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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... together and a chance to practice my art ; cops - and - robbers nonsense did not interest me - poor theater at best . Jefferson Port seemed handmade to carry out my scheme . Crowded and confused , with express tubes spiderwebbing from it ...
... together and a chance to practice my art ; cops - and - robbers nonsense did not interest me - poor theater at best . Jefferson Port seemed handmade to carry out my scheme . Crowded and confused , with express tubes spiderwebbing from it ...
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... carry them . We all carry our own . " She reached into her bag , pulled out a little book . " I had mine- but I did not dare admit it . " " Eh ? " " He had his on him when they got him . We haven't dared ask for a replacement - not at ...
... carry them . We all carry our own . " She reached into her bag , pulled out a little book . " I had mine- but I did not dare admit it . " " Eh ? " " He had his on him when they got him . We haven't dared ask for a replacement - not at ...
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... carry the wand , they'll know it ; if I fail to carry it , they will know it . It matters to them ; it is tied up with propriety . No adult Martian would appear outside his nest without his life wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions ...
... carry the wand , they'll know it ; if I fail to carry it , they will know it . It matters to them ; it is tied up with propriety . No adult Martian would appear outside his nest without his life wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions ...
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