Double StarThe story revolves around Lawrence Smith, also known as "Lorenzo the Great", a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars. When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war. |
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... Corps- man's sleeve and said quickly , " Knock it off , Bill . You remem- ber what we agreed ? " " Chicken tracks ! " Corpsman answered . " This room is soundproofed . I just want to make sure he is up to it . Smythe , how's your ...
... Corps- man's sleeve and said quickly , " Knock it off , Bill . You remem- ber what we agreed ? " " Chicken tracks ! " Corpsman answered . " This room is soundproofed . I just want to make sure he is up to it . Smythe , how's your ...
Page 150
... Corpsman said insistently , " How about Braun ? He was promised the job . " Clifton looked at him thoughtfully . " Not in any dispatch that I saw , Bill . He was simply asked if he was willing to serve , like all the others . Is that ...
... Corpsman said insistently , " How about Braun ? He was promised the job . " Clifton looked at him thoughtfully . " Not in any dispatch that I saw , Bill . He was simply asked if he was willing to serve , like all the others . Is that ...
Page 151
... Corpsman finds something to yap about . An artist can't do his best work with somebody continually snarling at him . So let's let it go at this and ring down the curtain . " Take it easy , Chief . I'll keep Corpsman out of your hair ...
... Corpsman finds something to yap about . An artist can't do his best work with somebody continually snarling at him . So let's let it go at this and ring down the curtain . " Take it easy , Chief . I'll keep Corpsman out of your hair ...
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