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24 alternatives to Stranger in a Strange Land

Human being raised on Mars returns to Earth

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stranger in a Strange Land launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Red Mars▲74
A future history of Martian colonization
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Martian▲200
An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲66
Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115
A new story from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Stranger▲76
Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61
Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars books▲307
I built a desktop Mars colony survival game called Underhill, in homage to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. Land on Mars, build solar panels and greenhouses, and try not to pass out during dust storms. Eventually your colonists split into factions: Greens who want to terraform and Reds who want to preserve Mars. There’s Chill Mode for players that just want to build & hang, and Conflict Mode that introduces the Red v. Green factions. Reds sabotage, the terrain slowly turns green as the world gets more terraformed. Feedback welcome, especially on performance and gameplay!
Feb 2026 · underhillgame.com · its alternatives →
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The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95
An incredible journey from outer space… back home.
2015 · wonderbly.com · its alternatives →
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From the Other Side of the World▲60
Extraordinary entrepreneurs, unlikely places
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Revenant▲70
Think "The Martian" but set in the Wild West. And it's true.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Presence▲81
Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Peripheral▲62
Humans from a different future change the past
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Rise of the Rocket▲71
The women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon > Mars
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Earth and Space▲56
Photographs from the Archives of NASA
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
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Originals▲66
How non-conformists move the world.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60
How will humanity survive?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91
A visual essay, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲91
About ingenuity, determination & being prepared for anything
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Infinite Home: A Novel▲60
An unlikely mix of people bond to form a quasi family
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Earth: A Primer▲76
A science book/app for playful people
2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →
22
Hyperion Cantos▲61
Hugo-Award winning scifi novel from 1990
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Be the Change▲53
Saving the world with citizen science
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53
Take the one less traveled by.
2016 · adamgrant.net · its alternatives →

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