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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... laughed . Encarnación's frivo- lousness , his skill at hunting , Onofrio's greed , the jaguar , the television . . . all these things were neatly woven together like the elements of a spell , one whose products would be a denial of ...
... laughed . Encarnación's frivo- lousness , his skill at hunting , Onofrio's greed , the jaguar , the television . . . all these things were neatly woven together like the elements of a spell , one whose products would be a denial of ...
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... laughed disconso- lately . " It's no sprite , that's for sure . " Sally's eyes looked unnaturally bright , like watery jewels lodged in her weathered face . " The sea breeds ' em , " she said firmly , as if that were explanation enough ...
... laughed disconso- lately . " It's no sprite , that's for sure . " Sally's eyes looked unnaturally bright , like watery jewels lodged in her weathered face . " The sea breeds ' em , " she said firmly , as if that were explanation enough ...
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... laughed and laughed at how easily he had discarded all his dreams and ex- pectations . It had been eleven years since I had been to the valley , twelve since work had begun on the painting , and I was appalled by the changes that had ...
... laughed and laughed at how easily he had discarded all his dreams and ex- pectations . It had been eleven years since I had been to the valley , twelve since work had begun on the painting , and I was appalled by the changes that had ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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