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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... side of the school and gen- tly wiggle your fingers . Very gently ! Be sure not to disturb the surface . " But when ... side . A hectic flush dappled his cheeks , and he was dabbing his sweaty brow with a handkerchief . Raimundo climbed ...
... side of the school and gen- tly wiggle your fingers . Very gently ! Be sure not to disturb the surface . " But when ... side . A hectic flush dappled his cheeks , and he was dabbing his sweaty brow with a handkerchief . Raimundo climbed ...
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... side , and he went flying . For an instant he did not know where he was ; but then , one by one , his impres- sions began to sort themselves . He was lying on his injured side , and it was throbbing fiercely . Sand crusted his mouth and ...
... side , and he went flying . For an instant he did not know where he was ; but then , one by one , his impres- sions began to sort themselves . He was lying on his injured side , and it was throbbing fiercely . Sand crusted his mouth and ...
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... side to side , searching for a way out . Hefting the cold , slick weight of the gun gave me a sense of power - a feeling tinged with hilarity — and as I came to my feet , aiming at Shockley's chest , I let out a purposefully de- mented ...
... side to side , searching for a way out . Hefting the cold , slick weight of the gun gave me a sense of power - a feeling tinged with hilarity — and as I came to my feet , aiming at Shockley's chest , I let out a purposefully de- mented ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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