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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... turned , looked worried , then said past me , " What hap- pened to Jock ? " Dak almost levitated out of the hatch behind me . " No time ! " he snapped . “ Have you compensated for his mass ? " " Yes . " " Red , is she taped ? Tower ...
... turned , looked worried , then said past me , " What hap- pened to Jock ? " Dak almost levitated out of the hatch behind me . " No time ! " he snapped . “ Have you compensated for his mass ? " " Yes . " " Red , is she taped ? Tower ...
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... turned to go he waved and said , " See you later , Chief , " and turned back to talk to one of them . Rog , Dak , and Penny followed me into the car . There was the usual skyfield crowd , not as numerous as at any earthport , but ...
... turned to go he waved and said , " See you later , Chief , " and turned back to talk to one of them . Rog , Dak , and Penny followed me into the car . There was the usual skyfield crowd , not as numerous as at any earthport , but ...
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... turned to him . " Are you for this too ? " " Yes . " " It's your duty , " Rog added . Capek said slowly , " I won't go that far . I hope you will do it . But , damn it , I won't be your conscience . I believe in free will , frivolous as ...
... turned to him . " Are you for this too ? " " Yes . " " It's your duty , " Rog added . Capek said slowly , " I won't go that far . I hope you will do it . But , damn it , I won't be your conscience . I believe in free will , frivolous as ...
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