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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... impersonation job . It has to be so perfect that no one - I mean no one - will ever know it took place . Can you do that sort of a job ? ” I frowned . " The first question is not ' Can I ? ' but ' Will I ? ' What are the circumstances ...
... impersonation job . It has to be so perfect that no one - I mean no one - will ever know it took place . Can you do that sort of a job ? ” I frowned . " The first question is not ' Can I ? ' but ' Will I ? ' What are the circumstances ...
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... impersonation must change for each " audience " -for each acquaintance of the man being impersonated . This is not merely difficult ; it is statistically impossible . Such little things could trip one up . What shared experiences does ...
... impersonation must change for each " audience " -for each acquaintance of the man being impersonated . This is not merely difficult ; it is statistically impossible . Such little things could trip one up . What shared experiences does ...
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... impersonation might be easily breached . My " illness " had excused me from it during the campaign ; tonight it was not worth the risk , so Rog would go instead , and shake hands and grin and let the keyed - up girls who had done the ...
... impersonation might be easily breached . My " illness " had excused me from it during the campaign ; tonight it was not worth the risk , so Rog would go instead , and shake hands and grin and let the keyed - up girls who had done the ...
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