Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein 4 Paperback Bundle with I Will Fear No Evil, Jonathan Hoag, Assignment in Eternity

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein leads this four-book vintage science fiction paperback bundle, which also includes The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, I Will Fear No Evil, and Assignment in Eternity.

All four have readable interiors and colorful illustrated covers, with varying shelf wear, yellowed pages, and a small binding split in The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. All pages are present.

These four books explore some of Heinlein's favorite questions about identity, human nature, and what happens when ordinary life meets something far outside the familiar. Stranger in a Strange Land follows Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised on Mars, as he encounters Earth and its customs. I Will Fear No Evil centers on an aging businessman whose attempt to escape death raises unexpected questions about identity. Jonathan Hoag encounters unsettling mysteries about his own life, while Assignment in Eternity collects science fiction adventures that move beyond familiar limits of space and time.

Details

• Item: Four vintage Robert A. Heinlein science fiction paperbacks sold together as one bundle
• Title: Stranger in a Strange Land; The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag; I Will Fear No Evil; Assignment in Eternity
• Author: Robert A. Heinlein
• Illustrator: Not confirmed  
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation, Berkley Medallion Books; Signet, New American Library
• Publication Year: Individual editions include 1971 and 1976. Publication dates for the remaining copies: Not confirmed  
• Edition and Printing: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, Berkley Medallion Edition, February 1976; Stranger in a Strange Land, Berkley Medallion Edition, 44th printing; I Will Fear No Evil, Berkley Medallion Edition, November 1971; Assignment in Eternity, printing not confirmed.
• Format and Binding: Four mass market paperbacks with illustrated covers
• Dust Jacket: None
• Pages: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, 214; Stranger in a Strange Land, 414; Assignment in Eternity, 192; I Will Fear No Evil, 512
• Genre: Classic science fiction, speculative fiction, science fiction short stories
• Language: English
• ISBN: Stranger in a Strange Land, 0-425-03067-9; Assignment in Eternity, 0-451-09360-7; remaining ISBNs: None. SBNs printed in The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag and I Will Fear No Evil.
• Dimensions: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, 7 x 4 x 1 inches; Stranger in a Strange Land, 7 x 4 x 1 inches; Assignment in Eternity, 7 x 4 x 1 inches; I Will Fear No Evil, 7 x 4 x 1 inches

Books Included

1. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

• Publisher: Berkley Medallion
• Edition: February 1976
• Pages: 214
• Size: 7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Contents: The title story and five additional science fiction stories, including All You Zombies, They, Our Fair City, and And He Built a Crooked House.

2. Stranger in a Strange Land

• Publisher: Berkley Medallion
• Printing: 44th printing
• Pages: 414
• Size: 7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Contents: The story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised on Mars who returns to Earth and struggles to understand human society.

3. Assignment in Eternity

• Publisher: Signet
• Pages: 192
• Size: 7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Contents: A collection of Heinlein science fiction stories exploring unusual possibilities and adventures beyond ordinary experience.

4. I Will Fear No Evil

• Publisher: Berkley Medallion
• Edition: November 1971
• Pages: 512
• Size: 7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Contents: An aging billionaire takes an extraordinary medical gamble to extend his life, beginning a story about identity, consciousness, and personal transformation.
• Special Feature: The front cover identifies this edition as the first time in paperback.

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: Four readable vintage paperbacks with clear signs of use, including cover wear, yellowed paper, and one book with a small binding split. All pages are present.
• All four retain their original illustrated paperback covers.
• The titles and author names remain clear on the front covers and spines.
• Stranger in a Strange Land has especially well-preserved front and back covers, with clean, readable interior pages.
• I Will Fear No Evil has clean, readable pages with only minor cover shelf wear.
• Assignment in Eternity has clean interior pages and colorful cover artwork.
• The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag has readable interior text and front and back covers in good overall condition.

Issues / Wear

• The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag has a slight split in the binding. All pages are present.
• A handwritten former owner's name appears on an interior page of The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.
• The upper cover edges and corners of The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag show rubbing, creasing, and color loss.
• Stranger in a Strange Land has rubbing and wear along the spine edges and cover corners.
• Assignment in Eternity shows minor shelf wear, including light rubbing along the cover edges.
• I Will Fear No Evil has minor shelf wear and rubbing at the cover edges.
• The paper edges and interior pages show yellowing and age toning.
• The stacked spines show varying degrees of rubbing, surface creases, and edge wear.

Four different Heinlein titles, each with its own cover artwork and publishing history, make this bundle a good starting point for someone building a shelf of classic science fiction or looking to revisit these older paperback editions. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.