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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... seconds to spare . " I believe I made it with five seconds to spare . I was out in the sunlight for about ten feet , then I was inside a long tube in the ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently small . At ...
... seconds to spare . " I believe I made it with five seconds to spare . I was out in the sunlight for about ten feet , then I was inside a long tube in the ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently small . At ...
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... seconds . " " Out of that bunk ! Scram ! I'm going to catch that tick ! " Red moved lazily out of the couch as Dak got in . The other man shoved me into the copilot's couch and strapped a safety belt across my chest . He turned and ...
... seconds . " " Out of that bunk ! Scram ! I'm going to catch that tick ! " Red moved lazily out of the couch as Dak got in . The other man shoved me into the copilot's couch and strapped a safety belt across my chest . He turned and ...
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... seconds . Better start . " I nodded and started up the ramp . It must have been within a second or two of the exact , appointed time when I reached the top , for the mighty gates rolled back as I came to them . I took a deep breath and ...
... seconds . Better start . " I nodded and started up the ramp . It must have been within a second or two of the exact , appointed time when I reached the top , for the mighty gates rolled back as I came to them . I took a deep breath and ...
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