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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... ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently small . At least the con- trol room was quite cramped ; I never got a look at the out- side . The only other spaceships I had ever been in were the Moon shuttles ...
... ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently small . At least the con- trol room was quite cramped ; I never got a look at the out- side . The only other spaceships I had ever been in were the Moon shuttles ...
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... ship quit blasting and went into free fall . I came out of it fairly quickly as my stomach was practically empty - I'd eaten nothing since breakfast - and was simply wanly miserable the remaining eternity of that awful trip . It took us ...
... ship quit blasting and went into free fall . I came out of it fairly quickly as my stomach was practically empty - I'd eaten nothing since breakfast - and was simply wanly miserable the remaining eternity of that awful trip . It took us ...
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... ship - according to the records back at Jefferson Field - are in the Go For Broke right now . This is a three - man ship , as you've noticed . I'm afraid you will find them stuffy about giving up a place to you . And besides , how would ...
... ship - according to the records back at Jefferson Field - are in the Go For Broke right now . This is a three - man ship , as you've noticed . I'm afraid you will find them stuffy about giving up a place to you . And besides , how would ...
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