Stranger in a Strange Land

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Stranger in a Strange Land

Author:	Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher:	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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Awards:	1962 Hugo Winner
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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."