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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... reached for a pocket , got out the two field passes we had used to sneak aboard , and shoved them at him . " Thanks , " Red answered . " See you in church . Hot jets , and so forth . " He disappeared with leisurely swiftness ; I heard ...
... reached for a pocket , got out the two field passes we had used to sneak aboard , and shoved them at him . " Thanks , " Red answered . " See you in church . Hot jets , and so forth . " He disappeared with leisurely swiftness ; I heard ...
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... reached up and switched off the stereopix . " We've had enough of those for now . I want to get you onto something more useful . ” When the pictures faded out , the fragrance faded with them , just as it does with smellie equipment . I ...
... reached up and switched off the stereopix . " We've had enough of those for now . I want to get you onto something more useful . ” When the pictures faded out , the fragrance faded with them , just as it does with smellie equipment . I ...
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... reached for a pen from Willem's desk , scratched out " Braun , " and printed in " De la Torre " -in block letters ; I still could not risk Bonforte's handwriting . The Emperor merely said , " It looks like a good team to me . Good luck ...
... reached for a pen from Willem's desk , scratched out " Braun , " and printed in " De la Torre " -in block letters ; I still could not risk Bonforte's handwriting . The Emperor merely said , " It looks like a good team to me . Good luck ...
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