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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... realized that it was growing louder , but he didn't want to admit to it . Finally , though , he got to his feet and ... realizing that he was sacrificing himself for her , that he did love her or that at least this was an act of love ...
... realized that it was growing louder , but he didn't want to admit to it . Finally , though , he got to his feet and ... realizing that he was sacrificing himself for her , that he did love her or that at least this was an act of love ...
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... realized that he was not really trying to offend or shock Debora , but rather was unburdening himself ; and he further realized that by telling it he had to an extent cut loose from the past , weakened its hold on him . For the first ...
... realized that he was not really trying to offend or shock Debora , but rather was unburdening himself ; and he further realized that by telling it he had to an extent cut loose from the past , weakened its hold on him . For the first ...
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... realized . Very high clouds that she would not ordinarily have seen . The sight frightened her , but a calm presence inside her would not admit to fright ; and this presence , she further realized , had been there all along . Just like ...
... realized . Very high clouds that she would not ordinarily have seen . The sight frightened her , but a calm presence inside her would not admit to fright ; and this presence , she further realized , had been there all along . Just like ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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