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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... fall again ; surge nausea is even worse than everyday dropsickness . But we did not stay in free fall more than five minutes ; the three men who were to go back in the Can Do were crowding into the transfer lock even as Dak and I ...
... fall again ; surge nausea is even worse than everyday dropsickness . But we did not stay in free fall more than five minutes ; the three men who were to go back in the Can Do were crowding into the transfer lock even as Dak and I ...
Page 95
... fall . " I hated free fall but Bonforte did not . " Will you or Rog make my apologies to the Commissioner , and so forth ? " " " We'll take care of everything , sir . " " Good . How soon can you arrange a shuttle for me ? " " The Pixie ...
... fall . " I hated free fall but Bonforte did not . " Will you or Rog make my apologies to the Commissioner , and so forth ? " " " We'll take care of everything , sir . " " Good . How soon can you arrange a shuttle for me ? " " The Pixie ...
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... fall ; there's nowhere for them to go . " Mr. Bonforte , that was beautiful . ” " Thanks , Jimmie . " " " Penny could not talk at all . I turned in after that ; a top - notch performance leaves me fagged . I slept for more than eight ...
... fall ; there's nowhere for them to go . " Mr. Bonforte , that was beautiful . ” " Thanks , Jimmie . " " " Penny could not talk at all . I turned in after that ; a top - notch performance leaves me fagged . I slept for more than eight ...
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