Epic, entertaining, Stranger in a Strange Land caused an uproar when it first appeared as it savaged conventional religious, sexual and social ideas.
Still topical and challenging, the story of Valentine Michael Smith - the first man from Mars to visit Earth - is in the great tradition that stretches from Gulliver's Travels to 1984.
Part One His Maculate Origin
Part Two His Preposterous Heritage
Part Three His Rccentric Education
Part Four His Scandalous Career
Part Five His Happy Destiny