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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... talk in your sleep about this job . " " If my simple word is not good , is my oath better ? " I glanced at the smaller man , slouched again on the couch . " I don't believe we have met . I am Lorenzo . " He glanced at me , looked away ...
... talk in your sleep about this job . " " If my simple word is not good , is my oath better ? " I glanced at the smaller man , slouched again on the couch . " I don't believe we have met . I am Lorenzo . " He glanced at me , looked away ...
Page 54
... talk if we urged him . " The driver tried to get away . I tightened the pressure on his neck and jabbed him again with my thumb knuckle . A knuckle may not feel too much like the muzzle of a heater - but who wants to find out ? He ...
... talk if we urged him . " The driver tried to get away . I tightened the pressure on his neck and jabbed him again with my thumb knuckle . A knuckle may not feel too much like the muzzle of a heater - but who wants to find out ? He ...
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... talk . " Dak smiled wryly . " We brought him aboard as a case of frozen canal shrimp . Had to pay export duty , too . " " Dak , how is he ? " " Well ... " Dak frowned . " Doc Capek says that he will make a complete recovery - that it is ...
... talk . " Dak smiled wryly . " We brought him aboard as a case of frozen canal shrimp . Had to pay export duty , too . " " Dak , how is he ? " " Well ... " Dak frowned . " Doc Capek says that he will make a complete recovery - that it is ...
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