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Double Star
Published 1956 by Doubleday · 186 pages
Hugo · 1956
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Robert A. Heinlein on these ballots
14 award entries · 9 books · 4 wins · 1956–1985
Synopsis
Down-on-his-luck actor Lorenzo Smythe is recruited to impersonate a kidnapped interplanetary politician whose absence could trigger war between Earth and Mars. What begins as a temporary acting job becomes a permanent role as Smythe must maintain the deception at the highest levels of government, gradually transforming from a self-centered performer into a genuine statesman.
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