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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... looked at me , started to look away , his eyes snapped back , then he looked at my clothes . Broadbent guffawed and clapped him on the shoulder . " And you said he couldn't act ! " He added sharply , " Did you get them all , Jock ...
... looked at me , started to look away , his eyes snapped back , then he looked at my clothes . Broadbent guffawed and clapped him on the shoulder . " And you said he couldn't act ! " He added sharply , " Did you get them all , Jock ...
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... looked annoyed , started to answer , and caught sight of Clifton suppressing a grin . He scowled , again started to reply - finally shrugged and said , “ All right , buster , you proved your point ; the speech could not have had ...
... looked annoyed , started to answer , and caught sight of Clifton suppressing a grin . He scowled , again started to reply - finally shrugged and said , “ All right , buster , you proved your point ; the speech could not have had ...
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... looked astonished ; Corpsman looked both aston- ished and angry . " What difference does that make ? He's got no goddamn right to have opinions ! " Clifton said slowly , " Bill is right , Chief . As a lawyer who has specialized in ...
... looked astonished ; Corpsman looked both aston- ished and angry . " What difference does that make ? He's got no goddamn right to have opinions ! " Clifton said slowly , " Bill is right , Chief . As a lawyer who has specialized in ...
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