Stranger in a Strange Land

Synopsis

Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians. The novel explores his interaction with—and eventual transformation of—terrestrial culture.

Ideas Explored

• Displaced Non-Human Identity Search
• First Contact Protocols
• Near-Future Collapse and Founding a New Religion

Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: Hugo Award Winneraward:hugo_award=1962award:hugo_award=novelFictionFiction in EnglishScience fictionAmerican Science fictionReligionCultsSects

isfdb_id: 1095

openlibrary_id: OL59688W

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