Prometheus Hall Of Fame Nominees

Some nominees were mentioned as notable classics in letters to the LFS prior to the creation of the Hall of Fame Award, in 1983.

** winner, * finalist

2024

"Zelig", a 1983 film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen
Orion Shall Rise, a 1983 novel by Poul Anderson
Floating Worlds, a 1976 novel by Cecilia Holland
“Primary Education of the Camiroi,” a 1966 short story by R.A. Lafferty
That Hideous Strength, a 1945 novel by C.S. Lewis
The Truth, a 2000 novel by Terry Pratchett
“The Trees,” a 1978 song by Neal Peart and Rush
Kalin, a 1969 novel by E.C. Tubb
Between the Rivers, a 1998 novel by Harry Turtledove
“The Last Word,” a 2000 story by Harry Turtledove.

2023

The End of Eternity, a 1955 novel by Isaac Asimov
“Free Men,” a 1966 novellette by Robert Heinlein
“Primary Education of the Camiroi,” a 1966 short story by R.A. Lafferty
That Hideous Strength, a 1945 novel by C.S. Lewis
Circus World, a 1981 collection of linked stories by Barry B. Longyear
The Truth, a 2000 novel by Terry Pratchett
“The Trees,” a 1978 song by Neal Peart and Rush
“Or Give Me Death,” a 1955 short story by Donald Westlake

2022

Citizen of the Galaxy, a 1957 Robert Heinlein novel **
That Hideous Strength, a 1945 novel by C.S. Lewis *
Circus World, a 1981 novel by Barry B. Longyear *
"The Trees," a 1978 song by the rock group Rush. *

2021

Watership Down, by Richard Adams
The Winter of the World, a 1975 novel by Poul Anderson *
The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov
Time Will Run Back, (AKA The Great Idea) by Henry Hazlitt
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling *
director Nicholas Roeg's film The Man Who Fell to Earth (based on a novel by Walter Tevis)
"The Trees," a 1978 song by Rush *
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg.
Emphyrio, a 1969 novel by Jack Vance *
"Lipidleggin'," a 1978 story by F. Paul Wilson *

2020

"Sam Hall," a 1953 story by Poul Anderson (Astounding Science Fiction) **
The Winter of the World, a 1975 novel by Poul Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale, a 1986 novel by Margaret Atwood
"The Pedestrian," a 1951 story by Ray Bradbury (republished in S is for Space)
The Uplift War, a 1987 novel by David Brin
"As Easy as A.B.C.", a 1912 story by Rudyard Kipling (London Magazine) *
"The Trees," a 1978 song by the rock group Rush *
A Time of Changes, a 1971 novel by Robert Silverberg *
"Lipidleggin'," a 1978 story by F. Paul Wilson *

2019

"Sam Hall," by Poul Anderson (1953, in Astounding Science Fiction)
"The Man Who Sold the Stars," by Gregory Benford
"ILU-486," by Amanda Ching
The Mirror Maze, by James P. Hogan
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912, London Magazine) *
That Hideous Strength, by C.S. Lewis
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg
Daemon and Freedom, by Daniel Suarez, as a combined nomination
"Conquest by Default," by Vernor Vinge (1968, Analog) *
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut (1961, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction) **
The Once and Future King and The Book of Merlyn, by T.H. White, as a combined nomination
"Even the Queen," by Connie Willis
Schrödinger's Cat: The Universe Next Door, by Robert Anton Wilson (1979, Pocket Books) *

2018

"Starfog" by Poul Anderson (1967) *
"ILU-486", Amanda Ching
"As Easy as A.B.C." by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
The Island Worlds by Eric Kotani and John Maddox Roberts (1986) *
That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis
2112, Rush
A Time of Changes, Robert Silverberg
"Conquest by Default" by Vernor Vinge (1968) *
"Harrison Bergeron", Kurt Vonnegut
The Once and Future King and The Book of Merlyn, T.H. White
"With Folded Hands …" by Jack Williamson (1947) **

2017

"Starfog" by Poul Anderson (1967) *
"Coventry" by Robert Heinlein (1940) **
"As Easy as A.B.C." by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
"Conquest by Default" by Vernor Vinge (1968) *
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut (1971) *
"With Folded Hands . . ." by Jack Williamson's (1947) *

