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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... Sandy Bay . But , since most of the blacks were at least marginally related , matters of ownership proved cloudy . " What's the problem ? " I asked . Hatfield shrugged , and Mullins refused to answer ; anger seemed visible above his ...
... Sandy Bay . But , since most of the blacks were at least marginally related , matters of ownership proved cloudy . " What's the problem ? " I asked . Hatfield shrugged , and Mullins refused to answer ; anger seemed visible above his ...
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... Sandy Bay . Elizabeth had asked me to buy some cooking oil , and so I stopped off at Sarah's Store , a green - painted shanty the size of a horse stall not far from The Chicken Shack . Inside , there was room for three people to stand ...
... Sandy Bay . Elizabeth had asked me to buy some cooking oil , and so I stopped off at Sarah's Store , a green - painted shanty the size of a horse stall not far from The Chicken Shack . Inside , there was room for three people to stand ...
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... Sandy Bay . I had with me Elizabeth's ax handle and an ample supply of bug repel- lent . Ray was not at the clearing when I arrived , and he did not put in an appearance until after five o'clock . This time he was carrying a guitar ...
... Sandy Bay . I had with me Elizabeth's ax handle and an ample supply of bug repel- lent . Ray was not at the clearing when I arrived , and he did not put in an appearance until after five o'clock . This time he was carrying a guitar ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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