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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... Eliot . " Are you familiar with the Carversville Terror ? " " Yeah , sure . " Eliot knocked back another shot . " There was a book about it . " “ Indeed , " said Mr. Chatterji . “ A best - seller . The Cousineau mansion was once the ...
... Eliot . " Are you familiar with the Carversville Terror ? " " Yeah , sure . " Eliot knocked back another shot . " There was a book about it . " “ Indeed , " said Mr. Chatterji . “ A best - seller . The Cousineau mansion was once the ...
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... Eliot sat up , winced . “ Chatterji's lady . She's in bad trouble , and I'm the only one who can help her . I have to be able to run , and I need something to keep me awake . I haven't slept for a couple of days . " " I ain't givin ...
... Eliot sat up , winced . “ Chatterji's lady . She's in bad trouble , and I'm the only one who can help her . I have to be able to run , and I need something to keep me awake . I haven't slept for a couple of days . " " I ain't givin ...
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... Eliot felt camaraderie toward it . " Hey , Bongo , " he said weakly . " We won . " A tickling at the top of his head , a whining note , and he had an impression not of gratitude — as he might have expected- but of intense curiosity ...
... Eliot felt camaraderie toward it . " Hey , Bongo , " he said weakly . " We won . " A tickling at the top of his head , a whining note , and he had an impression not of gratitude — as he might have expected- but of intense curiosity ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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