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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... legs , flipping the hem of her dress . " You bastard , " she said soddenly , too drunk to move . The elemental swirled around her knees , belling the dress , and touched her between the legs . It tickled , and she swatted at it ...
... legs , flipping the hem of her dress . " You bastard , " she said soddenly , too drunk to move . The elemental swirled around her knees , belling the dress , and touched her between the legs . It tickled , and she swatted at it ...
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... leg were de moon shine down .. " Of course , Meachem had had two sound legs , but the knowledge didn't trouble John . “ A mon's ghost may suffer injury every bit as de mon , " he'd say ; and then , to any further challenge , " Well , de ...
... leg were de moon shine down .. " Of course , Meachem had had two sound legs , but the knowledge didn't trouble John . “ A mon's ghost may suffer injury every bit as de mon , " he'd say ; and then , to any further challenge , " Well , de ...
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... leg . Higher on Griaule's back , the wing was dimpled downward by hundreds of bulges , and this created a maze of ... legs was a scatter of dust where his gentials had been . Meric pushed Lise toward the next tunnel , but she resisted ...
... leg . Higher on Griaule's back , the wing was dimpled downward by hundreds of bulges , and this created a maze of ... legs was a scatter of dust where his gentials had been . Meric pushed Lise toward the next tunnel , but she resisted ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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