2016

Manna, by Lee Correy (published 1984) *
"I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus", by Firesign Theater
The Mirror Maze, by James P. Hogan
Courtship Rite, by Donald M. Kingsbury **
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (published 1912) *
The Island Worlds, by Eric Kotani and John Maddox Roberts (published 1987) *
"Exploration Team", by Murray Leinster
That Hideous Strength, by C.S. Lewis
The Girl Who Owned a City, by O.T. Nelson
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn (published 1954) *
2112, by Rush
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg
The Book of Merlyn, by T.H. White
Hosts, by F. Paul Wilson

2015

"Sam Hall", by Poul Anderson (1953) *
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison (1965) **
Courtship Rite, by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982) *
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
That Hideous Strength, by C.S. Lewis (1945)
Circus World, by Barry Longyear (1981)
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn (1954) *
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg (1971)
The Book of Merlyn, by T. H. White (1977)
Today We Choose Faces, by Roger Zelazny (1973)

2014

"Sam Hall", by Poul Anderson (1953) *
Falling Free, a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold (1988) **
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison (1965) *
Courtship Rite, by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982) *
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *

2013

"Sam Hall", by Poul Anderson (1953) *
Falling Free, a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold (1988) *
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison (1965) *
"The Horse-Tamer's Daughter", a song by Leslie Fish (1983)
Courtship Rite, by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982) *
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
Land under England, by Joseph O'Neill (1935)
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn (1954)
2112, a musical work by Rush (1976)
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg (1971)
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson (1999) **
The Golden Age, by Gore Vidal (2000)
The Once and Future King and The Book of Merlyn, a two-volume novel by T. H. White (1977)

2012

Sam Hall, by Poul Anderson (1953)
The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov (1955)
Falling Free, a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold (1988) *
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison (1965) *
"The Machine Stops," by E.M. Forster (1909) **
Courtship Rite, by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982)
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
That Hideous Strength, by C. S. Lewis (1945)
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn (1954)
2112, by Rush (1976)
A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg (1971)
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson (1999)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain (1889)
Emphyrio, by Jack Vance (1969)
The Book of Merlyn, by T. H. White (1977)

2011

Ensign Flandry, a novel by Poul Anderson (1966)
The End of Eternity, a novel by Isaac Asimov (1955)
Kallocain, a novel by Karin Boye (1940), available in translation online
Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold (1988) *
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison (1965) *
"The Machine Stops," by E. M. Forster (1909) *
Time Will Run Back, a novel by Henry Hazlitt (1966)
Courtship Rite, a novel by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982)
"As Easy as A.B.C.," by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
That Hideous Strength, a novel by C. S. Lewis (1945)
Circus World, a novel by Barry Longyear
The Invisibles, a series of graphic novels by Grant Morrison (1994-2000)
The Girl Who Owned a City, a novel by O. T. Nelson (1977)
Animal Farm, by George Orwell (1945) **
2112, a musical work by Rush (1976)
A Time of Changes, a novel by Robert Silverberg (1971)
Cryptonomicon, a novel by Neal Stephenson (1999)
Singularity Sky, a novel by Charles Stross (2003)
The Book of Merlyn, a novel by T. H. White (1977)
"Even the Queen," a short story by Connie Willis (1992)
The Universe Next Door, a novel by Robert Anton Wilson (1979)

2010

Poul Anderson, "No Truce with Kings"—1964**
Lois McMaster Bujold, Falling Free—1988
Harlan Ellison, "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman"—1965*
E. M. Forster, "The Machine Stops"—1909
Donald M. Kingsbury, Courtship Rite—1982
Rudyard Kipling, "As Easy as A.B.C."—1912*
Barry Longyear, Circus World—1980
Edgar Pangborn, A Mirror for Observers—1954
Robert Silverberg, A Time of Changes—1971
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon—1999*
T. H. White, The Once and Future King, including The Book of Merlyn—1977
Connie Willis, "Even the Queen"—1993
John C. Wright, The Golden Age—2002

2009

Falling Free, a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold (1988) *
Courtship Rite, a novel by Donald M. Kingsbury (1982) *
"As Easy as A.B.C.," a short story by Rudyard Kipling (1912) *
The Lord of the Rings, a three-volume novel by J. R. R. Tolkien (1955) **
The Once and Future King, including The Book of Merlyn, a novel by T. H. White (1977) *
The Golden Age, a novel by John C. Wright (2002) *

2008

Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange (1963) **
Rudyard Kipling, "As Easy as A.B.C." (1912) *
C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (1945) *
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (1954) *
T. H. White, The Once and Future King, a separately published five-part noel (1938-1958) *

