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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... head thrust through the hole , roaring . A gateway of gleaming fangs guard- ing a plush red throat . Half - paralyzed , Esteban jabbed weakly with the machete . The jaguar withdrew , reached in with its paw , and clawed at his leg ...
... head thrust through the hole , roaring . A gateway of gleaming fangs guard- ing a plush red throat . Half - paralyzed , Esteban jabbed weakly with the machete . The jaguar withdrew , reached in with its paw , and clawed at his leg ...
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... head from Peter's chest . " You'll feel better after a rest , ” he said , forcing her head back down : it was an act of tenderness , but also he did not want her to catch sight of the field . Dappled with cloud shadow ; glow- ing palely ...
... head from Peter's chest . " You'll feel better after a rest , ” he said , forcing her head back down : it was an act of tenderness , but also he did not want her to catch sight of the field . Dappled with cloud shadow ; glow- ing palely ...
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... head and passed out from the pain . Somebody shouted , " Listen to dat boy sing ! Oh , he slick , mon ! " and turned up the jukebox . The tinny music broke Prince's mood . Everything looked scattered . The moonlight showed the grime and ...
... head and passed out from the pain . Somebody shouted , " Listen to dat boy sing ! Oh , he slick , mon ! " and turned up the jukebox . The tinny music broke Prince's mood . Everything looked scattered . The moonlight showed the grime and ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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