- Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Del Rey; Auflage: Reprint (12. Oktober 1986)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0345330137
- ISBN-13: 978-0345330130
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 10,6 x 1,8 x 17,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (17 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 158.779 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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One 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!
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!
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IF A MAN WALKS IN DRESSED LIKE A HICK AND acting as if he owned the place, he's a spaceman. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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I read this book over 10 years ago. I still remember it and I'm still fascinated by the whole theme of pretending to be someone makes you into that person that you were pretending to be. Less heavy handed than Vonnegut's Mother Night with the same theme, this Heinlein book is a delight on many levels. First the main character's smart aleck tone is highly entertaining. "If a guy walks into a bar dressed like a hick acting like he knows the place, you can tell that he's a space man". Heinlein's use of character voices is one of his strengths (like in Podkayne of Mars). Second, the role that this actor is playing becomes him and makes him into a responsible human being which is a nice idea in that a person can change and become a good person despite their best efforts to the contrary.
There are problems of course. The Martians aren't that fleshed out. The shift from jerk to statesman seems way too abrupt. Some may find the main character grating. But Heinlein's strength rest in that his storytelling doesn't allow you to dwell too much on his weaknesses.
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Reading through the Hugo's chronologically, I've just finished Double Star. As with "The Demolished Man," this book could succeed totally independent from the sci-fi genre. It is a pleasurable analysis of politics. My first Heinlein book, and I enjoyed it. I've noted that I'll be reading several more of his novels that have won the Hugo. Interesting side-note to see his development of the character Penny. So 50's ish. Would never fly today!
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As an avid reader of Heinlein, I was a little disappointed by this novel, but not overly so. A fairly interesting little mystery, but you can pretty much figure out the plot within the first few pages or so. In fact, this book lacks a great deal of the social commentary that is Heinlein's hallmark, though it is not devoid of it. Read it as a study in character development -- he does a fine job of letting the main character develop and change, and while our heartstrings aren't tugged quite as mercilessly as in other RAH novels, it's still an enjoyable read for an evening.
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Won the Hugo Award for best novel
Lawrence Smith, aka Lorenzo Smythe, is a very talented actor who is still not successful enough to really make a living. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. August 2009 von S. Fischer
Straightforward and quietly enjoyable
Standins and doubles for politicians and celebrities are nothing new. Usually, though, their duties are pretty simple and short-lived, and it's what they do for a living. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Juni 2000 von Ken Coar
banal and dated
This Hugo award winning novel shows its age. Characters are using slide rules and fingerprints to prove their points. Not to mention the Martians running around Earth and Mars. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 31. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
An entertaining yarn
This short novel is typical Heinlein fare, which is IMHO quite good. In short, Double Star is the story of Lorenzo Smythe, a young actor full of himself who gets drawn into events... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
SF Prisoner of Zenda made boring by bad writing.
(I keep finding good reviews of things here so this is some balance). After the summary there's not a lot more to say really. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
A Blueprint of Things to Come
When compared to the body of Heinlein's later work (i.e. the mid-sixties to the late 1980s) _ Double Star_ hardly holds up. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
This overlooked book is one of Heinlein's best
This book is very difficult to characterize. It is, at once, a arguement against racial prejudice, a facinating psychological analysis of what it is to be an intellectual adult... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
Mmmm.......okay book, not great, but not bad.
I'm a big Heinlein fan but the book is not always entertaining. Most of the time though. The book is good, not very hard to put down but it takes alot of work! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
The book was fun to read and hard to put down.
The idea of a person having to impersonate another person has always been an idea that intrigued me. In this book Heinlein really explores this idea. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Another good Heinlein read.
Heinlein does a good job as always, but am I the only person in the universe to notice a very strong similarity to "Prisoner of Zenda"?
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juli 1998 von Bob E
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