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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Page 68
... beaners they had " refried . " But Dantzler knew they were travers- ing pure emptiness and burning empty holes . Days , under debili- tating heat , they humped the mountains , traveling seven , eight , even ten klicks up trails so steep ...
... beaners they had " refried . " But Dantzler knew they were travers- ing pure emptiness and burning empty holes . Days , under debili- tating heat , they humped the mountains , traveling seven , eight , even ten klicks up trails so steep ...
Page 173
... beaners even when they undercover . Longer we wear ' em , the better we see . ' Baylor laughed edgily , and Gilbey said , “ Bullshit ! " Mingolla naturally assumed that the pilots were putting Gilbey on , or else their reluctance to ...
... beaners even when they undercover . Longer we wear ' em , the better we see . ' Baylor laughed edgily , and Gilbey said , “ Bullshit ! " Mingolla naturally assumed that the pilots were putting Gilbey on , or else their reluctance to ...
Page 247
... singing the first verse over and over . But then , as they left the river behind , still main- taining a northeasterly course , the copilot pointed to a section of jungle ahead and shouted , " Beaners ! Quadrant Four R & R 247.
... singing the first verse over and over . But then , as they left the river behind , still main- taining a northeasterly course , the copilot pointed to a section of jungle ahead and shouted , " Beaners ! Quadrant Four R & R 247.
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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