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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Page 99
... vote of confidence in the present government ? " I held up my hand with the wand in it and grinned . “ One at a time , please ! Now what was that first question ? " They all answered at once , of course ; by the time they had sorted out ...
... vote of confidence in the present government ? " I held up my hand with the wand in it and grinned . “ One at a time , please ! Now what was that first question ? " They all answered at once , of course ; by the time they had sorted out ...
Page 139
... voting the nests into full citizenship . In such case I would not advise you to make it a vote of confidence . If you lose , take your licking and stay in office ; stick the full term . " " Why , Willem ? " " Because you and I are ...
... voting the nests into full citizenship . In such case I would not advise you to make it a vote of confidence . If you lose , take your licking and stay in office ; stick the full term . " " Why , Willem ? " " Because you and I are ...
Page 177
... vote , either directly or through caucused coalition later , and we should get practi- cally all of the human vote there . The Imperial restriction that the natives must select human beings to represent them at New Batavia was a thing ...
... vote , either directly or through caucused coalition later , and we should get practi- cally all of the human vote there . The Imperial restriction that the natives must select human beings to represent them at New Batavia was a thing ...
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