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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... Sally " called Weldon . Sally pushed past Peter . " Mornin ' , Sara . Mills . " " Hear one of your dogs just had a litter , " said Mills . " Yep . Six snarly little bastards . " Sally wiped her nose with the back of her hand and checked ...
... Sally " called Weldon . Sally pushed past Peter . " Mornin ' , Sara . Mills . " " Hear one of your dogs just had a litter , " said Mills . " Yep . Six snarly little bastards . " Sally wiped her nose with the back of her hand and checked ...
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... Sally bent to him and struck again . " What are you doing ? " Sara screamed it and began to wres- tle with Sally . Their arms locked , they waltzed around and around for a matter of seconds , the light bulb jiggling madly . Sally ...
... Sally bent to him and struck again . " What are you doing ? " Sara screamed it and began to wres- tle with Sally . Their arms locked , they waltzed around and around for a matter of seconds , the light bulb jiggling madly . Sally ...
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... Sally trying to signal the moon with a hurricane lamp ; Sally rowing through a nor'easter to pluck six sailors off Whale Shoals ; Sally passing out dead - drunk at the ceremony the Coast Guard had given in her honor ; Sally loosing her ...
... Sally trying to signal the moon with a hurricane lamp ; Sally rowing through a nor'easter to pluck six sailors off Whale Shoals ; Sally passing out dead - drunk at the ceremony the Coast Guard had given in her honor ; Sally loosing her ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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