2007

Poul Anderson, Ensign Flandry, Volume 1: The Saga of Dominic Flandry, Agent of Imperial Terra, a novel (1966)
Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, a novel (1963) *
Donald Kingsbury, Courtship Rite, a novel (1982)
Rudyard Kipling, As Easy as A.B.C., a short story (1912) *
C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength, a novel (1946)
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here, a novel (1936) **
George Orwell, Animal Farm, a novel (1946) **
Rush, 2112, music album/set of songs (1976)
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, a trilogy of novels (1954) *
Vernor Vinge, True Names, a novella (1981) **

2006

Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, a novel (1963) *
Rudyard Kipling, As Easy as A.B.C., a short story (1912) *
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here, a novel (1936) *
Barry Longyear, Circus World, a novel (1981)
Barry Longyear, Infinity Hold, a novel (1989)
Alan Moore (writing) and David Lloyd (art), V for Vendetta, a graphic novel (1990) **
O.T. Nelson, The Girl Who Owned a City, a YA novel, (1977)
Edward E. Smith, Subspace Explorers, a novel (1965)
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, a trilogy of novels (1954) *
Connie Willis, Even the Queen, a short story (1992)

2005

A. E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher (novel) **
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (novel)
Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V for Vendetta (graphic novel)
Robert Silverberg, A Time of Changes (novel)
J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings trilogy (novel)

2004

Vernor Vinge, "The Ungoverned" (short story) **
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (novel)
J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings trilogy (novel)
A. E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher (novel)
T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn (novel)

2003

Anthony Burgess, "A Clockwork Orange" (novel)
Robert A. Heinlein, "Requiem" (short story) **
C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (novel)
Sinclair Lewis, "It Can't Happen Here" (novel)
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (trilogy of novels)

2002

McGoohan, The Prisoner** (TV series)
Anthony Burgess, "A Clockwork Orange" (novel)
Robert A. Heinlein, "Requiem" (short story)
Sinclair Lewis, "It Can't Happen Here" (novel)
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (trilogy of novels)

2001

Poul Anderson, Orion Shall Rise * (novel)
"The Survival of Freedom" **, edited by Jerry Pournelle & John Carr (anthology of short fiction and essays)
L. Neil Smith, The Wardove * (novel)
Melinda Snodgrass, "The Measure of a Man"* (TV episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation)

2000

Hans Christian Andersen, "The Emperor's New Clothes"** (story)
Poul Anderson Orion Shall Rise* (novel)
James Hogan, The Mirror Maze* (novel)
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here* (novel)
L. Neil Smith, The Wardove* (novel)

