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. |
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... seemed a logical certainty . Bonforte had lived through at least three
assassination attempts - - or so the news reports would have us believe . At least
two of his escapes had seemed almost miraculous . Suppose they were not
miraculous ?
... seemed a logical certainty . Bonforte had lived through at least three
assassination attempts - - or so the news reports would have us believe . At least
two of his escapes had seemed almost miraculous . Suppose they were not
miraculous ?
Page 90
Eh ? I suppose so . Yes . ” " Of course . I would guess that every nest has stereo
receivers ; I certainly noticed plenty of them in Kkkah nest . They follow the
Empire news as carefully as we do . Don ' t they ? " " Yes . At least the elders do .
Eh ? I suppose so . Yes . ” " Of course . I would guess that every nest has stereo
receivers ; I certainly noticed plenty of them in Kkkah nest . They follow the
Empire news as carefully as we do . Don ' t they ? " " Yes . At least the elders do .
Page 91
He glanced at the wand and said smoothly , " That ' s a Martian wand , is it not ,
sir ? Interesting . I suppose you will want to leave it here it will be safe . ” I said , “ I
' m carrying it . " " Sir ? ” His eyebrows shot up and he waited for me to correct my
...
He glanced at the wand and said smoothly , " That ' s a Martian wand , is it not ,
sir ? Interesting . I suppose you will want to leave it here it will be safe . ” I said , “ I
' m carrying it . " " Sir ? ” His eyebrows shot up and he waited for me to correct my
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Double Star Signet 451-T5566 Signet books Page 3669 of Signet science fiction Signets Belles lettres |
| Author | Robert Anson Heinlein |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0451081889, 9780451081889 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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