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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... voice- his voice , I mean - to the moving image . She watched me , looking from the image back to my face with a dazed look on her own . We finished and I switched it off myself . " How was that ? " " That was perfect ! " I smiled his ...
... voice- his voice , I mean - to the moving image . She watched me , looking from the image back to my face with a dazed look on her own . We finished and I switched it off myself . " How was that ? " " That was perfect ! " I smiled his ...
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... voice , " would have you believe that the motto of the so - called Humanity Party , ' Government of human beings , by human beings , and for human beings , ' is no more than an updating of the immortal words of Lincoln . But while the voice ...
... voice , " would have you believe that the motto of the so - called Humanity Party , ' Government of human beings , by human beings , and for human beings , ' is no more than an updating of the immortal words of Lincoln . But while the voice ...
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... voice . Rog looked at me . " Seems to me you've done all right so far . " I tried to change my voice , tried to gain control of the situation . " Rog , you're upset . When you've calmed down you will see how ridiculous this is . You're ...
... voice . Rog looked at me . " Seems to me you've done all right so far . " I tried to change my voice , tried to gain control of the situation . " Rog , you're upset . When you've calmed down you will see how ridiculous this is . You're ...
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