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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... Alise cut in . " Yes , " said Tom . " We thought if there was the appearance of a romantic involvement between you and Alise , people might take us more for granted . We hoped you would be agreeable to having Alise move in with you ...
... Alise cut in . " Yes , " said Tom . " We thought if there was the appearance of a romantic involvement between you and Alise , people might take us more for granted . We hoped you would be agreeable to having Alise move in with you ...
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... Alise would always wade around it . I , however , scrambled up the side and lay flat like a sniper atop it . From my vantage I overlooked a narrow stretch of gravelly shingle , a little trough scooped out be- tween the point and low ...
... Alise would always wade around it . I , however , scrambled up the side and lay flat like a sniper atop it . From my vantage I overlooked a narrow stretch of gravelly shingle , a little trough scooped out be- tween the point and low ...
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... Alise had none . Tom's story about their having valuables to sell had been more or less true , but in our haste we had left them behind . In Cairo , partly due to our lack of funds and partly to medical expenses incurred by Alise's ...
... Alise had none . Tom's story about their having valuables to sell had been more or less true , but in our haste we had left them behind . In Cairo , partly due to our lack of funds and partly to medical expenses incurred by Alise's ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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