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	The '''Prometheus Award''' is an award for [[libertarian science fiction]] novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes a quarterly journal ''Prometheus''. [[L. Neil Smith]] established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off awards.		The '''Prometheus Award''' is an award for [[libertarian science fiction]] novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes a quarterly journal ''Prometheus''. [[L. Neil Smith]] established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off awards.

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	*[http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/07/27/macleod_interview/print.html Award discussed in this Salon.com interview with 2-time Prometheus Award winner Ken MacLeod]		*[http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/07/27/macleod_interview/print.html Award discussed in this Salon.com interview with 2-time Prometheus Award winner Ken MacLeod]

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The '''Prometheus Award''' is an award for [[libertarian science fiction]] novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes a quarterly journal ''Prometheus''. [[L. Neil Smith]] established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off awards.

==Prometheus Award recipients==

*1979 – [[F. Paul Wilson]], ''[[Wheels Within Wheels (novel)|Wheels Within Wheels]]''
*1980 – award not given
*1981 – award not given
*1982 – [[L. Neil Smith]], ''[[The Probability Broach]]''
*1983 – [[James P. Hogan (writer)|James P. Hogan]], ''[[Voyage from Yesteryear]]'' <ref name=G1> Holland, Steve. [[The Guardian]], ''Obituary: James P Hogan'', 6 August 2010</ref>
*1984 – [[J. Neil Schulman]], ''[[The Rainbow Cadenza]]''
*1985 – No Winner ("[[None of the Above]]")
*1986 – [[Victor Milan]], ''[[Cybernetic Samurai]]''
*1987 – [[Vernor Vinge]], ''[[Marooned in Realtime]]''
*1988 – [[Victor Koman]], ''[[The Jehovah Contract]]''
*1989 – [[Brad Linaweaver]], ''[[Moon of Ice]]''
*1990 – [[Victor Koman]], ''[[Solomon's Knife]]''
*1991 – [[Michael Flynn (author)|Michael Flynn]], ''[[In the Country of the Blind]]''
*1992 – [[Larry Niven]], [[Jerry Pournelle]] and [[Michael Flynn (author)|Michael Flynn]], ''[[Fallen Angels (science fiction novel)|Fallen Angels]]''
*1993 – [[James P. Hogan (writer)|James P. Hogan]], ''[[The Multiplex Man]]'' <ref name=G1/>
*1994 – [[L. Neil Smith]], ''[[Pallas (L. Neil Smith)|Pallas]]''
*1995 – [[Poul Anderson]], ''[[The Stars are also Fire]]''
*1996 – [[Ken MacLeod]], ''[[The Star Fraction]]''
*1997 – [[Victor Koman]], ''[[Kings of the High Frontier]]''
*1998 – [[Ken MacLeod]], ''[[The Stone Canal]]''
*1999 – [[John Varley (author)|John Varley]], ''[[The Golden Globe]]''
*2000 – [[Vernor Vinge]], ''[[A Deepness in the Sky]]''
*2001 – [[L. Neil Smith]], ''[[The Forge of the Elders]]''
*2002 – [[Donald Kingsbury]], ''[[Psychohistorical Crisis]]''
*2003 – [[Terry Pratchett]], ''[[Night Watch (Pratchett novel)|Night Watch]]''
*2004 – [[F. Paul Wilson]], ''[[Sims (novel) | Sims]]''
*2005 – [[Neal Stephenson]], ''[[The System of the World (novel)|The System of the World]]''
*2006 – [[Ken MacLeod]], ''[[Learning the World]]''
*2007 – [[Charles Stross]], ''[[Glasshouse (novel)|Glasshouse]]''
*2008 – [[Harry Turtledove]], ''[[The Gladiator (novel)|The Gladiator]]'' and [[Jo Walton]], ''[[Ha'penny (novel)|Ha'Penny]]'' (tie)
*2009 – [[Cory Doctorow]], ''[[Little Brother (Cory Doctorow novel)|Little Brother]]''
*2010 – [[Dani Kollin]] & [[Eytan Kollin]], ''[[The Unincorporated Man]]''
*2011 – [[Sarah Hoyt]], ''[[Darkship Thieves]]''

