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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... rifle bar- rel . Then his mind gave a savage twist , and his soldiery self regained control . He ejected an ampule from his dispenser and popped it . The voice laughed — malefic , damning laughter whose vibra- tions shuddered Dantzler ...
... rifle bar- rel . Then his mind gave a savage twist , and his soldiery self regained control . He ejected an ampule from his dispenser and popped it . The voice laughed — malefic , damning laughter whose vibra- tions shuddered Dantzler ...
Page 79
... rifle and walked away from the clearing . Morning had broken , the mist had thinned , and the forest had regained its usual colora- tion . But he scarcely noticed these changes , still troubled by his faulty memory . Eventually , he let ...
... rifle and walked away from the clearing . Morning had broken , the mist had thinned , and the forest had regained its usual colora- tion . But he scarcely noticed these changes , still troubled by his faulty memory . Eventually , he let ...
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... rifle at the ready , he ducked inside . Two other Cubans - slim bearded men , their skins sallow - looking in the bloody light - were standing by the arched entranceway to the auxiliary tunnel ; when they saw the black soldier emerge ...
... rifle at the ready , he ducked inside . Two other Cubans - slim bearded men , their skins sallow - looking in the bloody light - were standing by the arched entranceway to the auxiliary tunnel ; when they saw the black soldier emerge ...
Contents
THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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