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    Dead Ringer
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    Dead Ringer
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    Dead Ringer

    By Lester Del Rey

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    There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free—the truth least of all!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateJun 13, 2014
    ISBN9781633553194
    Dead Ringer
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    Lester Del Rey

    Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, along with his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.

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      Dead Ringer - Lester Del Rey

      Dead Ringer

      By Lester del Rey

      Start Publishing LLC

      Copyright © 2012 by Start Publishing LLC

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      First Start Publishing eBook edition October 2012

      Start Publishing is a registered trademark of Start Publishing LLC

      Manufactured in the United States of America

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      ISBN 978-1-63355-319-4

      There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!

      Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes. He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt. But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.

      Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain. Every rustle of the pages seemed to release a fresh shot of adrenalin into his blood stream. It has to be right this time....

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