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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... dead , their powers gone from the world . He wanted to glance back to shore and see if he and Miranda had become coppery giants taller than the palms . " Now , " she said , breaking off her song , " you must put your hand into the water ...
... dead , their powers gone from the world . He wanted to glance back to shore and see if he and Miranda had become coppery giants taller than the palms . " Now , " she said , breaking off her song , " you must put your hand into the water ...
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... dead . The orderly continued to rise , assuming a vertical position . He spun faster and faster , blurring like an ice skater doing a fancy finish , and at the same time drifted closer to the car . Sara was screaming , and Peter wished ...
... dead . The orderly continued to rise , assuming a vertical position . He spun faster and faster , blurring like an ice skater doing a fancy finish , and at the same time drifted closer to the car . Sara was screaming , and Peter wished ...
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... dead , he had cataloged their physical worth in a single glance . Maybe , he thought , death revealed your essentials as life could not . He studied the dead men , wanting to read them . Couple of slim , wiry guys . Nice guys , into rum ...
... dead , he had cataloged their physical worth in a single glance . Maybe , he thought , death revealed your essentials as life could not . He studied the dead men , wanting to read them . Couple of slim , wiry guys . Nice guys , into rum ...
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THE NIGHT OF WHITE BHAIRAB | 29 |
SALVADOR | 64 |
HOW THE WIND SPOKE AT MADAKET | 82 |
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