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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... girl's head by the hair so Mingolla could see her face . " Bandida ! " he said , arranging his features into a comical frown . The girl's face was not unlike the soldier's , with the same blade of a nose and prominent cheek- bones ...
... girl's head by the hair so Mingolla could see her face . " Bandida ! " he said , arranging his features into a comical frown . The girl's face was not unlike the soldier's , with the same blade of a nose and prominent cheek- bones ...
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Lucius Shepard. A girl's voice sounded behind them , harsh and peremptory . The other children had closed to within ten feet , their savage faces intent upon Mingolla , and the girl was standing a bit for- ward of them . She had sunken ...
Lucius Shepard. A girl's voice sounded behind them , harsh and peremptory . The other children had closed to within ten feet , their savage faces intent upon Mingolla , and the girl was standing a bit for- ward of them . She had sunken ...
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... girl vaulted the tailgate and hauled the wounded boy after her ; the other two climbed into the cab and fired the engine . Only Richard was left standing on the cobblestones . " Dése prisa ! " The girl banged on the tailgate . As ...
... girl vaulted the tailgate and hauled the wounded boy after her ; the other two climbed into the cab and fired the engine . Only Richard was left standing on the cobblestones . " Dése prisa ! " The girl banged on the tailgate . As ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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