Description
When a washed-up actor is unexpectedly shanghaied to Mars, he's thrust into the role of a lifetime—literally impersonating a kidnapped politician upon whom interplanetary peace depends. Lorenzo Smythe, a struggling performer drowning his failures in a bar, suddenly finds himself facing an impossible choice: pull off the most critical performance of his career or risk igniting war between Earth and the Martians. As he navigates the treacherous world of political intrigue and high-stakes deception, Smythe must confront not only the threat of assassination but also the terrifying possibility of losing his identity entirely. Heinlein masterfully blends science fiction adventure with themes of identity, redemption, and the power of performance in this gripping tale of survival and transformation. A classic exploration of what it means to become someone else when the stakes couldn't be higher.
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Del Rey
Published Oct 12, 1986
243 pages
ISBN: 9780345330130
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First Published
1956
Language
eng
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