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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... wand the Martian cradled in his pseudo limb . Then the Martian flowed inside , the man with him stepped in behind him , and the door relaxed . The Martian squeaked , " Good afternoon , gentlemen . Going somewhere ? " I was frozen ...
... wand the Martian cradled in his pseudo limb . Then the Martian flowed inside , the man with him stepped in behind him , and the door relaxed . The Martian squeaked , " Good afternoon , gentlemen . Going somewhere ? " I was frozen ...
Page 88
... wands leveled at me the whole time . I kept telling myself that they wouldn't burn me down for a slip . After all , I was ... wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was ...
... wands leveled at me the whole time . I kept telling myself that they wouldn't burn me down for a slip . After all , I was ... wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was ...
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... wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions . Martians have appeared before the Emperor in the past ; they carried their wands , didn't they ? I'd bet my life on it . " " Yes , but you-- ” " You forget that I am a Martian . " Rog's face ...
... wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions . Martians have appeared before the Emperor in the past ; they carried their wands , didn't they ? I'd bet my life on it . " " Yes , but you-- ” " You forget that I am a Martian . " Rog's face ...
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