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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... night , remembering too well the darkness in the cloud forest , and he had rejected his friends , refusing to see them or answer their calls - he was not secure with the idea of friend- ship . Further , despite his methodical approach ...
... night , remembering too well the darkness in the cloud forest , and he had rejected his friends , refusing to see them or answer their calls - he was not secure with the idea of friend- ship . Further , despite his methodical approach ...
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... night , Mr. Prince ? No matter how blind a mon gets , he can recognize a fine night ! " With a tremendous effort Prince clawed at the sand , but old John continued talking . " Dey say de island take hold of a mon . Now dat hold be ...
... night , Mr. Prince ? No matter how blind a mon gets , he can recognize a fine night ! " With a tremendous effort Prince clawed at the sand , but old John continued talking . " Dey say de island take hold of a mon . Now dat hold be ...
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... night . . . . ' Cause on dis very night all dose not of de spirit and de law must come to judgment . " John's shoes scraped on the sand . " " " Well , I'll be along now , Mr. Prince . God bless you . " Even when his head had cleared and ...
... night . . . . ' Cause on dis very night all dose not of de spirit and de law must come to judgment . " John's shoes scraped on the sand . " " " Well , I'll be along now , Mr. Prince . God bless you . " Even when his head had cleared and ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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