By Michael Grossberg E.M. Forster isn’t the only Prometheus-recognized author on New Scientist’s intriguing list of the 26 best science fiction/fantasy stories of all time. Although Forster’s “The Machine Stop” is the only story on the list specifically inducted into the Prometheus Hall of Fame, as described in a recent Prometheus blog post, several other … Continue reading Bradbury, Heinlein, Le Guin, Vonnegut stories ranked among the 26 best SF stories by New Scientist
David D. Friedman added excitement and intellectual stimulation as the guest presenter at the 45th Prometheus Awards ceremony. A leading libertarian theorist (The Machinery of Freedom), economist (Price Theory: An Intermediate Text) and law-and-economics professor (Law’s Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters), David is also a Prometheus-nominated sf/fantasy novelist … Continue reading Celebrating the 45th Prometheus Awards: Economist and novelist David Friedman on Anderson, Heinlein, Vinge and how science fiction influenced the development of his ideas
Why do Prometheus winners Anderson, Heinlein, Vinge, Pournelle, Cherryh and Bujold rank high among the favorite sf authors of law-and-economics-theorist David Friedman?
How did Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress give Friedman (Milton’s son) the radical idea that society can develop just laws and functional legal systems without government?
What helped shape Anderson’s novel Orion Shall Rise?
How did Michael Flynn’s family, childhood and young adulthood lead him to become an award-winning sf writer and three-time Prometheus winner?
Why does Flynn’s CAEZIK SF & Fantasy publisher view Flynn as one of the best (but also underestimated) sf writers he’s ever known?
Those questions were answered Aug. 30, 2025, during the 45th Prometheus ceremony honoring Anderson (Prometheus Hall of Fame winner: Orion Shall Rise) and Flynn (Best Novel winner: In the Belly of the Whale).
By Michael Grossberg Prometheus winner Dave Freer has a new novel coming out soon. Storm-Dragon, to be published April 11, 2025, by Raconteur Press, is a relatively short novel (with illustrations) geared toward a young-adult audience – and especially targeted at boys and teenagers. “It is my attempt at writing a Heinlein “Juvie” – a … Continue reading Storm-Dragon: Prometheus Best Novel winner Dave Freer publishes new action-adventure-SF novel in Heinlein-juvenile tradition
By Michael Grossberg Several Prometheus-recognized authors are included on New Scientist’s intriguing list of the 26 best science fiction/fantasy stories of all time. E.M. Forster’s “The Machine Stops” is the only story on the magazine’s list previously inducted into the Libertarian Futurist Society’s Prometheus Hall of Fame. Yet, several other enduring and Prometheus-winning authors have … Continue reading Forster, Bradbury, Heinlein, Le Guin, Vonnegut stories ranked among the 26 best SF stories by New Scientist
By Michael Grossberg TANSTAAFL! Many libertarians and other freedom-loving SF fans know that term well. For those who don’t recall, it’s an acronym for “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch.” The Grand Master SF writer Robert Heinlein did his share to popularize the acronym in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. His … Continue reading TANSTAAFL: Libertarian economist David Friedman examines an acronym popularized by Heinlein
What do Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, James P. Hogan, Sarah Hoyt, Victor Koman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken MacLeod, George Orwell, Ayn Rand, L. Neil Smith, Neal Stephenson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Vernor Vinge and F. Paul Wilson have in common? Some rank high among bestselling and even world famous authors; some are not quite … Continue reading Heinlein, Anderson, Tolkien, Orwell, Rand, Hoyt, Vinge, Stephenson, Bradbury and Wilson among popular Prometheus-winning authors added as convenient index links on our blog
The Libertarian Futurist Society is pleased to announce that prominent libertarian policy expert and lifelong SF fan Robert (Bob) Poole will be a presenter at the 44th annual Prometheus Awards ceremony. Poole, a veteran LFS member and consistent Prometheus Awards voter for decades, co-founded the Reason Foundation, a leading libertarian think tank that publishes Reason … Continue reading Reason Foundation’s Robert Poole confirmed as presenter for 44th annual Prometheus Awards ceremony Aug. 25
Publisher-editor Tom Doherty, who founded TOR Books, has won the 2024 Robert A. Heinlein Award. The award, funded by the Heinlein Society and named after the Grand Master who has won more Prometheus Awards than anyone else, is bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration … Continue reading TOR Books founder Tom Doherty wins Heinlein Award
By William H. Stoddard Science fiction has mainly been based on the natural sciences, from astronomy to biology; economics and the other social sciences come on stage less often. Certainly, social science fiction was one of Isaac Asimov’s three categories of science fiction (along with gadget stories and adventure stories—as TV Tropes puts it, “Man … Continue reading Economics in Science Fiction: The Specter of Overproduction (from Pohl and Huxley to Heinlein)
