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 55
... moved up by me , jabbed the man in the ribs - again with a bare knuckle . I moved out of the way . Dak braked the car to a halt , stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car ...
... moved up by me , jabbed the man in the ribs - again with a bare knuckle . I moved out of the way . Dak braked the car to a halt , stopping right in front of the gates . " Four minutes to spare , " he said happily . " This is a nice car ...
Page 92
... moved very far from his place , no one held still . Little page boys , looking like Michelangelo's cherubim , moved among them offering trays of sweets . One knelt to Willem and he helped himself without taking his eyes off the ...
... moved very far from his place , no one held still . Little page boys , looking like Michelangelo's cherubim , moved among them offering trays of sweets . One knelt to Willem and he helped himself without taking his eyes off the ...
Page 120
... moved around the room , spoke to Penny ( the poor child was looking from one to the other of us with a dazed expression ) , picked up a paper , scratched my collarbone and rubbed my chin , moved his wand from under my arm to my hand and ...
... moved around the room , spoke to Penny ( the poor child was looking from one to the other of us with a dazed expression ) , picked up a paper , scratched my collarbone and rubbed my chin , moved his wand from under my arm to my hand and ...
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