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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... wand and , of course , working in the bath tub . It is amazing how much blood a man holds . We kept the water running the whole time ; nevertheless , it was bad . But when Dak had to tackle the remains of poor little Jock , he just wasn ...
... wand and , of course , working in the bath tub . It is amazing how much blood a man holds . We kept the water running the whole time ; nevertheless , it was bad . But when Dak had to tackle the remains of poor little Jock , he just wasn ...
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... wand . I was a Martian . I did not know how to use the wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was legally a blood member of the most aristocratic family on the planet ...
... wand . I was a Martian . I did not know how to use the wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was legally a blood member of the most aristocratic family on the planet ...
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... wand , they'll know it ; if I fail to carry it , they will know it . It matters to them ; it is tied up with propriety . No adult Martian would appear outside his nest without his life wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions . Martians ...
... wand , they'll know it ; if I fail to carry it , they will know it . It matters to them ; it is tied up with propriety . No adult Martian would appear outside his nest without his life wand , or inside on ceremonial occasions . Martians ...
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