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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... answered . " See you in church . Hot jets , and so forth . " He disappeared with leisurely swiftness ; I heard the air lock close and my eardrums popped . Dak did not answer his farewell ; his eyes were busy on the computer dials and he ...
... answered . " See you in church . Hot jets , and so forth . " He disappeared with leisurely swiftness ; I heard the air lock close and my eardrums popped . Dak did not answer his farewell ; his eyes were busy on the computer dials and he ...
Page 71
... answered . " This room is soundproofed . I just want to make sure he is up to it . Smythe , how's your Martian ? Can you spiel it ? " I answered with a single squeaking polysyllabic in High Martian , a sentence meaning roughly ...
... answered . " This room is soundproofed . I just want to make sure he is up to it . Smythe , how's your Martian ? Can you spiel it ? " I answered with a single squeaking polysyllabic in High Martian , a sentence meaning roughly ...
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... answered , “ and by the way , Bill , that door you just came through has a nice spot on it to knock . In the profession the custom is to knock and shout , ' Are you decent ? ' I wish you would remember it . ” " Oh , dirty sheets ! We're ...
... answered , “ and by the way , Bill , that door you just came through has a nice spot on it to knock . In the profession the custom is to knock and shout , ' Are you decent ? ' I wish you would remember it . ” " Oh , dirty sheets ! We're ...
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