Double StarWhen the most important statesman of the 21st century disappears on Mars, the only hope of preventing interplanetary war lies in an actor's ability to impersonate the missing leader well enough to fool two worlds. |
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Page 65
We were on a tryout - in - the - sticks basis now , as not everyone in the Tom
Paine knew that I was not Bonforte . I did not know exactly which ones knew of
the substitution , but I was allowed to relax and ask questions only in the
presence of ...
We were on a tryout - in - the - sticks basis now , as not everyone in the Tom
Paine knew that I was not Bonforte . I did not know exactly which ones knew of
the substitution , but I was allowed to relax and ask questions only in the
presence of ...
Page 66
the man who knew holly I was beginning ich told me as " life " might not be too
long - there are those old saws about the man who knew too much and the one
about dead men and tales . But truthfully I was beginning to trust these people .
the man who knew holly I was beginning ich told me as " life " might not be too
long - there are those old saws about the man who knew too much and the one
about dead men and tales . But truthfully I was beginning to trust these people .
Page 167
Every one of them knew that Bill had quit us - or had been fired . He grinned at
me , and answered , “ Good morning , Mister Bonforte . I ' m with the Krein
Syndicate . ” I knew it was coming then ; I tried not to give him the satisfaction of
letting it ...
Every one of them knew that Bill had quit us - or had been fired . He grinned at
me , and answered , “ Good morning , Mister Bonforte . I ' m with the Krein
Syndicate . ” I knew it was coming then ; I tried not to give him the satisfaction of
letting it ...
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User Review - baswood - LibraryThingThis 1956 Hugo award winning novel is included in the science fiction masterwork series and either has not aged well or was a lack lustre rip-off from the start. It takes as a basis for its story the ... Read full review
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User Review - Stevil2001 - LibraryThingI was surprised how much I liked this book. It's a relatively simple and predictable plot: Lorenzo Smythe is an actor hired to impersonate a politician at a key political moment. Only thing is, the ... Read full review
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| Title | Double Star Doubleday science fiction The Gregg Press science fiction series |
| Author | Robert Anson Heinlein |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg Press, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0839824467, 9780839824466 |
| Length | 186 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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