Hunt the red roe
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On the fog-shrouded world of Venus, a struggling Terran hunter faces a moral crisis when a wealthy client offers him a fortune to guide her on an illegal safari. Her target is the red roebuck, a creature so rare and beautiful that the native Venusians worship it as holy. With his own survival at stake, the hunter agrees, even as his young native assistant recoils in dismay and a blind beggar prophesies doom.
As they trek into the riotously colorful but eerie sanctuary, the hunter’s guilt deepens. The red roe is more magnificent than he imagined, its eyes gleaming with an almost divine peace. But the client’s chilling true purpose emerges, transforming the hunt into a deadly game of wills. Trapped between a rifle barrel and his own conscience, the hunter must confront the line between damnation and redemption.
John Jakes
John Jakes (b. 1932), the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center. He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida.
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