... [Presents] an alternate history in which a devastating alien weapon detonated on Earth in the 1940s. Now, when a human is infected with the alien 'Wild Card' virus, the odds are that they will be killed - known as 'drawing the black queen.' Of those who survive, most become 'jokers,' left with some strange mutated form. A lucky few are called 'aces,' gifted with super-powers they can put to use toward heroic goals - or villainous ones"--Amazon.