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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... knew what he was about , and she was delighted ! Not in the least worried ! Perhaps she had known of Onofrio's plan to kill the jaguar , perhaps she had schemed with Onofrio to entrap him . Infuriated , he barged through the widows ...
... knew what he was about , and she was delighted ! Not in the least worried ! Perhaps she had known of Onofrio's plan to kill the jaguar , perhaps she had schemed with Onofrio to entrap him . Infuriated , he barged through the widows ...
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... knew he must look as guilty as hell ; but that didn't matter , because he could almost see what was going to happen . He was sitting somewhere , and just out of reach below him something glinted . " Then you musta seen her , " said ...
... knew he must look as guilty as hell ; but that didn't matter , because he could almost see what was going to happen . He was sitting somewhere , and just out of reach below him something glinted . " Then you musta seen her , " said ...
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... knew that , right ? " It hurt him to see how hesitantly she said it , because he knew that he was to blame for her hesitancy . He bent down and kissed her again . " Sleep , " he said . “ We'll talk about it later . " He closed the door ...
... knew that , right ? " It hurt him to see how hesitantly she said it , because he knew that he was to blame for her hesitancy . He bent down and kissed her again . " Sleep , " he said . “ We'll talk about it later . " He closed the door ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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