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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... inside of his head felt heavy , solid , as if his brains were made of mercury . " Jesus Christ ! " said Weldon . " What you got to say ' bout that , Mills ? " " It wasn't no normal wind , " said Mills . “ That's all I know . " " Jesus ...
... inside of his head felt heavy , solid , as if his brains were made of mercury . " Jesus Christ ! " said Weldon . " What you got to say ' bout that , Mills ? " " It wasn't no normal wind , " said Mills . “ That's all I know . " " Jesus ...
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... inside her- self , and she just sat there , growing dim and empty , saying nothing . " Buck up , " said Sally out of the blue , and patted Peter's leg . " We got one thing left to try . " And then , with what seemed to Sara an ...
... inside her- self , and she just sat there , growing dim and empty , saying nothing . " Buck up , " said Sally out of the blue , and patted Peter's leg . " We got one thing left to try . " And then , with what seemed to Sara an ...
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... inside it , watching the passing parade . Gray clouds were bulking up and moving in from the south , from the Caribbean ; now and then a flight of XL - 16s would arrow northward toward the oil fields beyond Lake Iza- bal , where the ...
... inside it , watching the passing parade . Gray clouds were bulking up and moving in from the south , from the Caribbean ; now and then a flight of XL - 16s would arrow northward toward the oil fields beyond Lake Iza- bal , where the ...
Contents
THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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