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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... afraid . Terribly afraid . Suddenly it melted downward and went rolling , bunching , flowing up the stairs ; it stopped on the first landing , rolled halfway down , then up again , repeating the process over and over . It came clear to ...
... afraid . Terribly afraid . Suddenly it melted downward and went rolling , bunching , flowing up the stairs ; it stopped on the first landing , rolled halfway down , then up again , repeating the process over and over . It came clear to ...
Page 132
... afraid , ” he said . " Oh , don't I ? " Mills chuckled . “ I'm afraid . I'm just too old to be runnin ' ' round in circles ' bout it . " The door flew open , and Sally came in . " Hot in here , " she said ; she went to the stove and ...
... afraid , ” he said . " Oh , don't I ? " Mills chuckled . “ I'm afraid . I'm just too old to be runnin ' ' round in circles ' bout it . " The door flew open , and Sally came in . " Hot in here , " she said ; she went to the stove and ...
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... afraid of the drug , but less afraid of the islanders - nowhere near as afraid as Jubert was of him right now . Prince had been much more afraid , had cried and soiled himself ; but he'd always emptied his gun into the shadows and ...
... afraid of the drug , but less afraid of the islanders - nowhere near as afraid as Jubert was of him right now . Prince had been much more afraid , had cried and soiled himself ; but he'd always emptied his gun into the shadows and ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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