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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Page 113
... Emperor has sent for Mr. Bonforte . The Emperor , man ! And Mr. Bonforte is in no shape to appear at an audience . They have risked a gambit - and perhaps trapped us in a checkmate ! " " Eh ? Now wait a minute . Slow up . I see what you ...
... Emperor has sent for Mr. Bonforte . The Emperor , man ! And Mr. Bonforte is in no shape to appear at an audience . They have risked a gambit - and perhaps trapped us in a checkmate ! " " Eh ? Now wait a minute . Slow up . I see what you ...
Page 142
... Emperor - it's almost always the ' old ' Emperor ; we usually mount the throne about the age other men retire -the Emperor is always there , maintaining continuity , pre- serving the symbol of the state , while you professionals work ...
... Emperor - it's almost always the ' old ' Emperor ; we usually mount the throne about the age other men retire -the Emperor is always there , maintaining continuity , pre- serving the symbol of the state , while you professionals work ...
Page 144
... Emperor was not - less famous , I mean . Of course Bonforte needed no notes to recall personal details about Willem ! Nor would he consider it proper to set down personal matters about the sovereign in a file handled by his clerks . I ...
... Emperor was not - less famous , I mean . Of course Bonforte needed no notes to recall personal details about Willem ! Nor would he consider it proper to set down personal matters about the sovereign in a file handled by his clerks . I ...
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