Before 2000

Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang
Brian Aldiss, Enemies of the System
Hans Christian Anderson, The Emperor's New Clothes**
Poul Anderson, Avatar
Poul Anderson, Beyond the Beyond
Poul Anderson, Ensign Flandry
Poul Anderson, Flandry of Terra
Poul Anderson, The Long Way Home
Poul Anderson, The Man Who Counts
Poul Anderson, Mirkheim
Poul Anderson, Orion Shall Rise
Poul Anderson, The People of the Wind
Poul Anderson, Satan's World
Poul Anderson, The Star Fox**
Poul Anderson, Trader to the Stars**
Poul Anderson, Winter of the World
Poul Anderson, World Without Stars
Alfred Bester, The Stars my Destination**
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451**
Algis Budrys, The Falling Torch
Anthony Burgess, 1985
Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange**
William Burroughs, Cities of the Night
Forrest Carter, The Outlaw Josey Wales
Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October
Curt Clark, Anarchaos
James Clavel, Noble House
James Clavel, Tai Pan
Mark L. Clifton, Eight Keys to Eden
Mark L. Clifton, When They Come from Space
Edmund Cooper, The Cloud Walkers
Lee Corey, Manna
John Crowley, Beasts
Brian Daley, Reqiem for a Ruler of Worlds
Brian Daley, Fall of the White Ship Avatar
Brian Daley, Jinx on a Terran Inheritance
Brian Daley, Han Solo at Star's End
Gyorgy Dalos, 1985
Samuel Delaney, Neveryona
Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick, Radio Free Albemuth
Philip K. Dick, Galactic Pot Healer
Terrence Dicks, Dr. Who and the Sunmakers
Thomas Disch, 334
Thomas Disch, Camp Concentration
Thomas Disch, The Prisoner
G.C. Edmondson, The Man Who Corrupted Earth
G.C. Edmondson, The Ship that Sailed the Time Stream
Mikhail Emstev and Eremai Parnov, World Soul
M.J. Engh, Arslan
John Gardner, Grendel
Sergeanne Golon, The Countess Angeline
Joe Haldeman, The Forever War
L.P. Hartley, Facial Justice
Cameron Hawley, Cash McCall
Henry Hazlitt, Time Will Run Back
Robert Heinlein, Citizen of the Galaxy**
Robert Heinlein, Farnham's Freehold
Robert Heinlein, Methuselah's Children**
Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress**
Robert Heinlein, The Puppet Masters
Robert Heinlein, Red Planet**
Robert Heinlein, Revolt in 2100
Robert Heinlein, The Rolling Stones
Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land**
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love**
Ruth Beebe Hill, Hanta Yo
Russell Hoban, Riddley Walker
James Hogan, The Genesis Machine
James Hogan, The Mirror Maze
Cecilia Holland, Floating Worlds
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
Marie Jakober, The Mind Gods
Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Stephen King, Firestarter
Donald Kingsbury, Courtship Rite**
Fletcher Knebel & Charles Bailey II, Seven Days in May
Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon
Cyril Kornbluth, Not This August
Cyril Kornbluth, The Syndic**
R.A. Lafferty, The Reefs of Earth
Oliver Lang, Defiance
Ursula LeGuin, The Dispossessed**
Ursula LeGuin, The Word for World is Forest
Ursula LeGuin, Malafrena
Fritz Leiber, Gather, Darkness
Ira Levin, This Perfect Day**
C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet
C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here**
Jack London, The Iron Heel
Barry Longyear, Circus World
Barry Longyear, Elephant Song
George Lucas, THX 1138
George R.R. Martin, Armageddon Rag
Michael Moorcock, The Steel Tsar
Michael Morecock, The Warhound and the World's Pain
O.T. Nelson, The Girl who Owned a City
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Oath of Fealty
George Orwell, Animal Farm**
George Orwell, 1984**
Kevin O'Donnell, Jr, War of Omission
Edgar Pangborn, Davy
Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone
Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
Marge Piercy, Women on the Edge of Time
H. Beam Piper, The Other Human Race
H. Beam Piper and John McGuire, Lone Star Planet/ A Planet for Texans**
Eric Frank Russell, The Space Willies
Eric Frank Russel, Wasp
H. Beam Piper, Little Fuzzy**
Jerry Pournelle, Birth of Fire
Jerry Pournelle, Exiles to Glory
Jerry Pournelle, High Justice
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged**
Ayn Rand, Anthem**
Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand, We the Living
Kenneth Roberts, Arundel
Spider Robinson, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Jean Jacques Rousseau, Emile
Jean Jacques Rousseau, La Nouvelle Eloise
Eric Frank Russell, The Great Explosion**
Eric Frank Russell, Wasp
Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche
J. Neil Schulman, Alongside Night**
Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, Illuminatus**
Robert Sheckley, The Status Civilization
William Silent, Lord of the Red Sun
Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
Robert Silverberg, A Time of Changes
L. Neil Smith, The Venus Belt
L. Neil Smith, The Nagasaki Vector
L. Neil Smith, The Wardove
Norman Spinrad, Agent of Chaos
Henrik Stangerup, The Man Who Wanted to be Guilty
John Steinbeck, East of Eden
G.R. Stewert, Earth Abides
S.M. Stirling, The Stone Dogs
S.M. Stirling, Marching Through Georgia
S.M. Stirling, Under the Yoke
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings**
A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher**
A.E. Van Vogt, Voyage of the Space Beagle
A.E. Van Vogt, Slan
Jack Vance, Blue World
Jack Vance, Wyst: Alastor 1716
Jack Vance, The Anome
Jack Vance, Emphyrio
Jack Vance, The Faceless Man
Jack Vance, The Brave Free Men
Gore Vidal, Burr
H.G. Wells, In the Days of the Comet
T.H. White, The Once and Future King
T.H. White, The Book of Merlin
Kate Wilhelm, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Walter Jon Williams, Hardwired
Jack Williamson, The Humanoids
Robert Anton Wilson, Schrodinger's Cat
F. Paul Wilson, An Enemy of the State**
F. Paul Wilson, Healer**
F. Paul Wilson, The Tomb
Gene Wolfe, Operation ARES
Tappan Wright, Islandia
Yevgeni Zamiatin, We**
Roger Zelazny, My Name is Legion

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