{"id":3310,"date":"2021-06-22T18:13:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T23:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2025-06-19T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:39:36","slug":"best-novel-finalist-authors-gather-for-podcast-discussing-sf-fandom-publishing-and-the-prometheus-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/best-novel-finalist-authors-gather-for-podcast-discussing-sf-fandom-publishing-and-the-prometheus-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Novel finalist authors gather for podcast discussing sf, fandom, publishing and the Prometheus Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The authors of this year\u2019s Prometheus Award finalists for Best Novel recently gathered for an online chat, which has now been posted publicly<\/a> on the Eigenrobot podcast.<\/p>\n

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Sf writers Mackey Chandler, Karl K. Gallagher, Barry Longyear, Marc Stiegler, and Dennis E. Taylor discussed a wide variety of topics in their podcast \u2013 including the publishing industry, fandom, changes in science fiction, and the history of the Prometheus Award.<\/p>\n

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Also touched upon in their discussion, posted as \u201cEigenRobot vs. Science Fiction\u201d at LINK, is how the authors used their personal experience to create stories, and \u201chow much the world is going to Hell,\u201d Gallagher said.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gallagher, who invited the other Best Novel finalist authors to join him in the discussion, is a 2021 Best Novel finalist for\u00a0Storm Between the Stars.<\/i><\/p>\n

The other Best Novel finalist works are Chandler\u2019s \u00a0Who Can Own the Stars?,\u00a0<\/i>Barry B. Longyear\u2019s\u00a0The War Whisperer, Book 5: The Hook<\/i>, Marc Stiegler\u2019s\u00a0Braintrust: Requiem\u00a0<\/i>and Dennis E. Taylor\u2019s Heaven\u2019s River.<\/em><\/p>\n

This year’s group of finalists – the first Prometheus Best Novel finalist slate to all have been published by small presses and\/or online – reflect the recent positive modern trend in publishing that has expanded options for alternative fiction beyond the major sf publishers.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a><\/em>The 2021 Best Novel finalists were announced April 10 and LFS members are currently reading, ranking and voting to select the winner.<\/p>\n

The annual voting deadline is July 4, and the LFS expects to announce the Best Novel winner, along with the Prometheus Hall of Fame winner for Best Classic Fiction, by mid-July.<\/p>\n

The Libertarian Futurist Society is organizing an online public Prometheus Awards ceremony, tentatively scheduled for a weekend afternoon in mid-to-late August, that will be immediately followed by a panel discussion about sf, liberty, publishing trends and the Prometheus Awards.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Participants are still being confirmed, but the panel will include LFS leaders and Reason magazine writer-editors and hopefully also the 2021 Best Novel winner.<\/p>\n

Reason magazine will be the media sponsor of the panel. As the panel is finalized, look for a news update on this blog by mid-July.<\/p>\n

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The Best Novel finalist author’s podcast can be downloaded at:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-557955426\/episode-36-eigenrobot-vs-science-fiction<\/a><\/div>\n
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