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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... possible , of course , but a tool toward that end was loaned to me by Stephen Becker . It goes like this : Besides making a living for its author , a literary artifact can serve any of four functions . It can 1. Entertain , 2. Educate ...
... possible , of course , but a tool toward that end was loaned to me by Stephen Becker . It goes like this : Besides making a living for its author , a literary artifact can serve any of four functions . It can 1. Entertain , 2. Educate ...
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... possible that he is right . But it is beside the point . Bill , try to be reasonably polite , will you ? We get nowhere by bickering . " I was so surprised by the suggestion that I had caused Quiroga to resign that I forgot all about my ...
... possible that he is right . But it is beside the point . Bill , try to be reasonably polite , will you ? We get nowhere by bickering . " I was so surprised by the suggestion that I had caused Quiroga to resign that I forgot all about my ...
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... possible , if absolutely necessary , to let him appear any time now - but he advised against it ; he had lost almost twenty pounds and his co - ordination was poor . Rog did everything possible to protect both of us . Mr. Bonforte knew ...
... possible , if absolutely necessary , to let him appear any time now - but he advised against it ; he had lost almost twenty pounds and his co - ordination was poor . Rog did everything possible to protect both of us . Mr. Bonforte knew ...
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