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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... Esteban . " I do not swindle your people . I go beyond the letter of the contracts in allowing them to make returns ... Esteban . Onofrio wetted his lips , which were the color of raw sau- sage . " I want you to kill the jaguar of Barrio ...
... Esteban . " I do not swindle your people . I go beyond the letter of the contracts in allowing them to make returns ... Esteban . Onofrio wetted his lips , which were the color of raw sau- sage . " I want you to kill the jaguar of Barrio ...
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... Esteban . " It is not enough . " " Very well . A thousand . " Onofrio's casual manner could not conceal the anxiety in his voice . Intrigued , curious to learn the extent of Onofrio's anxiety , Esteban plucked a figure from the air ...
... Esteban . " It is not enough . " " Very well . A thousand . " Onofrio's casual manner could not conceal the anxiety in his voice . Intrigued , curious to learn the extent of Onofrio's anxiety , Esteban plucked a figure from the air ...
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... Esteban . " " And , " said Sebastian , “ if an agent is sent to Puerto Morada and sees how things are with Captain Portales , they will surely replace him and it will go hard with us . " They stared into the flames , mulling over the ...
... Esteban . " " And , " said Sebastian , “ if an agent is sent to Puerto Morada and sees how things are with Captain Portales , they will surely replace him and it will go hard with us . " They stared into the flames , mulling over the ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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