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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... force money on one , it is time to examine the cards , for there is almost certainly something illegal , or dangerous , or both , involved in the matter . I was not unduly fussy about legality qua legality ; I agreed with the Bard that ...
... force money on one , it is time to examine the cards , for there is almost certainly something illegal , or dangerous , or both , involved in the matter . I was not unduly fussy about legality qua legality ; I agreed with the Bard that ...
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... force you to walk the way I want you to . " " How ? " " We'll put a handful of pebbles or the equivalent in the toes of your boots . That will force you back on your heels and make you stand up straight . It will be impossible for you ...
... force you to walk the way I want you to . " " How ? " " We'll put a handful of pebbles or the equivalent in the toes of your boots . That will force you back on your heels and make you stand up straight . It will be impossible for you ...
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... forces . His bow to me must have been calculated on a slide rule ; it suggested that I was about to be Supreme Minister but was not quite there yet , that I was his senior but nevertheless a civilian - then subtract five degrees for the ...
... forces . His bow to me must have been calculated on a slide rule ; it suggested that I was about to be Supreme Minister but was not quite there yet , that I was his senior but nevertheless a civilian - then subtract five degrees for the ...
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