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Excellent science fiction
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If you are interesting in this book, be sure to get the unabridged version. The original publisher cut some sixty thousand words from the first printing. I've only read the full version and never noticed any sections I thought should be omitted. Definately not a bad book to begin with if you're unfamiliar with Heinlein.
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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
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Manufacturer: Ace
Release date: 1 October 1991
ISBN-10 : 0441788386 | ISBN-13: 9780441788385
Release date: 1 October 1991
ISBN-10 : 0441788386 | ISBN-13: 9780441788385
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“If you are interesting in this book, be sure to get the unabridged version. The original publisher cut some sixty thousand words from the first print”
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