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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... word - mouther ! " I stopped , realizing that it was more dignified to ignore such colleagues - if the word fits . But that popinjay was so conceited that - well , if the role called for him to kiss a lady's hand , Trowbridge would fake ...
... word - mouther ! " I stopped , realizing that it was more dignified to ignore such colleagues - if the word fits . But that popinjay was so conceited that - well , if the role called for him to kiss a lady's hand , Trowbridge would fake ...
Page 38
... word , closing the door as she went . She did not return . Instead the door was opened by a man who appeared to be inhabiting a giant kiddie stroller . " Howdy there , young fellow ! " he boomed out . He was sixty- ish , a bit too heavy ...
... word , closing the door as she went . She did not return . Instead the door was opened by a man who appeared to be inhabiting a giant kiddie stroller . " Howdy there , young fellow ! " he boomed out . He was sixty- ish , a bit too heavy ...
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... word get back to Mars if I carry this wand today ? Inside the nests , I mean ? ” " Eh ? I suppose so . Yes . " " Of course . I would guess that every nest has stereo re- ceivers ; I certainly noticed plenty of them in Kkkah nest . They ...
... word get back to Mars if I carry this wand today ? Inside the nests , I mean ? ” " Eh ? I suppose so . Yes . " " Of course . I would guess that every nest has stereo re- ceivers ; I certainly noticed plenty of them in Kkkah nest . They ...
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