Double StarOne minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was -- as usual -- in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake -- failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line -- for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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... Captain Broadbent's cheerful assurances I am not at all sure that I will come out of it with my skin intact — and I'm awfully fond of my skin ; it's the only one I have . I believe , too , that I know why you find it hard to accept me ...
... Captain Broadbent's cheerful assurances I am not at all sure that I will come out of it with my skin intact — and I'm awfully fond of my skin ; it's the only one I have . I believe , too , that I know why you find it hard to accept me ...
Page 63
... Captain Broadbent on the phone , will you , please ? " We couldn't find a phone list in the car and she had to go ... Captain Broadbent . " " I know him , dearie . " There was a shout : " Hey ! Any of you smokers see where Dak went ...
... Captain Broadbent on the phone , will you , please ? " We couldn't find a phone list in the car and she had to go ... Captain Broadbent . " " I know him , dearie . " There was a shout : " Hey ! Any of you smokers see where Dak went ...
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... Captain Broadbent can find any number of ways to deliver you home . " " Sorry . I forget that you have more important matters on your mind , Rog . Sure , I'm anxious to get home now that the job is done . But a few days , or even a ...
... Captain Broadbent can find any number of ways to deliver you home . " " Sorry . I forget that you have more important matters on your mind , Rog . Sure , I'm anxious to get home now that the job is done . But a few days , or even a ...
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