首次登陆火星的地球探险家全部遇难，只在火星上留下一个孤儿。二十五年后，第二支火星探险队将这个被火星人抚养长大的孩子带回了地球。

按照地球法律，瓦伦丁•迈克尔•史密斯成为火星的拥有者。于是，从返回地球的那一刻起，他立即成为各大势力争夺的对象。

但是，此时的迈克尔•史密斯对地球和人类一无所知。以火星人的眼光来看，他觉得这个新世界简直不可理喻，人与人之间充满尔虞我诈；这里没有爱，只有冷漠。

所幸他遇到了一位出色的导师--作家朱巴尔•哈肖，哈肖像父亲一样引导着他，为他指出这个世界的荒谬，帮助他战胜蜂拥而来的“秃鹫”。

迈克尔•史密斯迅速成长起来，他明白了自己的使命：召唤这个世界，用爱战胜邪恶。他将成为一名先知，等待着他的是无数先知的宿命。

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