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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... Mullins's hostility again dominated the room and we sat in silence . John set about cleaning the kitchen , and the clatter of dishes accentuated the tension . Sud- denly Mullins brought his fist down on the table . " Damn it , mon ...
... Mullins's hostility again dominated the room and we sat in silence . John set about cleaning the kitchen , and the clatter of dishes accentuated the tension . Sud- denly Mullins brought his fist down on the table . " Damn it , mon ...
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... Mullins had given up on Hatfield and shifted his aim to a more vulnerable target . I told him that Ray was crazy and would likely not respond to either threats or logic ; but Mullins in- sisted that Ray should have checked Hatfield's ...
... Mullins had given up on Hatfield and shifted his aim to a more vulnerable target . I told him that Ray was crazy and would likely not respond to either threats or logic ; but Mullins in- sisted that Ray should have checked Hatfield's ...
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... Mullins . A woman's voice shrilled , unintelligible , and there was a crash as if someone had fallen ; a second later Mullins pushed into the clearing . Hettie was clinging to his arm , restraining him ; but on seeing us , he cuffed her ...
... Mullins . A woman's voice shrilled , unintelligible , and there was a crash as if someone had fallen ; a second later Mullins pushed into the clearing . Hettie was clinging to his arm , restraining him ; but on seeing us , he cuffed her ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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