The jaguar hunterA collection of short stories by the author of the highly acclaimed Life During Wartime. Shepard's novella "R & R" won the Nebula Award for Best novella. |
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To just say the hell with it and scream, to achieve through chaos what he could
not through clarity: to empty himself into the scream. He was trembling, his
emotions flowing between self-hate and self-pity. Finally, he struggled up and put
on ...
To just say the hell with it and scream, to achieve through chaos what he could
not through clarity: to empty himself into the scream. He was trembling, his
emotions flowing between self-hate and self-pity. Finally, he struggled up and put
on ...
Page 72
This was his second tour in Salvador, and Moody — who was Dantzler's buddy
— said the drugs had addled DT's brains, that he was crazy and gone to hell. "He
collects trophies," Moody had said. "And not just ears like they done in 'Nam ...
This was his second tour in Salvador, and Moody — who was Dantzler's buddy
— said the drugs had addled DT's brains, that he was crazy and gone to hell. "He
collects trophies," Moody had said. "And not just ears like they done in 'Nam ...
Page 198
Violent?" Dowdy made a show of awed disbelief. "You got your death squads,
your guerrillas, your secret police, not to mention your basic crazed killers. Hell,
they even got a political party called the Party of Organized Violence. Bad dudes.
Violent?" Dowdy made a show of awed disbelief. "You got your death squads,
your guerrillas, your secret police, not to mention your basic crazed killers. Hell,
they even got a political party called the Party of Organized Violence. Bad dudes.
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Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The jaguar hunter |
| Author | Lucius Shepard |
| Publisher | Bantam Books, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0553346954, 9780553346954 |
| Length | 356 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fantasy fiction, American Fiction / Fantasy / General |
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