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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... waiting to say good - by . Roger Clifton closed the door Corpsman had left open , came back , and said slowly , " Do you want to risk this press conference ? " " That is up to you . I want to do the job . " " Mmm ... Then I'm inclined ...
... waiting to say good - by . Roger Clifton closed the door Corpsman had left open , came back , and said slowly , " Do you want to risk this press conference ? " " That is up to you . I want to do the job . " " Mmm ... Then I'm inclined ...
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... waiting for us when we settled into free fall . All five of us went down , which just filled the passenger couches - again a matter of planning , for the Resident Commissioner had expressed the intention of coming up to meet me and had ...
... waiting for us when we settled into free fall . All five of us went down , which just filled the passenger couches - again a matter of planning , for the Resident Commissioner had expressed the intention of coming up to meet me and had ...
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... waiting for you to speak , waiting for you to do some- thing - maybe even waiting for you to go up on your lines , brother , you feel it . This is why they have prompters . I looked out and saw my audience and I wanted to run . I had ...
... waiting for you to speak , waiting for you to do some- thing - maybe even waiting for you to go up on your lines , brother , you feel it . This is why they have prompters . I looked out and saw my audience and I wanted to run . I had ...
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