"Jaguar is a psychodrama with the emphasis on story and characterization, not effects. ...Ransom, best known for his collaborations with the late Frank Herbert, has written an intense and intriguing trale that will keep you riveted to the pages." --Rave Reviews
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Bill Ransom is best known as the coauthor with Frank Herbert of the Pandora Sequence, which includes the novels The Jesus Incident, The Lazarus Effect and The Ascension Factor. His edgy solo SF novels include Jaguar, Viravax, and Burn. Ransom was born in Puyallup, Washington, in 1945, and he began full-time employment at the age of eleven as an agricultural worker. He attended Washington State University on track and boxing scholarships, and the University of Puget Sound on a track scholarship. He received his BA in Sociology and English Education from the University of Washington in 1970. Ransom has published six novels, six poetry collections, numerous short stories and articles. His poetry has been nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
A tense thriller...recommended. -- Booklist
Exciting (and) imaginative...the skill of the writer made it completely believable... -- Jane Toombs, Scribes World, 5 star review
JAGUAR reminded [me] of...the ability of Ray Bradbury to explore the unknown factors of worlds familiar... -- Sandra Morgan, Fiction Forest
Jaguar "...emerges as a thoroughly competent psychological horror novel, wiht a good deal to say about the corrupting influences of both power and [war]. -- Roland Green
Ransom, best known for his collaborations with the late Frank Herbert, has written an intense and intriguing tale that will keep you rivited to the pages. -- Jeff Scott Smith, Rave Reviews
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