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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... realized with sudden dismay that I could as easily have said two hundred , or even two fifty . " But I have not agreed to accept the engagement . " " Never mind that ! We'll talk it over when you get here . The hundred is yours even if ...
... realized with sudden dismay that I could as easily have said two hundred , or even two fifty . " But I have not agreed to accept the engagement . " " Never mind that ! We'll talk it over when you get here . The hundred is yours even if ...
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... realize was that the grease paint really was not necessary . It makes it easier , of course , but I had used a touch ... realized that it presented an interesting professional challenge . I had been tempted to say that if my father had ...
... realize was that the grease paint really was not necessary . It makes it easier , of course , but I had used a touch ... realized that it presented an interesting professional challenge . I had been tempted to say that if my father had ...
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... realize , too , that their pseudo limbs could be very expressive ; their awkward gestures showed some of the bumbling ... realized that I was smell- ing them , the unmistakable odor - and I didn't mind it a bit ! In fact , I liked it ...
... realize , too , that their pseudo limbs could be very expressive ; their awkward gestures showed some of the bumbling ... realized that I was smell- ing them , the unmistakable odor - and I didn't mind it a bit ! In fact , I liked it ...
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