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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... stucco with corrugated metal doors that were lowered at night . Its facade was decorated by a mural that supposedly represented the merchan- dise within : sparkling refrigerators and televisions and washing machines , all given the ...
... stucco with corrugated metal doors that were lowered at night . Its facade was decorated by a mural that supposedly represented the merchan- dise within : sparkling refrigerators and televisions and washing machines , all given the ...
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... stucco walls , and Min- golla's sweat began to smell rancid . Only a few soldiers were on the streets , mixed in with the usual run of kids and beggars , and the bars were empty except for a smattering of drunks still on a binge from ...
... stucco walls , and Min- golla's sweat began to smell rancid . Only a few soldiers were on the streets , mixed in with the usual run of kids and beggars , and the bars were empty except for a smattering of drunks still on a binge from ...
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... stucco building with red trim and an arched entranceway and a courtyard choked with ferns ; it catered to what he called " the bleeding - ear set , " a reference to the loud rock ' n ' roll that blasted from the windows . The other ...
... stucco building with red trim and an arched entranceway and a courtyard choked with ferns ; it catered to what he called " the bleeding - ear set , " a reference to the loud rock ' n ' roll that blasted from the windows . The other ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
Copyright | |
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