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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... . The human who had followed that stinking , reeking thing into the room had to step to one side before he could get in a shot - and he made a mistake . He should have shot Dak first , then me . Instead he wasted his first 26.
... . The human who had followed that stinking , reeking thing into the room had to step to one side before he could get in a shot - and he made a mistake . He should have shot Dak first , then me . Instead he wasted his first 26.
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... followed him to the door ; he stopped and said , " There may be others around . If so , shoot first - there's nothing else you can do . ” He had the life wand in his hand , with his cloak drawn over it . " Martians ? " " Or men . Or ...
... followed him to the door ; he stopped and said , " There may be others around . If so , shoot first - there's nothing else you can do . ” He had the life wand in his hand , with his cloak drawn over it . " Martians ? " " Or men . Or ...
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... followed him , then stopped with his head and shoulders out . " Tickets , please ! " he said cheerfully . " Oh , cripes ! " Dak loosened a safety belt , reached for a pocket , got out the two field passes we had used to sneak aboard ...
... followed him , then stopped with his head and shoulders out . " Tickets , please ! " he said cheerfully . " Oh , cripes ! " Dak loosened a safety belt , reached for a pocket , got out the two field passes we had used to sneak aboard ...
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