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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Page 54
... thing to do would be to get out quick , because whatever lay beyond the door was bound to be too much for him to handle . But instead he did the stupid thing and burst into the room . His first impression was that the room was burning ...
... thing to do would be to get out quick , because whatever lay beyond the door was bound to be too much for him to handle . But instead he did the stupid thing and burst into the room . His first impression was that the room was burning ...
Page 111
... thing would have roughly spiral shape , due to the actions of opposing currents , and that inten- sified his feeling of having entered the unknown ; he pictured them as characters in a fantasy novel , creeping across a great device ...
... thing would have roughly spiral shape , due to the actions of opposing currents , and that inten- sified his feeling of having entered the unknown ; he pictured them as characters in a fantasy novel , creeping across a great device ...
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... thing's ' round here somewhere . " Weldon was a frustrated man . He sucked at his teeth , and his face worked . He picked up the container holding the combs , glanced at Peter , then set the container down . " You want me to see what I ...
... thing's ' round here somewhere . " Weldon was a frustrated man . He sucked at his teeth , and his face worked . He picked up the container holding the combs , glanced at Peter , then set the container down . " You want me to see what I ...
Contents
Foreword by Michael Bishop | 1 |
The Night of White Bhairab | 33 |
Salvador | 71 |
Copyright | |
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