{"id":387,"date":"2017-12-07T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T14:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2023-07-28T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:02:38","slug":"victor-koman-classic-returns-as-an-ebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/victor-koman-classic-returns-as-an-ebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Koman classic returns as an ebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/victor-koman-classic-returns-as-an-ebook\/kings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kings.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Victor Koman&#8217;s <em>Kings of the High Frontier,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lfs.org\/awards.shtml\"> winner of the 1997 Prometheus Award,<\/a> has just been reissued as a reasonable priced Kindle ebook ($5.95.)<\/p>\n<p>We weren&#8217;t the only folks who liked it; <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Kings-High-Frontier-Victor-Koman-ebook\/dp\/B076TPLFBB\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1512657522&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=King+of+the+high+frontier\">see the Amazon page for endorsements from the likes of Gregory Benford and Ray Bradbury.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3302\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/prometheus-laureate-victor-koman-inaugurates-the-agorist-archives-of-samuel-edward-konkin-iii\/victor-koman-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?fit=960%2C1077&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1077\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Victor Koman 7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prometheus-winning novelist Victor Koman (Courtesy of author)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?fit=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?fit=660%2C740&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?resize=267%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?resize=913%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 913w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?resize=768%2C862&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Victor-Koman-7.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prometheus-winning novelist Victor Koman (Courtesy of author)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Koman is a three time winner of the Prometheus Award; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.komansense.com\/\">more information at his official site.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blog-Images-Round_100x100.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/remembering-rush-and-paying-tribute-to-libertarian-lyricist-neal-pearts-democratic-individualism\/blog-images-round_100x100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blog-Images-Round_100x100.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blog-Images-Round_100x100\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blog-Images-Round_100x100.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blog-Images-Round_100x100.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5874 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blog-Images-Round_100x100.png?resize=100%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>* Prometheus winners:\u00a0<\/strong>For the full list of Prometheus winners, finalists and nominees \u2013 for the annual Best Novel and Best Classic Fiction (Hall of Fame) categories and occasional Special Awards \u2013 visit the enhanced\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lfs.org\/awards.shtml\"><strong>Prometheus Awards page\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>on the LFS website, which now includes convenient links to the full set of published appreciation-reviews of past winners.<\/p>\n<p>* Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2020\/06\/12\/the-libertarian-history-of-science-fiction\/\"><strong>\u201cThe Libertarian History of Science Fiction,\u201d<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0an essay in the international magazine\u00a0<em>Quillette<\/em>\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<p>*\u00a0<strong>Watch\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>videos <\/strong>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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lfs.org\/blog\/videos\/\"><strong>Video page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Koman&#8217;s Kings of the High Frontier, winner of the 1997 Prometheus Award, has just been reissued as a reasonable priced Kindle ebook ($5.95.) We weren&#8217;t the only folks who liked it; see the Amazon page for endorsements from the likes of Gregory Benford and Ray Bradbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32,10],"tags":[594,875,263,16,68,66],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-updates","category-news","tag-best-novel","tag-gregory-benford","tag-kings-of-the-high-frontier","tag-prometheus-award","tag-ray-bradbury","tag-victor-koman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8nGl-6f","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6074,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions\/6074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}