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It is a parallel book about parallel universes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost readers did not realize in 1980 (when it was originally published) that the novel had a sister book, written in 1977, that was never published. That book is finally being published under the title \u003cem\u003eThe Pursuit of the Pankera\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth novels deal with parallel universes, share the same main characters and have the same first one-third of the book. However, from that point on (after they make a jump to a parallel universe) the novels diverge completely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd here is where the second part of the experiment comes in. 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But his own beliefs and his powers far exceed the limits of humankind, and as he teaches them about grokking and water-sharing, he also inspires a transformation that will alter Earth's inhabitants forever...","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101552939231,"sku":"9780441788385","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ejdMTEh0azZYK2ptVHJ5SlN4dkQ1Zz09.webp?v=1781071710"},{"product_id":"stranger-in-a-strange-land-paperback-1","title":"Stranger in a Strange Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Heinlein's Hugo Award-winning all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a science fiction classic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. 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But finding these planets is time-consuming and very costly. With a seemingly inexhaustible budget, the scientists at the Long Range Foundation create the remarkable Torchships, which are able to traverse to different Star Systems within the matter of months. However, communication between Earth and these ships would still take countless years--even decades. How would they alert Earth of the planets they find?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom and Pat are recruited by LRF to become the human transmitters and receivers for the mission. Growing up together they had felt like they were so similar, so in sync, that it was almost as if they read each other's minds.... Only to discover, that was indeed what they could do. 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