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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... machete . In a whirl of vision he saw the jaguar leap back , then he shouted at it , waved the machete again , and sprinted for the house where he had kept watch . He slipped through the door and went staggering into the front room ...
... machete . In a whirl of vision he saw the jaguar leap back , then he shouted at it , waved the machete again , and sprinted for the house where he had kept watch . He slipped through the door and went staggering into the front room ...
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... machete and backed off a pace . " Why do you fear me , Esteban ? " she called , walking toward him . " You tricked me into revealing my method and tried to kill me , " he said . " Is that not reason for fear ? " “ I did not know you or ...
... machete and backed off a pace . " Why do you fear me , Esteban ? " she called , walking toward him . " You tricked me into revealing my method and tried to kill me , " he said . " Is that not reason for fear ? " “ I did not know you or ...
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... machete , which was still clutched in his hand . Voices above him , sand fleas hopping on his face . He re- sisted the urge to brush them off and lay without moving . The throb of his wound and his hatred had the same red force behind ...
... machete , which was still clutched in his hand . Voices above him , sand fleas hopping on his face . He re- sisted the urge to brush them off and lay without moving . The throb of his wound and his hatred had the same red force behind ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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