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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... drinking on Mars , " I added , noticing the cautious way he lifted his glass , a dead giveaway of low - gravity habits ... drink he had bought sitting in front of me I could not refuse . Nor did I want to ; he interested me . I liked him ...
... drinking on Mars , " I added , noticing the cautious way he lifted his glass , a dead giveaway of low - gravity habits ... drink he had bought sitting in front of me I could not refuse . Nor did I want to ; he interested me . I liked him ...
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... drink ? ” He picked up the list of nominations for cabinet ministers . " Do so , and pour me one . ” " What will you have , Sire ? " " Eh ? " He looked up and glanced sharply at me . “ My usual . Scotch on ice , of course . " I said ...
... drink ? ” He picked up the list of nominations for cabinet ministers . " Do so , and pour me one . ” " What will you have , Sire ? " " Eh ? " He looked up and glanced sharply at me . “ My usual . Scotch on ice , of course . " I said ...
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... drinking , or smoking , or both . Even Jimmie Washington was holding a drink while he listened to the re- turns . He was not drinking it ; he neither drank nor smoked . No doubt someone had handed it to him and he had kept it . Jimmie ...
... drinking , or smoking , or both . Even Jimmie Washington was holding a drink while he listened to the re- turns . He was not drinking it ; he neither drank nor smoked . No doubt someone had handed it to him and he had kept it . Jimmie ...
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