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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... believe it . " He switched them on and I watched and wondered . Martians were not disgusting , if one looked at them without prejudice ; they weren't even ugly . In fact , they possessed the same quaint grace as a Chinese pagoda . True ...
... believe it . " He switched them on and I watched and wondered . Martians were not disgusting , if one looked at them without prejudice ; they weren't even ugly . In fact , they possessed the same quaint grace as a Chinese pagoda . True ...
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... believe it - Chief . All right , I'll have Penny slip the answers to you right after the cere- monies . Then you can excuse yourself to go to the men's room and just stay there until you are sure of them . " " That should work . " " I ...
... believe it - Chief . All right , I'll have Penny slip the answers to you right after the cere- monies . Then you can excuse yourself to go to the men's room and just stay there until you are sure of them . " " That should work . " " I ...
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... believe it was . He had a bulldog named Snuffles Bullyboy , several assorted uninteresting offspring , and he liked a twist of lime in his whisky and splash . " Penny , do you mean to tell me that Mr. B. pretends to remember minutiae ...
... believe it was . He had a bulldog named Snuffles Bullyboy , several assorted uninteresting offspring , and he liked a twist of lime in his whisky and splash . " Penny , do you mean to tell me that Mr. B. pretends to remember minutiae ...
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