==Hall of Fame Award recipients==

*1983 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]''; [[Ayn Rand]], ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''
*1984 – [[George Orwell]], ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''; [[Ray Bradbury]], ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]''
*1985 – [[Poul Anderson]], ''Trader to the Stars''; [[Eric Frank Russell]], ''[[The Great Explosion]]''
*1986 – [[Cyril Kornbluth]], ''The Syndic''; [[Robert Anton Wilson]] and [[Robert Shea]], [[Illuminatus trilogy|''Illuminatus!'' trilogy]]
*1987 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[Stranger in a Strange Land]]''; [[Ayn Rand]], ''[[Anthem (novella)|Anthem]]''
*1988 – [[Alfred Bester (author)|Alfred Bester]], ''[[The Stars My Destination]]''
*1989 – [[J. Neil Schulman]], ''[[Alongside Night]]''
*1990 – [[F. Paul Wilson]], ''The Healer''
*1991 – [[F. Paul Wilson]], ''An Enemy of the State''
*1992 – [[Ira Levin]], ''[[This Perfect Day]]''
*1993 – [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Dispossessed]]''
*1994 – [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]], ''[[We (novel)|We]]''
*1995 – [[Poul Anderson]], ''The Star Fox''
*1996 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[Red Planet (novel)|Red Planet]]''
*1997 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[Methuselah's Children]]''
*1998 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[Time Enough for Love]]''
*1999 – [[H. Beam Piper]] and [[John J. McGuire]], ''A Planet for Texans'' aka ''Lone Star Planet''
*2000 – [[Hans Christian Andersen]], "[[The Emperor's New Clothes]]"
*2001 – [[Jerry Pournelle]] and [[John F. Carr]]: editors, ''The Survival of Freedom''
*2002 – [[Patrick McGoohan]], ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (TV series)
*2003 – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], ''[[Requiem (short story)|Requiem]]''
*2004 – [[Vernor Vinge]], ''[[The Ungoverned]]''
*2005 – [[A. E. van Vogt]], ''[[The Weapon Shops of Isher]]''
*2006 – [[Alan Moore]] (author) and [[David Lloyd (comics)|David Lloyd]] (illustrator), ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' graphic novel
*2007 – [[Sinclair Lewis]], ''[[It Can't Happen Here]]'' and [[Vernor Vinge]], ''[[True Names]]''
*2008 – [[Anthony Burgess]], ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''
*2009 – [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*2010 – [[Poul Anderson]], "[[No Truce with Kings]]"
*2011 – [[George Orwell]], "[[Animal Farm]]"

==Special Award recipients==

*1998 – [[Brad Linaweaver]] and [[Edward E. Kramer]]: editors, ''Free Space'' (anthology)
*2001 – [[Poul Anderson]], Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
*2005 – Mark Tier and [[Martin H. Greenberg]]: editors, ''Give Me Liberty'' and ''Visions of Liberty'' (anthologies for Baen Books)
*2005 – [[L. Neil Smith]] (writer) and [[Scott Bieser]] (illustrator), ''[[The Probability Broach]]: The Graphic Novel''
*2006 – [[Joss Whedon]] (writer-director), ''[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]''
*2007 – [[James McTeigue]] (director) and [[the Wachowski brothers]] (screenplay), ''[[V For Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]'' (Motion Picture)

==See also==
*[[Anarcho-capitalist literature]]
*[[Libertarian science fiction]]
*[[Libertarianism]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lfs.org/ Libertarian Futurist Society]
*[http://www.lfs.org/releases.htm 2008 Prometheus Award finalists]
*[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Prometheus.html Locus Magazine's Index of Prometheus Award winners]
*[http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/07/27/macleod_interview/print.html Award discussed in this Salon.com interview with 2-time Prometheus Award winner Ken MacLeod]

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