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Stranger in a Strange Land may be the legendary tale of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who comes on our world with wi'psi" powers - telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the capability to get control of the minds of others - and total innocence regarding the mores of man. After his tutelage under a surrogate-father figure, Valentine starts his transformation right into a type of messiah. His excellent capabilities direct Valentine to become many items to many people: fanatic, scam-artist, press item, browser, free-love neon evangelist, leader, and martyr. Heinlein gained his second Hugo Award for this book, sometimes called his wi'divine comedy" and frequently called his masterpiece.