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Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein Neil Gaiman

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Penguin Classics
25 October 2016
Series: Penguin Galaxy
A deluxe hardcover edition of the most famous science-fiction novel of all time—part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman

Winner of the AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

A human raised on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith has just arrived on planet Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while his own “psi” powers—including telepathy, clairvoyance, telekenesis, and teleportation—make him a type of messiah figure among humans. Stranger in a Strange Land grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a classic in a few short years. The story of the man from Mars who taught humankind grokking and water-sharing—and love—it is Robert A. Heinlein’s masterpiece.

Penguin Galaxy

 

Six of our greatest masterworks of science fiction and fantasy, in dazzling collector-worthy hardcover editions, and featuring a series introduction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, Penguin Galaxy represents a constellation of achievement in visionary fiction, lighting the way toward our knowledge of the universe, and of ourselves. From historical legends to mythic futures, monuments of world-building to mind-bending dystopias, these touchstones of human invention and storytelling ingenuity have transported millions of readers to distant realms, and will continue for generations to chart the frontiers of the imagination.

 

The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Dune by Frank Herbert

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Neuromancer by William Gibson

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 217mm,  Width: 145mm,  Spine: 38mm
Weight:   641g
ISBN:   9780143111627
ISBN 10:   0143111620
Series:   Penguin Galaxy
Pages:   528
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Robert A. Heinlein (1907 1988) was a four-time winner of the Hugo Award, for his novels Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Double Star, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. His Future History series, incorporating both short stories and novels and first mapped out in 1941, charts the social, political, and technological changes shaping human society from the present through several centuries into the future. Heinlein s books were among the first works of science fiction to reach bestseller status in both hardcover and paperback. Neil Gaiman (series introduction) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, including American Gods, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

Reviews for Stranger in a Strange Land

“One of the coolest gifts you can get for your favorite sci-fi geek . . . You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but these new Penguin Galaxy hardcovers make it really hard.” —Gizmodo “Serious science fiction and fantasy readers cannot resist the classics. . . . That’s what makes the Penguin Galaxy series so appealing. . . . Each of the novels here has earned their place in the halls of literary history. . . . Their small form factor and minimalist covers call out to readers and make them fun to read all over again.” —Kirkus Reviews “A brilliant mind-bender . . . Wonderfully humanizing . . . The name of the leading character in Stranger in a Strange Land is as familiar to millions of literate persons as Oliver Twist or Holden Caulfield.” —Kurt Vonnegut, The New York Times   “Certainly among the most influential . . . science fiction novel[s] of all time . . . A resounding success.” —The Guardian


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