One Eyed Jacks

The eighth in the series of the Wild Cards novels by George R.R. Martin. One Eyed Jacks follows Jerry Strauss, the Projectionist in his investigation of a group of seeming Wild Card Aces called "Jumpers." It is the first anthology after two mosaic novels. It is also the first book of the Jumper Trilogy.

This book contains the following tropes:


 * Adorkable: Jerry Strauss. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
 * Big Bad:
 * Bury Your Gays:
 * Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Veronica.
 * Incompatible Orientation: Veronica and Jerry.
 * Inspirationally Disabled: Sprout.
 * Jump the Shark: A lot of fans believed the entire Joker trilogy was this.
 * Lipstick Lesbian: Veronica.
 * Miscarriage of Justice:
 * Values Dissonance: A mild one. At the start of George H.W. Bush's Presidency, the writers seem to be assuming he's going to be one of the most oppressive Presidents in history.
 * Villainous Breakdown: