Stranger in a Strange Land: Robert A. Heinlein by Amazonundefined

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A deluxe hardcover edition of the most famous science-fiction novel of all timepart of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman
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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 powersincluding telepathy, clairvoyance, telekenesis, and teleportationmake 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-sharingand loveit is Robert A. Heinleins 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.
Recenzja
One of the coolest gifts you can get for your favorite sci-fi geek . . . Youre 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. . . . Thats 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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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 powersincluding telepathy, clairvoyance, telekenesis, and teleportationmake 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 taug
O autorze
Robert A. Heinlein
(19071988) 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. Heinleins 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.
Alex Trochut
(cover designer) is an award-winning artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer. He has designed for
The New York Times, The Guardian,
Nike, Adidas, The Rolling Stones, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi and was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he lives in Brooklyn.
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