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 43
... Martian language gave me my greatest worry . Like most actors , I had picked up enough Martian , Venerian , Outer Jovian , etc. , to be able to fake in front of a camera or on stage . But those rolled or fluttered consonants are very ...
... Martian language gave me my greatest worry . Like most actors , I had picked up enough Martian , Venerian , Outer Jovian , etc. , to be able to fake in front of a camera or on stage . But those rolled or fluttered consonants are very ...
Page 49
... Martian notions about ' propriety . ' " ( He used the Martian word . ) " Death is the one acceptable excuse for not carrying out an obligation . If he were simply killed , they would adopt him into the nest after his death - and then ...
... Martian notions about ' propriety . ' " ( He used the Martian word . ) " Death is the one acceptable excuse for not carrying out an obligation . If he were simply killed , they would adopt him into the nest after his death - and then ...
Page 90
... Martian would appear outside his nest without his life 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 ...
... Martian would appear outside his nest without his life 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 ...
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