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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Page 112
... heard him say , after the third drink , that he was just a hired man . He's bitter about it . You don't mind , do you ? The Party can afford it and it's an easy price to pay for elimination of friction at headquarters . " I had myself ...
... heard him say , after the third drink , that he was just a hired man . He's bitter about it . You don't mind , do you ? The Party can afford it and it's an easy price to pay for elimination of friction at headquarters . " I had myself ...
Page 114
... heard nothing from him or about him and the campaign went ahead as usual , getting rougher all the time , but with not a peep to show that our giant hoax was compromised . I began to feel better and buckled down to making the best ...
... heard nothing from him or about him and the campaign went ahead as usual , getting rougher all the time , but with not a peep to show that our giant hoax was compromised . I began to feel better and buckled down to making the best ...
Page 124
... heard a noise behind me . " Mr. Bonforte ! " I said . " Doc ! Doc ! Come quickly ! ” Mr. Bonforte was pawing at me with his right hand and trying very urgently to tell me something . But it was no use ; his poor mouth failed him and his ...
... heard a noise behind me . " Mr. Bonforte ! " I said . " Doc ! Doc ! Come quickly ! ” Mr. Bonforte was pawing at me with his right hand and trying very urgently to tell me something . But it was no use ; his poor mouth failed him and his ...
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