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 76
... can ask any member of the Grand Assembly , but as a matter of strict constitu- tional precedent he has no choice ... t mind . I suppose you can always find a way to send me home if the Tommie doesn't go back to Earth soon . " " What ...
... can ask any member of the Grand Assembly , but as a matter of strict constitu- tional precedent he has no choice ... t mind . I suppose you can always find a way to send me home if the Tommie doesn't go back to Earth soon . " " What ...
Page 82
... can't , not possibly , this is how he does it . Don't worry ; you don't have to memorize anything . I just want you to know that it is available . It is my job to see that he has at least a minute or two to study the appropriate ...
... can't , not possibly , this is how he does it . Don't worry ; you don't have to memorize anything . I just want you to know that it is available . It is my job to see that he has at least a minute or two to study the appropriate ...
Page 114
... can haul over to the Humanity camp . " " Forget it , Chief . Bill may be a louse - I've no use for a man who will quit in the middle of a campaign ; you just don't do that , ever . But he is not a rat . In his profession you don't spill ...
... can haul over to the Humanity camp . " " Forget it , Chief . Bill may be a louse - I've no use for a man who will quit in the middle of a campaign ; you just don't do that , ever . But he is not a rat . In his profession you don't spill ...
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