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The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. American author and activist L. Neil Smith established the Best Novel category for 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 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian and anti-authoritarian science fiction and fantasy, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off Special Awards. While the Best Novel category is limited to novels published in English for the first time during the previous calendar year, Hall of Fame nominees — which must have been published at least 20 years ago — may be in any narrative or dramatic form, including novels, novellas, stories, films, television series or episodes, plays, musicals, graphic novels, song lyrics, or verse. The Best Novel winner receives a plaque with a one-ounce gold coin, and the Hall of Fame winner a plaque with a smaller gold coin. Prometheus Blog Appreciation Series Since 2019, LFS members have launched an Appreciation series of review-essays honoring all past winners and making clear why each work of fiction fits the distinctive focus of the award – something that was viewed as not necessarily obvious to sf/fantasy fans unfamiliar with the broad scope of libertarian thinking and analysis, which often overlaps with classical liberalism, its philosophical cousin. Each Appreciation review-essay is published on the Prometheus Blog at www.lfs.org/blog/ and then linked next to each winning title on the past-winners list posted on the LFS website’s Prometheus Awards page. Multiple recipients Some authors have won the award for best novel more than once: Thrice Cory Doctorow Victor Koman Ken MacLeod L. Neil Smith Twice Travis J. I. Corcoran Michael F. Flynn James P. Hogan Neal Stephenson Vernor Vinge F. Paul Wilson A few authors have won the Prometheus Hall of Fame award more than once: Poul Anderson Robert Heinlein George Orwell Ayn Rand F. Paul Wilson Process Books published in a given year are eligible (although books from the last few months of the previous year are also eligible if it is felt that they have been overlooked). All members may nominate novels for the award. Members of the Best Novel Committee read all of the nominated novels (typically between 12 and 16) and vote for a slate of typically 5 finalists. Full members, Sponsors and Benefactors (higher membership levels) then vote on the finalists. Step 2 happens in the first few months of the following year. Step 3 happens in early summer of the following year. The awards are given at the Annual Worldcon or NASFIC or, during and since the pandemic, presented live via Zoom and then posted on YouTube and the Videos page of the LFS website (www.lfs.org). Prometheus Award winners and finalists   *   Winners   +   No winner selected Hall of Fame Award inductees 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 / Robert Shea, Illuminatus! trilogy 1987: Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land  |  Ayn Rand, "Anthem" 1988: 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 1995: Poul Anderson, The Star Fox 1996: Robert A. Heinlein, Red Planet 1997: Robert A. Heinlein, Methuselah's Children 1998: Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love 1999: H. Beam Piper / John J. McGuire, A Planet for Texans (also known as Lone Star Planet) 2000: Hans Christian Andersen, "The Emperor's New Clothes" 2001: Jerry Pournelle / John F. Carr (editors), The Survival of Freedom 2002: Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner (TV series) 2003: Robert A. Heinlein, "Requiem" 2004: Vernor Vinge, "The Ungoverned" 2005: A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher 2006: Alan Moore (author) / David Lloyd (illustrator), V for Vendetta (graphic novel) 2007: Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here  |  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 2012: E. M. Forster, "The Machine Stops" 2013: Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon 2014: Lois McMaster Bujold, Falling Free 2015: Harlan Ellison, "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" 2016: Donald Kingsbury, Courtship Rite 2017: Robert A. Heinlein, "Coventry" 2018: Jack Williamson, "With Folded Hands" 2019: Kurt Vonnegut, "Harrison Bergeron" 2020: Poul Anderson, "Sam Hall" 2021: F. Paul Wilson, "Lipidleggin'" 2022: Robert A. Heinlein, Citizen of the Galaxy 2023: Robert A. Heinlein, "Free Men" 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 2007: James McTeigue (director) and the Wachowskis (screenplay), V for Vendetta (motion picture) 2014: Vernor Vinge, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement 2014: Leslie Fish, Tower of Horses (novella) and "The Horsetamer's Daughter" (song) 2015: F. Paul Wilson, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement 2016: L. Neil Smith, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement 2016: Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, Alex + Ada 2017: Mark Stanley, Freefall (webcomic) See also Anarcho-capitalist literature Libertarianism References External links Prometheus award page. Discover the John Van Stry popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Van Stry books.