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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... asked a girl's voice behind him . She was sitting on a stone about twenty feet away . Her hair was a tawny shade of gold , her skin a half - tone lighter , and her dress was cunningly formed out of the mist . Only her eyes were real ...
... asked a girl's voice behind him . She was sitting on a stone about twenty feet away . Her hair was a tawny shade of gold , her skin a half - tone lighter , and her dress was cunningly formed out of the mist . Only her eyes were real ...
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... asked Richard . " It ain't my place to explain . Look here , Rich . I ain't gonna twist your arm , but if you go back to Panajachel you're just gonna wander ' round and maybe buy some garbage . If you stay , well , whether or not you ...
... asked Richard . " It ain't my place to explain . Look here , Rich . I ain't gonna twist your arm , but if you go back to Panajachel you're just gonna wander ' round and maybe buy some garbage . If you stay , well , whether or not you ...
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... asked what it was . " Some kind of insect . Got a long tube that they pokes down between the scales and sucks the blood . See there ? " She pointed off to where a flock of birds was wheeling close to Griaule's side ; a chip of pale gold ...
... asked what it was . " Some kind of insect . Got a long tube that they pokes down between the scales and sucks the blood . See there ? " She pointed off to where a flock of birds was wheeling close to Griaule's side ; a chip of pale gold ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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