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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... keep it from ever being known . We hope to use you until we can find him and get him back . Matter of fact , you have already started your impersonation . This ship is not really the Go For Broke ; it is the Chief's private yacht and ...
... keep it from ever being known . We hope to use you until we can find him and get him back . Matter of fact , you have already started your impersonation . This ship is not really the Go For Broke ; it is the Chief's private yacht and ...
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... keep your gun on that character while I climb over . " He was doing so even as he spoke , an awkward matter in view of his long legs and the crowded car . He settled into the seat and said happily , “ I doubt if anything on wheels can ...
... keep your gun on that character while I climb over . " He was doing so even as he spoke , an awkward matter in view of his long legs and the crowded car . He settled into the seat and said happily , “ I doubt if anything on wheels can ...
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... keep it tight , eh ? " " As my emperor wishes . " " None of that , please . We'll keep it quiet because it's best so . Sorry I can't make a sickbed visit on Uncle Joe . Not that I could help him - although they used to think the King's ...
... keep it tight , eh ? " " As my emperor wishes . " " None of that , please . We'll keep it quiet because it's best so . Sorry I can't make a sickbed visit on Uncle Joe . Not that I could help him - although they used to think the King's ...
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