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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... Miss Russell ! " She stopped crying , whirled around , looked at me , and her jaw dropped . I added , still in my normal self , " Come back here and sit down . " I thought she was going to refuse , then she seemed to think better of it ...
... Miss Russell ! " She stopped crying , whirled around , looked at me , and her jaw dropped . I added , still in my normal self , " Come back here and sit down . " I thought she was going to refuse , then she seemed to think better of it ...
Page 52
... Miss Deirdre ? " " Gee ! " " Good . Thanks for asking me . We can leave now , Cap- tain . Mr. Commissioner , is that our car ? " " Yes , Mr. Bonforte . " He shook his head wryly . “ I'm afraid you have converted a member of my own ...
... Miss Deirdre ? " " Gee ! " " Good . Thanks for asking me . We can leave now , Cap- tain . Mr. Commissioner , is that our car ? " " Yes , Mr. Bonforte . " He shook his head wryly . “ I'm afraid you have converted a member of my own ...
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... miss on the Martian issue immediately after the election , you can afford to wait - for your other policies are going to prove very popular . You'll pick up votes in by - elections and eventually you'll come around and tell me I can add ...
... miss on the Martian issue immediately after the election , you can afford to wait - for your other policies are going to prove very popular . You'll pick up votes in by - elections and eventually you'll come around and tell me I can add ...
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