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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... Michaela was gone ! He stared at the starlit billows of the sheets . Where the hell ... her room ! He hurtled down ... Michaela's door , and he heard a crispy chuckling noise like a fire crackling in a hearth . The wood was warm to the ...
... Michaela was gone ! He stared at the starlit billows of the sheets . Where the hell ... her room ! He hurtled down ... Michaela's door , and he heard a crispy chuckling noise like a fire crackling in a hearth . The wood was warm to the ...
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... Michaela ! " He shook her . She moaned , her head rolled from side to side . He heaved her over his shoulder in a ... Michaela's weight , wanting to get as far as he could from the battle , Eliot headed up the stairs toward Mr ...
... Michaela ! " He shook her . She moaned , her head rolled from side to side . He heaved her over his shoulder in a ... Michaela's weight , wanting to get as far as he could from the battle , Eliot headed up the stairs toward Mr ...
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... Michaela's voice . He'd expected a hoarse demon voice , and when she walked into the alcove , her white scarf glowing palely against the dark air , he was surprised to see that she was unchanged . Her features held no trace of anything ...
... Michaela's voice . He'd expected a hoarse demon voice , and when she walked into the alcove , her white scarf glowing palely against the dark air , he was surprised to see that she was unchanged . Her features held no trace of anything ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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