2019 Prometheus Awards Winners
The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has announced the winner of the 2019 Prometheus Award for Best Novel, honoring works published in 2018 that “examine the meaning of freedom.”
Best Novel Award
- WINNER: Causes of Separation, Travis Corcoran (Morlock)
- Kingdom of the Wicked [Book One: Rules and Book Two: Order], Helen Dale (Ligature Pty Limited)
- State Tectonics, Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
- The Fractal Man, J. Neil Schulman (Steve Heller)
- The Murderbot Diaries [All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy], Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
They also announced the winner of the Hall of Fame Award, “given in recognition of a classic work of science fiction or fantasy with libertarian themes.”
Hall of Fame
- WINNER: “Harrison Bergeron”, Kurt Vonnegut (F&SF 10/61)
- “Sam Hall”, Poul Anderson (Astounding 8/53)
- “As Easy as A.B.C.”, Rudyard Kipling (London 3-4/1912)
- “Conquest by Default”, Vernor Vinge (Analog 5/68)
- Schrödinger’s Cat: The Universe Next Door, Robert Anton Wilson (Pocket)
The awards will be presented in a ceremony during Dublin 2019 – An Irish Worldcon to be held August 15-19, 2019 at the Convention Centre Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.
For more information, see the LFS website.
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