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Hugo
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Valentine Michael Smith arrives from Mars, to visit Earth. His arrival sparks off all the things you'd imagine - excitement, horror and greed. A tremendous satire of human weaknesses, now expanded with up to 30,000 extra words. The author also wrote "Starman Jones" and "Time Enough for Love".Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs. The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many children of the sixties to set up households based on Michael's water-brother nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters, so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note ("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."). That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best entertainments, and provocative, as he always loved to be. Can you grok it? --Brooks Peck
Genre: Science Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction
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Hardback Editions
April 2009 : Library Binding
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 1442005831 / 9781442005839 Publisher: Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
May 1987 : Library Binding
| Title: Stranger In A Strange Land (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0808520873 / 9780808520870 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
August 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0848805224 / 9780848805227 (USA edition) Publisher: Amereon Limited Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
March 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 045054267X / 9780450542671 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
January 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land/30th Anniversary, Uncut Version Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0399135863 / 9780399135866 (USA edition) Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
February 1979 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0450044327 / 9780450044328 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
October 1975 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0450023605 / 9780450023606 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
June 1961 : Hardback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 039910772X / 9780399107726 (USA edition) Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
June 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 034093834X / 9780340938348 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
March 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0340837950 / 9780340837955 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
May 1987 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land (Remembering Tomorrow) Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0441790348 / 9780441790340 (USA edition) Publisher: Ace Books Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
December 1995 : Paperback
| Title: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Author(s):: ROBERT A. HEINLEIN ISBN: 0450050777 / 9780450050770 (UK edition) Publisher: NEW ENGLISH LIBRARY LTD Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
March 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0450547426 / 9780450547423 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 1991 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0441788386 / 9780441788385 (USA edition) Publisher: Ace Trade Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
October 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
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November 1985 : Paperback
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December 1984 : Mass Market Paperback
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October 1981 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1984 : Mass Market Paperback
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October 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
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July 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
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September 1980 : Mass Market Paperback
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July 1979 : Mass Market Paperback
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1978 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0450042189 / 9780450042188 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library / NEL Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
November 1977 : Mass Market Paperback
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1977 : Paperback
| Title: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0450034674 / 9780450034671 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
January 1976 : Mass Market Paperback
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October 1975 : Mass Market Paperback
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1973 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger in a strange land Author(s):: Robert A Heinlein ISBN: 0450016900 / 9780450016905 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
1972 : Paperback
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March 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
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1971 : Paperback
| Title: Stranger In A Strange Land Author(s):: Robert Heinlein ISBN: 0425017567 / 9780425017562 (USA edition) Publisher: Nel Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land - on Playaway Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 1607754517 / 9781607754510 (USA edition) Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
July 2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786144068 / 9780786144068 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
December 1998 : Audio CD
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786174307 / 9780786174300 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
July 2006 : MP3 CD
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A Heinlein ISBN: 0786193565 / 9780786193561 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786185945 / 9780786185948 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
November 2003 : Audio CD
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786188480 / 9780786188482 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon CA Amazon |
June 2002 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786122293 / 9780786122295 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
June 1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Stranger In A Strange Land Part 1 Of 2 Author(s):: Robert Heinlein ISBN: 0736637028 / 9780736637022 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
April 1996 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land, Library Edition Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: 0786109521 / 9780786109524 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
June 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: B0043VDNC4 Publisher: Hodder Availability: Amazon UK |
May 1987 : Kindle edition
| Title: Stranger in a Strange Land (Remembering Tomorrow) Author(s):: Robert A. Heinlein ISBN: B000TO0TDK Publisher: Ace Availability: Amazon UK Amazon |
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