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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... hair jet black . Encarnación's hair was streaked with gray , and the clean beauty of her limbs had dissolved beneath layers of fat . He had not expected her to remain beautiful , and he had tried to assure her that he loved the woman ...
... hair jet black . Encarnación's hair was streaked with gray , and the clean beauty of her limbs had dissolved beneath layers of fat . He had not expected her to remain beautiful , and he had tried to assure her that he loved the woman ...
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... hair hanging a fringe off the hood ; their skins were pocked by infected mosquito bites , and the flesh around the bullet holes was ridged - up and bruised . Judging by their size , Mingolla guessed them to be about ten years old ; but ...
... hair hanging a fringe off the hood ; their skins were pocked by infected mosquito bites , and the flesh around the bullet holes was ridged - up and bruised . Judging by their size , Mingolla guessed them to be about ten years old ; but ...
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... hair hung down over her single - scoop breasts . Her hip- bones tented up a rag of a skirt , which the wind pushed back be- tween her legs . The boy let her finish , then gave a prolonged response , punctuating his words by smashing the ...
... hair hung down over her single - scoop breasts . Her hip- bones tented up a rag of a skirt , which the wind pushed back be- tween her legs . The boy let her finish , then gave a prolonged response , punctuating his words by smashing the ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
Copyright | |
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