Annal:1962 Hugo Award for Novel

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

• 1962 Hugo-Novel winner
• Score: 10.12

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…