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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Page 83
... moved up by me , jabbed the man in the ribs - again with a bare knuckle . I moved out of the way . Dak braked the car to a halt , stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car ...
... moved up by me , jabbed the man in the ribs - again with a bare knuckle . I moved out of the way . Dak braked the car to a halt , stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car ...
Page 157
... moved that the names I had mentioned in passing be confirmed - second and no objection and the clerk cast a white ballot . As I marched forward , attended by one member of my own party and one member of the opposition , I could see ...
... moved that the names I had mentioned in passing be confirmed - second and no objection and the clerk cast a white ballot . As I marched forward , attended by one member of my own party and one member of the opposition , I could see ...
Page 179
... moved in for the purpose , was blasting at full gain , the floor was lit- tered , and everybody was drinking , or smoking , or both . Even Jimmie Washington was holding a drink while he listened to the returns . He was not drinking it ...
... moved in for the purpose , was blasting at full gain , the floor was lit- tered , and everybody was drinking , or smoking , or both . Even Jimmie Washington was holding a drink while he listened to the returns . He was not drinking it ...
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