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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... 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 20.
... 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 20.
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... chance of revolution , and my line has always been lucky on that score . But much of the work is tedious and could be done as well by any second - rate actor . " He glanced up at me . " I relieve your office of a lot of tiresome ...
... chance of revolution , and my line has always been lucky on that score . But much of the work is tedious and could be done as well by any second - rate actor . " He glanced up at me . " I relieve your office of a lot of tiresome ...
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... as fixed as a play ? Would there be any chance of anyone pull- ing any surprises on me that I couldn't handle ? " " Well , no . Ordinarily you would be expected to talk to the press afterwards , but your recent illness is an 106.
... as fixed as a play ? Would there be any chance of anyone pull- ing any surprises on me that I couldn't handle ? " " Well , no . Ordinarily you would be expected to talk to the press afterwards , but your recent illness is an 106.
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