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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... stopped and said , " There may be others around . If so , shoot first - there's nothing else you can do . ” He had the life wand in his hand , with his cloak drawn over it . " Martians ? " " Or men . Or both . ” " Dak ? Was Rrringriil ...
... stopped and said , " There may be others around . If so , shoot first - there's nothing else you can do . ” He had the life wand in his hand , with his cloak drawn over it . " Martians ? " " Or men . Or both . ” " Dak ? Was Rrringriil ...
Page 83
... stopped talking ; for a moment there was no sound but the keening of the thin Martian air past the roof . A human ... stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car . I wish I ...
... stopped talking ; for a moment there was no sound but the keening of the thin Martian air past the roof . A human ... stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car . I wish I ...
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... stopped dead in front of me , just like a foolish puppy in traffic . Either I stopped or I ran them down . So I stopped . They moved even closer , blocking my way completely , and started sprouting pseudo limbs while chit- tering at ...
... stopped dead in front of me , just like a foolish puppy in traffic . Either I stopped or I ran them down . So I stopped . They moved even closer , blocking my way completely , and started sprouting pseudo limbs while chit- tering at ...
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