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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Page 77
... Empire ! " Rog shook his head . " Not necessarily . Not even probably . But it would indeed mean that the same forces who con- trol the Actionists also control the machinery of the Hu- manity Party . But you will never pin anything on ...
... Empire ! " Rog shook his head . " Not necessarily . Not even probably . But it would indeed mean that the same forces who con- trol the Actionists also control the machinery of the Hu- manity Party . But you will never pin anything on ...
Page 83
... Empire and pre - Empire history and , anyhow , I got fair - to - excellent marks in history when I was in school . All I wanted to know about the Emperor was what Bonforte knew about him that other people did not . It occurred to me ...
... Empire and pre - Empire history and , anyhow , I got fair - to - excellent marks in history when I was in school . All I wanted to know about the Emperor was what Bonforte knew about him that other people did not . It occurred to me ...
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... Empire but for the Empire itself . If we need the money , we'll find it — but not by chopping the Empire up into tiny bailiwicks . " All but the first sentence was pure Bonforte , only slightly adapted . " Save your campaign speeches ...
... Empire but for the Empire itself . If we need the money , we'll find it — but not by chopping the Empire up into tiny bailiwicks . " All but the first sentence was pure Bonforte , only slightly adapted . " Save your campaign speeches ...
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