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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... believe you ? " she asked . " I don't think they believe me . " " They don't have much choice , " he said . “ I just think they don't want to believe it . " After a moment she said , “ Are you going away ? " He pulled back from her ...
... believe you ? " she asked . " I don't think they believe me . " " They don't have much choice , " he said . “ I just think they don't want to believe it . " After a moment she said , “ Are you going away ? " He pulled back from her ...
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... believe what he said about us ? " " I'd like to believe it , " she said . " It would be better than what we have , wouldn't it ? " The lamplight flickered , and a shadow veered across his face . Then the light steadied , and so it ...
... believe what he said about us ? " " I'd like to believe it , " she said . " It would be better than what we have , wouldn't it ? " The lamplight flickered , and a shadow veered across his face . Then the light steadied , and so it ...
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... believe their story - Canada . Yet they had no knowledge of things Canadian , and their accent was definitely northern European . Not an auspicious entrée into a society as picky as Pedregalejo's . Everyone was put off by them ...
... believe their story - Canada . Yet they had no knowledge of things Canadian , and their accent was definitely northern European . Not an auspicious entrée into a society as picky as Pedregalejo's . Everyone was put off by them ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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