The Jaguar HunterFourteen of Lucius Shepard's most memorable stories are combined with a previously unanthologized novella, Radiant Green Star, to form a stunning sci-fi collection. In the Nebula Award-winning title story, a poor Honduran hunter is coerced into tracking the forbidden black jaguar of Barrio Carolina. |
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... Murciélago . " He clucked his tongue against his teeth . " Man , I didn't know what to make of him at first . He was the oldest human bein ' I'd ever seen . Looked centuries old . All hunched up , white - haired , as wrinkled as a ...
... Murciélago . " He clucked his tongue against his teeth . " Man , I didn't know what to make of him at first . He was the oldest human bein ' I'd ever seen . Looked centuries old . All hunched up , white - haired , as wrinkled as a ...
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... Murciélago down to the bar around seven o'clock , and you can check him out . You can catch the nine o'clock boat back . I know he'd like to meet you . " " How do you know ? " asked Richard . " It ain't my place to explain . Look here ...
... Murciélago down to the bar around seven o'clock , and you can check him out . You can catch the nine o'clock boat back . I know he'd like to meet you . " " How do you know ? " asked Richard . " It ain't my place to explain . Look here ...
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... Murciélago looks pretty frail . He can't have much of a role to play in all this . " The old man rapped the floor with his cane for emphasis as he answered , and Dowdy's tone was peeved . " Murciélago is involved in great struggles ...
... Murciélago looks pretty frail . He can't have much of a role to play in all this . " The old man rapped the floor with his cane for emphasis as he answered , and Dowdy's tone was peeved . " Murciélago is involved in great struggles ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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