: George R.R. Martin)

2019

34

The City That Never Sleeps (By: Walton Simons)

2019

35

Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed (By: Bradley Denton)

2019

36

Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2019

37

American Hero (By: George R.R. Martin)

2020

38

Three Kings (By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass)

2020

39

Ripple Effects (By: Laura J. Mixon)

2021

40

Joker Moon (By: George R.R. Martin)

2021

41

Skin Deep (By: Alan Brennert)

2021

42

Hearts of Stone (By: Emma Newman)

2022

43

Grow (By: Carrie Vaughn)

2022

44

Full House (By: George R.R. Martin)

2022

45

Now & Then (By: Carrie Vaughn)

2023

46

Sleeper Straddle (By: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe,Max Gladstone)

2024

47

House Rulesin Stories (By: George R.R. Martin)

2025

48

Ante Up (By: John Jos. Miller)

2025

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Wild Cards series is publication order: 1. Wild Cards (By: George R.R. Martin) (1986), 2. Aces High (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) (1987), 3. Jokers Wild (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) (1987), 4. Aces Abroad (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) (1988), 5. Down and Dirty (By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) (1988), and 43 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Wild Cards series by Marko Kloos contains 48 books. The series began in 1986 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Wild Cards series is written by Marko Kloos. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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