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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... Griaule dominated the region of the Carbonales Valley , a fertile area centering upon the town of Teocinte and re- nowned for its production of silver , mahogany , and indigo . There were other dragons in those days , most dwelling on ...
... Griaule dominated the region of the Carbonales Valley , a fertile area centering upon the town of Teocinte and re- nowned for its production of silver , mahogany , and indigo . There were other dragons in those days , most dwelling on ...
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... Griaule . Herbs gathered on his back were valued as medicine and charms , as were the peels of dead skin ; the ... Griaule's eyes was whorled at the base like a narwhal's horn and curved back toward the wings . Jarcke attached the ropes ...
... Griaule . Herbs gathered on his back were valued as medicine and charms , as were the peels of dead skin ; the ... Griaule's eyes was whorled at the base like a narwhal's horn and curved back toward the wings . Jarcke attached the ropes ...
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... Griaule . How obvious it seems now . I was leaving , and he needed me to complete the expression on his side , his dream of flying , of escape , to grant him the death of his desire . I am certain you will think I have leaped to this ...
... Griaule . How obvious it seems now . I was leaving , and he needed me to complete the expression on his side , his dream of flying , of escape , to grant him the death of his desire . I am certain you will think I have leaped to this ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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