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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... night . " " What happens then ? " " The night of The Night of White Bhairab 49.
... night . " " What happens then ? " " The night of The Night of White Bhairab 49.
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... night his mother came into his room and told him that an old friend , Phil Curry , was on the phone . " Please talk to him , Johnny , " she said . " He's been drafted , and I think he's a little scared . " The word drafted struck a ...
... night his mother came into his room and told him that an old friend , Phil Curry , was on the phone . " Please talk to him , Johnny , " she said . " He's been drafted , and I think he's a little scared . " The word drafted struck a ...
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... night . . . . ' Cause on dis very night all dose not of de spirit and de law must come to judgment . " John's shoes scraped on the sand . " Well , I'll be along now , Mr. Prince . God bless you . " Even when his head had cleared and the ...
... night . . . . ' Cause on dis very night all dose not of de spirit and de law must come to judgment . " John's shoes scraped on the sand . " Well , I'll be along now , Mr. Prince . God bless you . " Even when his head had cleared and the ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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