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<\/a>Brin, a Prometheus Best Novel finalist and two-time Prometheus nominee, expressed his libertarian\/liberal views about how the world should be and is evolving toward greater freedom in \u201cConfessions of a Cheerful Libertarian,\u201d<\/a> published in the former Prometheus quarterly.<\/p>\n According to a report in File 770, Brin will receive the coveted Clarke Memorial Award for \u201chis pivotal writing in sci-fi and futurism.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n David Brin will receive the award at at the National Space Society\u2019s International Space Development Conference, which runs from June 4-7 in McLean, Virginia. Brin will be the conference\u2019s keynote speaker.<\/p>\n Brin was a 1988 Prometheus Best Novel finalist for The Uplift War, <\/i>part of Brin\u2019s six-novel The Uplift Saga. Imaginative and exhilarating, the bestselling and acclaimed series is set within a vast interstellar future with a wide array of strange alien races, dazzling scientific achievements and age-old enigmas.<\/p>\n The Uplift War<\/i> <\/b>and other novels within the series are of interest to libertarians because they take seriously the concept of individual rights and explore how that applies to different evolving species that achieve rational self-awareness.<\/p>\n THE UPLIFT SERIES<\/b><\/p>\n The premise of Brin\u2019s series, according to the publisher\u2019s blurb, is that for nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance – or “uplifting” – by a previously uplifted patron race. \u201cThen humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth?\u201d<\/p>\n ABOUT DAVID BRIN His non-fiction books include Extraterrestrial Civilization, <\/i>co-written with Thomas Kuiper; The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?; Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time;<\/i> and Polemical Judo: Memes for Our Political Knife-fight.<\/i><\/p>\n THE CLARKE AWARD For more information about the conference, which is open to the general public, visit idc.nss.org<\/a><\/p>\n ABOUT THE LFS AND THE PROMETHEUS AWARDS<\/b><\/p>\n *\u00a0Join us!<\/b> To help sustain the Prometheus Awards and support a cultural and literary strategy to appreciate and honor freedom-loving fiction, \u00a0join<\/a> the Libertarian Futurist Society, a non-profit all-volunteer international association of freedom-loving sf\/fantasy fans.<\/p>\n Libertarian futurists understand that culture matters. We believe that literature and the arts can be vital in envisioning a freer and better future. In some ways, culture can be even more influential and powerful than politics in the long run, by imagining better visions of the future incorporating peace, prosperity, progress, tolerance, justice, positive social change, and mutual respect for each other\u2019s rights, human dignity, individuality and peaceful choices.<\/p>\n * Prometheus winners:\u00a0<\/b>For a full list of Prometheus winners, finalists and nominees \u2013 including in the annual Best Novel and Best Classic Fiction (Hall of Fame) categories and occasional Special Awards \u2013 visit the enhanced \u00a0Prometheus Awards page<\/a>\u00a0on the LFS website. This page includes convenient links to all published essay-reviews in our Appreciation series explaining why each of the 106 works that have won a Prometheus since 1979 fits the awards\u2019 distinctive dual focus on both quality and liberty.<\/p>\n *\u00a0Watch videos of past Prometheus Awards ceremonies, Libertarian Futurist Society panel discussions with noted sf authors and leading libertarian writers, and other LFS programs on the Prometheus Blog\u2019s\u00a0Video page.<\/a><\/p>\n * Read \u201cThe Libertarian History of Science Fiction,\u201d<\/a> an essay in the international magazine\u00a0Quillette<\/i>\u00a0that favorably highlights the Prometheus Awards, the Libertarian Futurist Society and the significant element of libertarian sf\/fantasy in the evolution of the modern genre.<\/p>\n * Check out the Libertarian Futurist Society\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> for comments, updates and links to the latest Prometheus Blog posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Michael Grossberg Acclaimed science fiction writer David Brin will receive the National Space Society\u2019s Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Award. Brin, a Prometheus Best Novel finalist and two-time Prometheus nominee, expressed his libertarian\/liberal views about how the world should be and is evolving toward greater freedom in \u201cConfessions of a Cheerful Libertarian,\u201d published in the … Continue reading Prometheus Best Novel finalist David Brin to receive the Arthur C. 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\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>The series, which still feels very up-to-date today almost four decades after Brin began writing it, includes Sundiver <\/i>(Book 1), Startide Rising <\/i>(Book 2), The Uplift War <\/i>(Book 3), Brightness Reef <\/i>(Book 4), Infinity\u2019s Shore <\/i>(Book 5) and Heaven\u2019s Reach<\/i> (Book 6).<\/p>\n<\/a>The last three novels in the series are grouped together as a self-contained Uplift Trilogy.<\/p>\n
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\nAccording to his bio, Brin is a scientist, public speaker and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Campbell awards. Both Startide Rising <\/i>and The Uplift War <\/i>won Hugo and Locus SF awards for Best Novel. At least a dozen of Brin\u2019s books have been translated into more than twenty languages.<\/p>\n<\/a>His novel The Postman <\/i>was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner. Among his other novels: The Practice Effect, Heart of the Comet, Earth, Glory Season, Kiln People, Existence, The Ancient Ones <\/i>and Foundation\u2019s Triumph<\/i>, set in Asimov\u2019s Foundation Universe.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nLaunched in 2025, the Clarke award seeks to recognize individuals who, like Arthur C. Clarke, have used creative, scientifically grounded storytelling or media to foster curiosity and enthusiasm about space exploration and contributing to public understanding and support for space development.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n