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 91
... picked one he used to reprove bumptiousness . " Son , suppose you tend to your knitting and I tend to mine . " His face lost all expression . " Very well , sir . If you will come this way ? ” We paused at the entrance to the throne room ...
... picked one he used to reprove bumptiousness . " Son , suppose you tend to your knitting and I tend to mine . " His face lost all expression . " Very well , sir . If you will come this way ? ” We paused at the entrance to the throne room ...
Page 96
... picked up the list again . " You're quite sure this line - up is the way you want it ? " I reached for the list and he handed it to me . Damnation , it was clear that the Emperor was telling me as emphatically as the constitution would ...
... picked up the list again . " You're quite sure this line - up is the way you want it ? " I reached for the list and he handed it to me . Damnation , it was clear that the Emperor was telling me as emphatically as the constitution would ...
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... picked up the list and said , " Very well , Chief . " Later that same day Bill quit . I suppose Rog had to tell him that his arm - twisting had not worked . But when Rog told me about it I felt sick , realizing that my stiff - necked ...
... picked up the list and said , " Very well , Chief . " Later that same day Bill quit . I suppose Rog had to tell him that his arm - twisting had not worked . But when Rog told me about it I felt sick , realizing that my stiff - necked ...
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