"The next anthology in George R. R. Martin's ongoing Wild Cards alternate-history series, Three Kings. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death...

The X-Men are called to the scene of a murder that appears to have involved heretofore unknown mutants. The team's resident scientist, Beast, discovers that though the victim was indeed a mutant, his mutation appears to be artificially produced. The team races to a spaceship graveyard in Indonesia in their search for the murderer, who they find huddled over the mysterious Ghost Box, preparing to activate it. The murderer reveals himself to also be...

"Nothing ruins spring break faster for Iceman and Angel than a giant monster stomping through the streets of their city. But what are two young mutants to do when all the 'real' superheroes are too busy to help? And why is Goom, the Thing from Planet X, running amok in the first place? It's a superhero mutant monster spring-break bash! Woo!"--P. [4] of cover.

An assassination attempt is made on the life of the president by a teleporting mutant. This act upsets the entire world and entices the president to begin the mutant-human war as predicted by Charles Xavier earlier. In an effort to get to the bottom of the attack and prevent world-wide war, Xavier sends out Storm and Dr. Jean Grey to search for the teleporting mutant and discover the truth behind the assassination attempt.

It is the second stage of human colonization - the first age, humanity's initial attempt to people the stars, ended in disaster when it was discovered that Earth's original super-luminal drive did permanent genetic damage to all who used it - mutating Earth's far-flung colonists in mind and body. Now, one of Earth's first colonies has given humanity back the stars, but at a high price - a monopoly over all human commerce. And when a satellite in Earth's...

Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend and finds herself facing Lady Deathstrike instead. Then, a mutant resistant to psychic control takes the Manhattan Bank hostage with Xavier inside. Finally, the Ultimate Juggernaut returns to obtain the Gem of Cuttorak, which will make him truly unstoppable.

"Since the discovery that the terrigen mist-- the key to unlocking an Inhuman's hidden potential and powers-- is lethal to mutants, the X-Men and Inhumans have been locked in a cold war. But now things are heating up, and about to boil over, as the X-men are forced into drastic steps to ensure the future of their species. But when Magneto goes too far, what will be the repercussions of his dramatic actions in the battles aftermath?" -- page 4 of cover....