Stranger in a Strange Land
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Author: | Robert A. Heinlein |
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1961 |
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Book Type: | Novel |
Genre: | Science-Fiction |
Sub-Genre Tags: | Theological Human Development Soft SF |
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Synopsis
Stranger in a Strange Land is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with psi powers - telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others - and complete innocence regarding the mores of man.
After his tutelage under a surrogate-father figure, Valentine begins his transformation into a messiah figure. His introduction into Earth society, together with his exceptional abilities, lead Valentine to become many things to many people: freak, scam artist, media commodity, searcher, free-love pioneer, neon evangelist, and martyr.
Heinlein won his third Hugo award for this novel, sometimes called Heinlein's earthly "divine comedy."
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