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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... Sandy Bay . But de mon might have saved her with his knowledge of wounds if he had not run off at de gun- shot ! " " Ain't he de one dat stole dat gold cross from old Byrum Waters ? " " Correct ! Told him dat de gold have gone bad and ...
... Sandy Bay . But de mon might have saved her with his knowledge of wounds if he had not run off at de gun- shot ! " " Ain't he de one dat stole dat gold cross from old Byrum Waters ? " " Correct ! Told him dat de gold have gone bad and ...
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... Sandy Bay . Elizabeth had asked me to buy some cooking oil , and so I stopped off at Sarah's Store , a green - painted shanty the size of a horse stall not far from The Chicken Shack . Inside , there was room for three people to stand ...
... Sandy Bay . Elizabeth had asked me to buy some cooking oil , and so I stopped off at Sarah's Store , a green - painted shanty the size of a horse stall not far from The Chicken Shack . Inside , there was room for three people to stand ...
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... Sandy Bay . I had with me Eliza- beth's ax handle and an ample supply of bug repellent . Ray was not at the clearing when I arrived , and he did not put in an appearance until after five o'clock . This time he was carry- ing a guitar ...
... Sandy Bay . I had with me Eliza- beth's ax handle and an ample supply of bug repellent . Ray was not at the clearing when I arrived , and he did not put in an appearance until after five o'clock . This time he was carry- ing a guitar ...
Contents
THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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