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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... Empire ! " Rog shook his head . " Not necessarily . Not even probably . But it would indeed mean that the same forces who control the Actionists also control the machinery of the Humanity Party . But you will never pin anything on them ...
... Empire ! " Rog shook his head . " Not necessarily . Not even probably . But it would indeed mean that the same forces who control the Actionists also control the machinery of the Humanity Party . But you will never pin anything on them ...
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... Empire . " He pointed a thumb at my wand . “ I believe wand . " I believe you have done it . Now if you win this election you should be able to get the Grand As- sembly to grant me permission to proclaim it . Well ? ” I thought about it ...
... Empire . " He pointed a thumb at my wand . “ I believe wand . " I believe you have done it . Now if you win this election you should be able to get the Grand As- sembly to grant me permission to proclaim it . Well ? ” I thought about it ...
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... Empire but for the Empire itself . If we need the money , we'll find it — but not by chopping the Empire up into tiny bailiwicks . " All but the first sentence was pure Bonforte , only slightly adapted . " Save your campaign speeches ...
... Empire but for the Empire itself . If we need the money , we'll find it — but not by chopping the Empire up into tiny bailiwicks . " All but the first sentence was pure Bonforte , only slightly adapted . " Save your campaign speeches ...
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