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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... spirit who delighted in possessing women and driving them to kill their men . The spirit's supernatural powers were limited by the flesh but were augmented by im- mense physical strength . Ginny Whitcomb , for example , had killed her ...
... spirit who delighted in possessing women and driving them to kill their men . The spirit's supernatural powers were limited by the flesh but were augmented by im- mense physical strength . Ginny Whitcomb , for example , had killed her ...
Page 77
... spirit world , the world of Sukias . " " What's Sukias ? " asked Moody . " Magicians . " A twig snapped behind ... spirit goes to die after your body dies . " " Don't they got no Heaven ? " " Nope . It just takes longer for your spirit ...
... spirit world , the world of Sukias . " " What's Sukias ? " asked Moody . " Magicians . " A twig snapped behind ... spirit goes to die after your body dies . " " Don't they got no Heaven ? " " Nope . It just takes longer for your spirit ...
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... spirit from before de back time locked into de island's root , and de Baptist say dat de island be a fountainhead of de Holy Spirit . But no matter what de truth , de people have each been granted a portion of dat spirit . And dat spirit ...
... spirit from before de back time locked into de island's root , and de Baptist say dat de island be a fountainhead of de Holy Spirit . But no matter what de truth , de people have each been granted a portion of dat spirit . And dat spirit ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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