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* {{Adorkable}}: Jerry Strauss when he's not being a bitter jerk. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
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Not to be confused with Creator/MarlonBrando movie ''Film/OneEyedJacks''.
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The eighth in the series of the Literature/WildCards novels by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. ''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''.
The stories that make up this book are:
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The eighth in the series of the Literature/WildCards novels by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. ''One Eyed novels, ''One-Eyed Jacks'' is the first novel in the "Jumpers" trilogy, aka the Rox Triad. The novel revolves around a group of Wild Cards known as Jumpers, operating out of Ellis Island aka the Rox, who are able to possess people to commit crimes and cause general chaos. The main plot thread follows Jerry Strauss, the Projectionist in his investigation of a group of seeming Wild Card Aces called "Jumpers." It is into the first anthology after two ''mosaic'' novels. It is also the first book of the ''Jumper Trilogy''.
TheJumpers. Other stories that make up this book either also involve the Jumpers, barely involve the Jumpers, or are completely unrelated to the main story.
Those stories are:
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''One-Eyed Jacks'' was re-released in 2018 with two additional stories:
* "The Tower of Gold and Amber": Magpie plans at heist at a political fundraiser.
* "A Broken Thread in a Dark Room": Lady Black investigates someone sucking out the innards of stray animals.
* "The Tower of Gold and Amber": Magpie plans at heist at a political fundraiser.
* "A Broken Thread in a Dark Room": Lady Black investigates someone sucking out the innards of stray animals.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Jerry Strauss. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Blaise, the Bloat]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Veronica.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica and Jerry.
* InspirationallyDisabled: Sprout.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Blaise, the Bloat]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Veronica.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica and Jerry.
* InspirationallyDisabled: Sprout.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Jerry Strauss.Strauss when he's not being a bitter jerk. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
*BigBad: AuthorTract: Like ''Ace in the Hole'', it's very clear what the authors' political opinions are. All the main characters complain about how the 1980s ushered in an age of greater intolerance, and act like UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush is the Anti-Christ who will make the country into a despotic hellhole, yet don't name or blame UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan specifically for policies that might have contributed to such a state of affairs.
* BigBadDuumvirate: The Bloat is the head of the Rox and is the main BigBad for most of the novel, but near the end [[spoiler:Blaise, the Bloat]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.Blaise Tachyon becomes a villain in his own right.]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: In a painfully straight version of this trope, Veronica's girlfriend is brutally murdered by the Jumpers, sending Veronica on a revenge trip.]]
* ClosetKey: Hannah makes Veronica realize she's not attracted to men.
* ComingOutStory: Veronica's story is a very by-the-books ComingOutStory.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold:Veronica.
Veronica is at least a decent person, just burnt out by the life, and not the right orientation for her clients.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica andJerry.
Jerry, though the narrative makes it sound like even if she was straight she still wouldn't be attracted to him.
* InspirationallyDisabled:Sprout.Sprout, who is adorable back acts half her age.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: The Bloat is the head of the Rox and is the main BigBad for most of the novel, but near the end [[spoiler:
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: In a painfully straight version of this trope, Veronica's girlfriend is brutally murdered by the Jumpers, sending Veronica on a revenge trip.]]
* ClosetKey: Hannah makes Veronica realize she's not attracted to men.
* ComingOutStory: Veronica's story is a very by-the-books ComingOutStory.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold:
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica and
* InspirationallyDisabled:
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The eighth in the series of the Literature/WildCards novels by George R.R. Martin.Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. ''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''.
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The eighth in the series of the Literature/WildCards 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''.
The stories that make up this book are:
* "Nobody's Girl": A recurring story where Jerry Strauss deals with returning to normal society, his love for his brother's wife and the growing Jumper problem.
* "Luck be a Lady": Dr. Cody Havero discovers how dangerous Jokertown is while looking into a job with Dr. Tachyon.
* "Horses": One of The Sleeper's former girlfriends discovers a new side to her sexuality, the horrors of the Jumpers and her brand new Ace ability.
* "Snow Dragon": Lazy Dragon heads to the Rox on a drug trafficking mission that sees him come face to face with the Jumpers.
* "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing": Mark Meadows reunites with his ex-wife and faces losing his beloved daughter, Sprout.
* "Sixteen Candles": The Oddity's bizarre psyche makes for an strange battlefield for a Jumper.
* "The Devil's Triangle": Blaise becomes a threat to Tachyon and he must make a decision about his Grandson.
* "Dead Heart Beating": Yeoman's nemesis, Kien, makes a dramatic power play within his gang using Jumper's to take absolute control.
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!!This book contains the following tropes:
* {{Adorkable}}: Jerry Strauss. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Blaise, the Bloat]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Veronica.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica and Jerry.
* InspirationallyDisabled: Sprout.
* LipstickLesbian: Veronica.
* MiscarriageOfJustice: [[spoiler: Mark Meadow's daughter Sprout being taken away from him after he heroically rescues people as Jumping Jack Flash.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Sunflower suffers one of these when she realizes Jumping Jack Flash is her ex-husband Mark and she just slept with him. She's not exactly a villain, though.]]
The stories that make up this book are:
* "Nobody's Girl": A recurring story where Jerry Strauss deals with returning to normal society, his love for his brother's wife and the growing Jumper problem.
* "Luck be a Lady": Dr. Cody Havero discovers how dangerous Jokertown is while looking into a job with Dr. Tachyon.
* "Horses": One of The Sleeper's former girlfriends discovers a new side to her sexuality, the horrors of the Jumpers and her brand new Ace ability.
* "Snow Dragon": Lazy Dragon heads to the Rox on a drug trafficking mission that sees him come face to face with the Jumpers.
* "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing": Mark Meadows reunites with his ex-wife and faces losing his beloved daughter, Sprout.
* "Sixteen Candles": The Oddity's bizarre psyche makes for an strange battlefield for a Jumper.
* "The Devil's Triangle": Blaise becomes a threat to Tachyon and he must make a decision about his Grandson.
* "Dead Heart Beating": Yeoman's nemesis, Kien, makes a dramatic power play within his gang using Jumper's to take absolute control.
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!!This book contains the following tropes:
* {{Adorkable}}: Jerry Strauss. Mark Meadows to a certain extent.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Blaise, the Bloat]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Veronica's girlfriend.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Veronica.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Veronica and Jerry.
* InspirationallyDisabled: Sprout.
* LipstickLesbian: Veronica.
* MiscarriageOfJustice: [[spoiler: Mark Meadow's daughter Sprout being taken away from him after he heroically rescues people as Jumping Jack Flash.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Sunflower suffers one of these when she realizes Jumping Jack Flash is her ex-husband Mark and she just slept with him. She's not exactly a villain, though.]]
