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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... Khaa's head , he had a sense of some- thing staring back . More than a sense . A distinct impression of personality . It was as if the Khaa's undulations were producing a breeze that bore its psychic odor through the air . Eliot began ...
... Khaa's head , he had a sense of some- thing staring back . More than a sense . A distinct impression of personality . It was as if the Khaa's undulations were producing a breeze that bore its psychic odor through the air . Eliot began ...
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... Khaa looked less substantial . Its blackness was somewhat opaque , and the air around it was blurred , smeary , like waves washing over a lens : it was as if the Khaa were being submerged more deeply in its own medium . Eliot felt no ...
... Khaa looked less substantial . Its blackness was somewhat opaque , and the air around it was blurred , smeary , like waves washing over a lens : it was as if the Khaa were being submerged more deeply in its own medium . Eliot felt no ...
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... Khaa moved close , blocking Eliot's view of her ; and when they pulled back , it was Aimée who showed signs of ... Khaa extended their hands and touched her . There was that shriek of tortured metal , lapsing to a high - pitched hum ...
... Khaa moved close , blocking Eliot's view of her ; and when they pulled back , it was Aimée who showed signs of ... Khaa extended their hands and touched her . There was that shriek of tortured metal , lapsing to a high - pitched hum ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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