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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... feel hot and my teeth as well and I began to feel an almost intolerable itching along my spine - but the safety straps kept me from reaching the tor- tured area - and perhaps kept me from breaking an arm at acceleration . The hooting ...
... feel hot and my teeth as well and I began to feel an almost intolerable itching along my spine - but the safety straps kept me from reaching the tor- tured area - and perhaps kept me from breaking an arm at acceleration . The hooting ...
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... feel ? " " Fine . Wonderfully rested , in fact . ” " It frequently has that effect . Heavy boost , I mean . Feel like seeing some more pictures ? ” " Why , certainly , if you say so , Doctor . " " Okay . " He reached up and again the ...
... feel ? " " Fine . Wonderfully rested , in fact . ” " It frequently has that effect . Heavy boost , I mean . Feel like seeing some more pictures ? ” " Why , certainly , if you say so , Doctor . " " Okay . " He reached up and again the ...
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... feel it . This is why they have prompters . I looked out and saw my audience and I wanted to run . I had stage fright for the first time in thirty years . The siblings of the nest were spread out before me as far as I could see . There ...
... feel it . This is why they have prompters . I looked out and saw my audience and I wanted to run . I had stage fright for the first time in thirty years . The siblings of the nest were spread out before me as far as I could see . There ...
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