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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... killing them . He had no better reason to kill the jaguar of Barrio Carolina . It menaced no one other than those who hunted it , who sought to invade its terri- tory , and its death would profit only a dishonorable man and a shrewish ...
... killing them . He had no better reason to kill the jaguar of Barrio Carolina . It menaced no one other than those who hunted it , who sought to invade its terri- tory , and its death would profit only a dishonorable man and a shrewish ...
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... kill him ! I know the guy . I can talk to him . ” " Talk ? " said the lazy voice . " You kin talk ' til yo ' ass ... kill him ? ” asked Mingolla , hearing the pitch of desperation in his voice . " You don't have to kill him . You could ...
... kill him ! I know the guy . I can talk to him . ” " Talk ? " said the lazy voice . " You kin talk ' til yo ' ass ... kill him ? ” asked Mingolla , hearing the pitch of desperation in his voice . " You don't have to kill him . You could ...
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... killed the man would be somewhere below , and the safest course would be to hide out in one of the rooms on Level Five ... Kill him without any fuss , take his rifle , and hope that he could catch the other two off - guard when they came ...
... killed the man would be somewhere below , and the safest course would be to hide out in one of the rooms on Level Five ... Kill him without any fuss , take his rifle , and hope that he could catch the other two off - guard when they came ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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